US Cost of Living for Students by City (2026-27)
Official 2026-27 university living-cost budgets for seven US cities, side by side in dollars and rupees.
Category: Money Abroad
Remittances, taxes, wages and money rules for Nepali and Indian students and workers abroad.
Sending Tuition Fees Abroad from Nepal: SWIFT, Flywire, Docs
How Nepali students pay tuition abroad by bank SWIFT transfer or a university portal like Flywire, which documents banks ask for, and how to avoid sho…
F-1 Student Taxes: Form 1040-NR and 8843 Guide From Nepal
Nonresident for five calendar years, Form 8843 every year, 1040-NR if you earned money, and no Social Security tax on authorised work. IRS rules for F…
Property Valuation and Income Source Certificate for Student Visa
What Nepal's ward property valuation and income source certificates are, who issues them, and why embassies care more about accessible funds than land…
Education Loan in Nepal for Study Abroad: How It Works (2026)
How Nepali bank education loans work (collateral, margin, base rate, disbursement) and what UK, Canada, Australia and US visa rules expect from a loan…
Australia Student Visa Cost from Nepal 2026: A$2,500 Fee and Funds in NPR
From 1 July 2026, an Australian Student visa (subclass 500) costs at least AUD 2,500 to apply, up from AUD 2,000. At the Nepal Rastra…
UK Student Visa Cost from Nepal 2026: Fee, Health Surcharge and Funds in NPR
From Nepal, a UK Student visa costs £558 to apply, plus an immigration health surcharge of £776 for every year of your visa, plus proof…
Send Money to Nepal 2026: Record Remittances, Exchange Rates and Legal Ways
How to send money to Nepal legally in 2026: record Rs 2.36 trillion remittances, the NRB rate, comparing costs, the US 1% tax and the new UPI link.
TCS on Education Remittance 2026: The New 2% Rate for Indian Students Abroad
TCS on education remittance fell from 5% to 2% above ₹10 lakh from 1 April 2026. Rates by purpose, worked example, LRS limit and loan-funded fees.
US 1% Remittance Tax 2026: What It Means When You Send Money to Nepal or India
The remittance tax 2026 rule: a US 1% tax from 1 January. Who pays, which transfers are exempt, and how Nepali and Indian senders can compare costs.