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FAQ - Student Visa
FAQ - Student Visa
FAQ - Student Visa
The demand for student visa alone largely exceeds the capacities of the Embassy for swiftly handling all applications. Besides the student visa, the Embassy is equally dealing with a growing number of applications for family reunion visa as well as for visa for official missions or business trips.
We are currently not able to give exact information our about our waiting time. The increase of possible applicants in the last months makes an estimate impossible.
No, the German embassy Dhaka does not use an APS office. You do not apply through another country’s office.
Master student visa application are taken in by VFS since 02.01.2025.
Our waiting list system is not affected by the change.
Applicants do not have to do anything; you will get informed accordingly when it is time to allocate an appointment.
The only thing that will change is that the documents won’t be submitted directly in the embassy anymore but rather VFS takes them in.
In the long run it is planned to reduce our waiting period using different means.
Unfortunately, it will not be possible to see an immediate decrease in the waiting period because the number of applicants increased exponentially in the last year in comparison to our processing capacities.
The use of VFS to take in the application and documents for us is the first step for us towards the decrease of the waiting period.
Please keep in mind that still every single application is handled and decided by the embassies staff.
Unfortunately, no. You were informed in the confirmation mail after registration in our website that you should keep the information provided. We do not have the capacities to check our systems for reference numbers. You do have to register again.
All visas are processed by the visa section of the embassy. VFS is not part of the decision process and cannot influence the decision.
No, the Embassy informed all applicants during the registration process on its website that enrolment and examination dates cannot be considered.
We accept TELC, TOEFL and IELTS certificates. The certificates have to be obtained in person. Online certificates are not accepted in general.
If you have already enrolled at the German university using your current IELTS certificate, you do not need to submit any new IELTS certificates at the time of your visa interview. Please bring your current IELTS certificate for your interview.
The amount from your scholarship can be credited to your means of living. That means the amount that you put on your blocked account may be less. In this case you could deduct the awarded amount of Euros per month.
If you are currently still in Bangladesh and have not yet received a visa, the German Embassy is responsible for issuing you with a confirmation to close your blocked account.
Please bring the following documents with you to the appointment:
copy of your passport
Copy of the bank account confirmation
Signed notification that you wish to close your blocked account, including the following information:
Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Passport number:
Customer number or Reference-ID:
If you are currently still in Bangladesh and have already received a visa, the German Embassy is responsible for issuing you with a confirmation to close your blocked account.
You will need to make an appointment so that we can invalidate the visa in your passport. Please send us your BC for this purpose.
Please bring the following documents with you to the appointment:
copy of your passport
Copy of the bank account confirmation
Signed notification that you wish to close your blocked account, including the following information:
Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Passport number:
Customer number or Reference-ID:
If you have already entered Germany, the local immigration authority is responsible for your application.
If you have already traveled to Germany and returned to Bangladesh, the German embassy is responsible for issuing you a confirmation to close your blocked account.
You will need to make an appointment so that we can invalidate the visa in your passport. Please send us your BC.
Please bring the following documents with you to the appointment:
copy of your passport
Copy of the bank account confirmation
Notification from the relevant immigration authority that you have not yet received or applied for another residence permit
Signed notification that you wish to close your blocked account, including the following information:
Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Passport number:
Customer number or Reference-ID:
We will forward these documents to the banks so that your blocked account can be released.