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Jun 02, 2025
On the challenges of immigration and how Freedom Degree can help
K. (he wanted to stay anonymous) is a historian who studied in Russia. When the Russian army invaded Ukraine, he joined antiwar activists and came under the scrutiny of security forces. He was detained multiple times during anti-war rallies and was slapped with administrative fines. Eventually, he had to leave the country, and it cost him his undergraduate studies.
One day, the student found out about Freedom Degree and asked for help, but he didn't have high hopes for a positive outcome:
– Somehow I came across Freedom Degree, routinely described my story and sent it without expecting much, but to my surprise, they responded in several weeks that they could really help.
I lived in Belgrade since 2022, and I got several offers from British universities, but I couldn't leave Serbia due to visa delays. However, I intend to apply for a visa and hope to enroll in the university upcoming summer. I didn't have any high expectations, but I was amazed at how Freedom Degree helped me get admitted to a university in my field of study, which allows me to continue my education in the near future."
K. is planning to move to the UK but has already faced serious bureaucratic difficulties in obtaining a visa. As a student, delays in the visa process often mean missing the beginning of the school year and having to reschedule their training. "The UK Visas and Immigration service is more concerned with preventing refugee migration than helping refugees," he says. Additionally, due to his difficult financial situation in Serbia, K. is unable to legalize his status. Despite this, K. feels safer in Serbia than in Russia and is continuing his work on activist projects: "Freedom Degree is almost the only organization that truly helps undergraduate students continue their studies. They assist students to exercise their rights to an education, get a degree, become specialists, and make the world a better place."
P.S. With the support of Freedom Degree, K. received several offers from universities in England and Europe. He finally started his bachelor’s degree in 2024 at University College Roosevelt in the Netherlands, where devoted his time to Gender Studies and History.