Check your Germanyvisa application status.

German student visa applications in Dhaka go through the embassy's own online appointment system. VFS Global Dhaka handles only short-stay Schengen visas, not student visas ¹³. The embassy will not give individual status updates during processing ¹, so plan around the stated time instead.

How to apply

You book online with the legal and consular section of the German Embassy Dhaka, which decides the application ¹. Applications are accepted only from people with permanent residence in the Embassy's jurisdiction. A Schengen and a National visa application cannot be processed at the same time. The visa is issued only within 3 months of your arrival date ¹.

Pay the fee in BDT at submission. It is fixed in euro and not refunded if the visa is refused. Where documents need verification, a 35,000 BDT document verification charge applies ¹. Students with publicly funded scholarships skip the National Visa fee but still pay the verification charge ¹.

The visa and its documents

The visa is a German National visa (long stay) for study. The Embassy's June 2026 checklist lists ²:

• A passport issued within the last 10 years with at least two empty pages, one biometric photo not older than 6 months, the signed application form and declaration, and a copy of the passport data page on A4.
• Proof of admission, plus a scholarship or PhD letter if it applies.
• For English-taught programmes, proof of English such as TOEFL or IELTS, unless your Bachelor's was completed in Australia, the UK or the US.
• For German-taught programmes, proof of German. Zertifikat B1 "good" or higher is recommended.
• Your Higher Secondary Education Board certificate and mark-sheets, and your Bachelor or Master transcripts.
• A letter of motivation answering the Embassy's listed questions, and a CV.
• Travel health insurance valid from arrival until enrolment, for at least 3 months.
• Proof of financial means.

For funds you can use scholarship confirmation, a formal sponsorship letter (Verpflichtungserklaerung), or a blocked account (Sperrkonto) in your own name. The checklist sets the blocked account at a minimum balance of EUR 11,904 with monthly access of EUR 992 ². Only scholarships funded by the German Government or EU funds count as qualifying scholarships for the student route ².

How long it takes and what happens after

The Embassy gives 4 weeks for students, including preparatory language courses. The clock starts when the application reaches the mission and is complete ¹. The June 2026 checklist says a minimum of about 4 weeks ².

After a decision, direct applicants are informed by mail with an appointment to collect the passport. VFS applicants are informed by VFS or have the passport posted ¹.

Dhaka Schengen numbers, not student numbers

The EU figures for the German consulate in Dhaka in 2024 are for short-stay Schengen (type C) visas of all purposes. They do not cover long-stay student visas, and the row may include other states the consulate represents, such as Estonia. 5,933 were applied for, 3,303 issued and 2,539 not issued, a not-issued share of about 43% ⁴. The Embassy publishes no student-visa figures, and no refusal-reason list was found.

Keep your appointment confirmation and the date you filed, since the 4 weeks run from a complete file.