Built by a Pakistani student in Germany — for students like you.
studyingermanyguide.com is the website I wish I had when I started applying. No agents, no fees, no fluff — just the honest path from wherever you are to studying in Germany.
Founder
Abban Nadeem
🇵🇰 Pakistan → 🇩🇪 Germany
The honest story
Hi, I'm Abban 👋
I'm from Lahore. Before Germany, I was working as a data analyst — comfortable job, predictable life. But I knew I wanted to do a Master's in something more technical, and Germany kept coming up: tuition-free, world-class engineering, 18-month work visa after graduation. The math made sense.
The application process almost broke me before it began.
Six different blog posts told me six different things about the blocked account amount. Uni-assist's portal looked like it was designed in 2008. The German embassy in Islamabad gave one answer over the phone and a different one in person. Every "consultant" in Lahore wanted Rs 50,000 to tell me things that should have been free.
I started keeping notes — what really happens at each step, the actual numbers, the real deadlines, what the embassy actually asks. Just for me. Then a friend asked if she could read them. Then her friend. Then a cousin in India who was applying too.
In 2025 I landed in Ilmenau — a small university town in Thuringia — to start the Research in Computer & Systems Engineering (RCSE) Master's programme at TU Ilmenau. The notes I had been keeping for myself turned out to be more useful than I'd expected. So I rebuilt them as this website.
Today it's 183 universities, 732+ English programmes, 13 country-specific guides, a cost calculator in your own currency, step-by-step visa walkthroughs, an insurance comparison, and a blocked-account comparison so you don't get scammed by your provider.
It's free. It will stay free. If I figure out how to make enough from affiliates and small ads to pay for hosting and my time — that's enough. I'm not building a startup to exit. I'm building a resource so the next Pakistani, Indian, Syrian, Vietnamese, Nigerian student doesn't have to learn this the hard way.
If anything on this site is wrong or unclear, tell me. I read every message.
Who this is for
If you're an international student trying to apply to a German public university — this site is built for you.
✓ This site WILL help you if…
- • You're from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Syria — or anywhere else
- • You want to apply to a public German university (tuition-free)
- • You're confused about visa, blocked account, APS, insurance, costs
- • You want honest info without paying a consultant Rs 50K+
- • You're researching your shortlist and need real comparison
✗ This site WON'T help you if…
- • You want a paid agent to do your full application
- • You're applying to private universities with €15K+/year tuition
- • You want guaranteed admission (no one can guarantee this)
- • You're looking for a job/work visa (different track)
- • You want shortcuts that bypass the legal process
The mission
Make the consultant industry unnecessary.
Information about studying in Germany shouldn't cost Rs 50,000 (or any amount). The honest version of "how to apply" should be free. So we made it free.
What we stand for
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Free & honest
Everything is free to read. Affiliate links are marked clearly and we only recommend what we'd use ourselves.
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Built for everyone
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Syria, UAE, Egypt — country-specific guides cover APS, embassy details, document chains, currencies. Generic study-abroad sites skip this. We don't.
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Verified, not guessed
Every number — fees, blocked account, deadlines — links to its official source. Updated June 2026. If something's wrong, we fix it in days.
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Written by someone who's been there
I'm a Pakistani student in Germany right now. Every guide is what I wish I had when I was starting.
How we keep this free (honestly)
A website like this costs money to run — hosting, domains, time. So here's exactly how we cover it:
- Affiliate commissions — when you sign up for a recommended service (like a blocked account or insurance provider) via our link, the company pays us a small fee at no extra cost to you. All affiliate links are clearly marked.
- Optional 1-on-1 services — university shortlist, SOP review, visa interview prep. Only if you want personal help — free 10-min call first to make sure it's worth it.
- Small, non-intrusive ads on some pages. Never between you and the information you need.
- No paywalls. No "premium" tier. No locking students out of essential information. If we ever charge for the guides, this whole thing fails its purpose.
Full disclosure in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Got a question? Just ask.
I read every message personally — no bots, no canned replies. If something's wrong on the site, if a guide is missing, or if you just want to share your story — message me.