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Are an agent’s tuition and visa-fund quotes official?

Short answer

No. Treat consultancy figures as unverified until you match them to the university’s own fee page and the host government’s visa or proof-of-funds rules. Where a government does not publish a single number, NooPro says so rather than inventing one.

Who publishes what

Tuition is set by the university. Proof of funds, blocked accounts and visa fees are set by the host government. An agent’s spreadsheet is neither.

On NooPro destination pages we link the official page and mark a fact as not verified when the government publishes nothing usable. Use that standard on any quote you are given.

Example

Germany’s Federal Foreign Office explains the blocked-account (Sperrkonto) requirement. The amount is revised; read the current official page before you budget, rather than a WhatsApp figure.

Verify

What you should check yourself

  • The university’s own tuition page for your programme and intake
  • The host government’s current proof-of-funds or blocked-account page
  • Whether living costs are official, estimated, or not published at all

A common misconception

That a consultancy package price is the same as the official requirement.

Optional guidance

Need this applied to your situation?

A verified answer is not the whole decision. It does not know your family, your budget, or the specific programme in front of you.