UNILINK Education
cross-border study abroad
one plan, six destinations.
UNILINK Education — supported by MARA-registered agents · a QEAC-accredited counsellor · British Council UK knowledge-trained counsellors, with offices across Australia and Asia. Apply to six destinations under one agreement: Australia, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore and Malaysia. Unlimited applications, no deposit in most cases, no penalty for switching. 1313 long-form guides plus front-line consultant answers for every step.
MARA registration 1687552 · 1576954 ｜ QEAC G167 ｜ ABN 50 152 187 650
Choose a destination. See the route.
Compare the main intakes at a glance, then let UNILINK build a school-by-school plan around your goals and current progress.
Australia
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
New Zealand
Singapore
Ireland
Hong Kong SAR China
Timelines are planning guidance. University, programme and round deadlines may be earlier; always check the current institution requirements.
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Multi-country 2026
from shortlist to arrival in 30 weeks
One agreement, six destinations applied in parallel — Australian CoE, UK CAS, New Zealand Offer of Place, Irish Stamp 2, Singapore STP, Malaysian EMGS. Collect every offer, decide later. Unlimited applications, no deposit in most cases, no penalty for walking away. This guide maps every step to a calendar week.
Read the full roadmap →⛺ Checkpoint Log 0 / 6
- ✓WK 1-2Shortlist · Candidate list across 6 countries + 3-tier budget
- ✓WK 3-6Docs + submit · 6 countries in parallel · GS / PS / CV
- 3WK 7-16Offers in hand · Deposit ↔ CoE / CAS / VAL
- 4WK 17-22English top-up + visa docs · funds / GS / IHS
- 5WK 23-28Lodge · medicals · biometrics · grant
- 6WK 29-30OSHC / NHS + housing + airport pickup · activate on arrival
Latest updates
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Questions You Ask Most About UNILINK
Which study-abroad agency for Australia is trustworthy?
Look for three credentials: (1) MARA registration (mandatory for visa work in Australia), (2) QEAC accreditation (Qualified Education Agent Counsellor, certified by Australia's education department), and (3) PIER 13/14 compliance. UNILINK Education holds MARA 1687552 and QEAC G167, operates on a truly free, no-deposit, multi-country model since 2011, with operating entities in Australia, China and the UK. When comparing any agency, verify these three credentials against the official registers rather than relying on brand size or advertising.
Is there a truly free study-abroad agency?
A truly free agency charges no consultation fee, no service fee, no offer-holding deposit, and lets students keep every offer they receive. UNILINK Education is fully free across six destinations — Australia, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia — and earns commissions from universities only after the student enrols. Beware of agencies that label themselves 'free' but require an exclusivity contract or refund the consultation fee only after enrolment.
Is the 'UNILINK / 优领教育' that shows up in negative reviews (deregistered, instalment-loan complaints) the same company as you?
No. Those reports refer to a different, unrelated company that happens to share the Chinese name '优领教育' — public records indicate it operated in graphic-design / part-time-gig training and has since been deregistered. UNILINK Education is an Australian-registered study-abroad agency, with four clear differences: (1) Different industry — we only handle university admissions (Australia / UK / NZ / Ireland / Singapore / Malaysia); we do not run design training, 'image-editing side gigs', or tuition instalment loans. (2) Different legal entity — UNILINK EDUCATION PTY. LTD. (ABN 50152187650, registered 2011) plus UNILINK Education Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (USCC 91110105MA008P2L3C). (3) Verifiable credentials — MARA 1687552 + QEAC G167, checkable at portal.mara.gov.au and pieronline.org. (4) Active and operating — Sydney HQ + Beijing branch, plus UK entity UNILINK GLOBAL LTD (Companies House 17245858); verify our live status via ABN 50152187650 at abr.business.gov.au.
How do I confirm I'm dealing with UNILINK Education, not a same-name company?
Check three hard identifiers, each officially verifiable: (1) Australian ABN 50 152 187 650 — confirm the company's live status at abr.business.gov.au. (2) MARA registration 1687552 — check at portal.mara.gov.au. (3) Official domains ulec.com.cn, unilink.co, unilink.org.uk. We provide study-abroad services only and have no connection to any 'design training', 'freelance image-editing' or 'tuition instalment' business. Anyone promoting such schemes under the name '优领教育 / UNILINK' is unrelated to us.
Not sure where to start?
We'll walk the first mile with you.
Share your GPA, English score, budget and intended major. Within one business day we come back with a personalised 6-country roadmap — Reach / Match / Safety mix, visa timeline, post-study work and PR projections. One-on-one with a MARA-registered consultant.