STUDENT VISAS BY AKKAM

IMMIGRATION

PreDeparture Orientation
 PRE DEPARTURE ORIENTATION

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE

1. Health, safety and security.

2. Cross-cultural adjustment.

3. Administrative paperwork.

4. Financial aid.

5. Registration.

6. Travel tips.
 Consulting Process

Sell the product (counsellors) & inform the local consultant.(24hrs)

Local Consultant has to fix an appointment with the student to provide process timeline &
fill PAF, which is required to suggest program & 1st cut of shortlisted colleges.(within 3 days)

Local Consultant has to share the list of universities suggested and all the information/data
to the back-end team through email. (24hrs)

The local consultant has to be in touch with the student & follow up to make sure that the
student is giving GMAT/GRE Exam well before app. Deadlines.

Once the student is done with GMAT/GRE Exam, local consultant has to take the score from
student & share it to Back-end team.(24hrs)
 Consulting Process
The Back-end team will send back the final list of universities/B-schools based on GMAT/GRE
score along with details (No. of essays reqd., No. of LORs, Word limits, Women intake %,
International intake %, Financial Docs., Scholarships app. Info., Admission confirmation fee
reqd., app. link etc)(48hrs)

The local Consultant will meet student & share all those info. & inform about the reqd. docs
& essays. consultant .(24hrs)

Once the student is done with the SOP/Essay (draft), he/she has to send it to local
consultant wholl forward it to verbal head.(24hrs)

The Verbal head will edit essays/SOP and send it to the Local consultant and the Local
consultant will send it back to the student
(3 days)

The Student has to Rewrite/correct the essays/SOP & send this to local consultant along
with all other documents reqd. ( 3 days)
 Consulting Process..
Once the local consultant receives & verifies the essays and all other documents received
from the student are ok, It will be sent to the back end team for the final review &
verification. (3 days). ( the final write up essays to be verified by Local Verbal faculty)

Once the back-end team receives & Verifies all the documents, It has to send back with an
approval to the local consultant.(If no error found)(24 hrs )

After getting the approval, the local Consultant will call the student to come over (24hrs) &
start applying to the universities.

After the application is done, the local team has to share students application id with the
back-end team.(24 hrs)

The back-end team will follow up with the universities(tie ups**) to track the status &
interview dates. And for non Tie Up colleges, the local consultant has to follow up with the
student for the Interview call (MBA applicants).
 Consulting Process..

Once the student receives confirmation/interview call form universities & informs the same
to the local consultant. The local consultant will inform to the back-end team. 24hrs

Back-end team will provide a set of Questions & Answers(Mock Interviews) to the local
consultant only for Management applicants. 36Hrs.

The local consultant will arrange the Interview session (Mock) with the local faculty team.

After the final interview is over the student will inform the Local Consultant. The local
consultant in turn will inform the back-end team. The Local consultant has to record all the
intervie questions asked.(For future reference)

The back-end team will follow up with the colleges(tied up**) for the offer letter. (for non-
tie up colleges, the student has to inform the local consultant for the next process).
 Consulting Process..
After the student receives the offer letter, he/she have to inform the local consultant, and
local consultant will inform the back-end team. (local team will send the soft copy/scan of
the offer letter)

Back-end team will provide all reqd. details to the Local Consultant to guide the student,
how to pay the admission & other fees.

After the fees is paid and the admission confirmation letter is received, the student will
inform the same to the back-end team.

The back-end team/Local Consultant will guide the student in Visa Application
process.(Information On reqd. documentation & Share Student visa application links)

The local consultant team will invite the students along with their parents for a pre
departure session, as per date confirmed by the back-end team.
 Centre Responsibility

Sales.

Marketing & promotions. (centre & city level)

Checking on docs. Given by students.

Follow ups with students. (taking GMAT/GRE before deadlines, submitting docs.)

LOR, SOP & App. Essay editing. (Local faculty)

 Centre Responsibility

Interview prep.(Mock). (Local Faculty)

Informing Back-end within TAT.

Passing of Information to students from HO(back-end).

Assisting students in uploading applications.(all documents)

 Back-End Responsibility

Research on various programs.

Collecting detailed info. on B-Schools & Universities.

Training Centre counselors & local Consultants.

Sending regular updates to local consultant & Centres on Uni. App process, fee, etc

Making of MOU (Tie up) with colleges & sharing the list with the team.
 Back-End Responsibility

Making of MOU (Tie up) with colleges & sharing the list with the team.

Relation building with international colleges for the benefits of our students.

Follow up with Universities regarding offer letters and other confirmations.

Sending up sample interview Q&A to local consultant.

Artwork designing of promotion materials & ad-word

 Back-End Responsibility

Conducting seminar & interactive sessions with colleges in various cities.

Sending final short-listed universities.

Final checking of app. docs before uploading.

Visa Assistance.

Organizing Pre-departure & conducting Pre departure session.

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