Sources

All amounts and official dates in the checklists come from these pages. Last full check: 2026-10-09. Next scheduled review: 2027-01-15. Planning dates marked "estimate" are our own suggestions, not official deadlines.

Federal Foreign Office – Visas for Germany (national visa fee EUR 75) – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-aa-fees
German Embassy Accra – Visa for students (blocked account EUR 11,904 / EUR 992 per month, health insurance, fee EUR 75) – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-mission-student
German Missions in India – Studies visa (APS, language C1 for direct degree entry, blocked account EUR 11,904 / EUR 992 per month), updated 16 Feb 2026 – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-mission-india
Federal Foreign Office – Opening and closing a blocked account – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-aa-sperrkonto
uni-assist – Handling fees (EUR 75 first, EUR 30 each additional; same for VPD) – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-uniassist-fees
APS India – Information leaflet, valid as of June 2026 (fee INR 18,000, non-refundable; dMAT) – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-aps-india
APS China – Fees (China procedure RMB 2,500; since 7 April 2025) – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-aps-china
German Embassy Hanoi – APS standard procedure (USD 250; interviews May and November) – checked 2026-10-09 · id de-aps-vietnam
IND – Required amounts (study 2026: EUR 1,130.77 per month, HBO/university) – checked 2026-10-09 · id nl-ind-amounts
IND – Student residence permit for university / HBO (fee EUR 254, 60-day decision, MVV) – checked 2026-10-09 · id nl-ind-permit
Studielink – Make sure you are on time (15 January / 1 May, 23:59) – checked 2026-10-09 · id nl-studielink
Immigration Office (DVZ/OE, IBZ) – Sufficient means of subsistence (EUR 1,062 net/month for 2026-2027) – checked 2026-10-09 · id be-dofi-means
Immigration Office – Contribution fee indexation from 1 January 2026 – checked 2026-10-09 · id be-dofi-fee
Embassy of Belgium – Administrative fee (D visa, students in public higher education: EUR 251 from 1 January 2026) – checked 2026-10-09 · id be-embassy-fee
Study in Flanders – How to apply – checked 2026-10-09 · id be-flanders-apply
Study in Flanders – Visa requirements – checked 2026-10-09 · id be-flanders-visa
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles – Secondary diploma equivalence (2027-2028: 15 Nov 2026 – 15 Jul 2027) – checked 2026-10-09 · id be-fwb-equivalence
Campus France – "Études en France" procedure (75 countries; DAP calendar 2027-2028) – checked 2026-10-09 · id fr-campus-eef
France-Visas – Student (visa fee EUR 50 in EEF countries / EUR 99 elsewhere, indicative) – checked 2026-10-09 · id fr-visas-student
Service-Public.fr – Foreign student: VLS-TS (resources EUR 877.5 per month; validation fee EUR 150), verified 1 Aug 2026 – checked 2026-10-09 · id fr-sp-resources
Universitaly (MUR) – Procedures for international students 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 – checked 2026-10-09 · id it-universitaly
Consulate General of Italy – Study visa 2026/27 and 2027/28 (financial means EUR 10,179.85 per year) – checked 2026-10-09 · id it-consulate-2627