Student Visa Checklist
Applicant
Passport - Information Page Only
- If your agency specifically requires a notarized copy of the full passport, submit the full passport. Otherwise, the passport information (biographical) page will suffice.
National Identity Card (NID)
- Both smart or normal copy is acceptable.
Online Birth Certificate
- If your birth-certificate data has been submitted online but you don’t have the online copy, please send the copy you have.
Passport Size Photograph
- White Background is a plus!
Offer Letter
- If you have not yet received your offer letter, please tell us which university you are applying to.
Study Gap Documents
- Academic Reason: Send the related documents (i.e., Admit Card, Academic Certificates, etc.)
- Job Holder: Appointment Letter, 6 Months’ Salary Account Statement, or 6 Months’ Pay Slip, e-TIN, and 2 years’ Income Tax certificate (if salary is more than 30K).
Parents & Sponsor
National Identity Card (NID)
- NID is required, even if the person is not the sponsor.
Passport - if any (with 6 months' validity)
- Not Mandatory.
Passport Size Photograph
- Upload a photograph when the person is a sponsor. If there are two sponsors, provide photographs for each.
Death Certificate
- If one or both individuals are deceased, please provide the death certificate. An online copy is preferable.
Siblings
NID/Birth Certificate/Passport
- Provide any of the above.
Bank Funds
Savings Account
- Solvency Certificate – specify both BDT and the desired country’s currency (e.g., CAD or AUD).
- Bank Statement – 01 year required. If the account is less than 1 year old, provide the statement from the opening date to the current date.
- Source: Any fund deposit exceeding BDT 350,000 at a time requires proof of source. If you have valid supporting documents, please provide them. If you do not have source documents, simply inform us.
- Special Note: Salary and rental income must be linked to the sponsor’s savings bank account. If your account is not linked, we will guide you through the process to link it.
Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR/MTDR)
- Solvency Certificate – specify both BDT and the desired country’s currency (e.g., CAD or AUD).
- Bank Statement – 1 year required. If the account is less than 1 year old, provide the statement from the opening date to the current date.
- FDR Receipt: The one that looks like a cheque.
- Source: If the fund is newly created and you have valid supporting documents, please provide them. If the fund is from a loan or you do not have source documents, simply inform us.
Savings Certificaye/Sanchaypotro
- Receipt copy or Sanchayapatra copy
- Solvency certificate from the issuing Bank
- Investment Certificate from National Savings Bureau
- Linked Savings A/c statement – 1 Year
Additional Fund
- If you have a General Provident Fund (GPF) or any other Provident Fund (PF), please provide the relevant supporting documents.
Fixed Assets
Registered Deed Copy
- Registered Sale/Purchase Deeds (Saaf Kabla), Gift Deeds (Heba Nama), and Baynanamas are acceptable. Unregistered deeds will not be accepted.
- If the deed is in the name of the sponsor’s parents, please provide their Succession Certificate (Warish Sanad).
- Don’t have any deed? Follow the next steps.
Kharij/Khatian/Porcha (skip if you have registered deed copy)
- Khatian Copy (online copy preferred) — required if the Registry Deed is not available.
- DCR/Mutation Copy — provide if available.
Land Development Tax (Khajna)
- Online Land Development Tax (Khajna) – Assessment Year 2025–26 Khajna copy is mandatory. Please make every effort to collect it. If you are unable to obtain it, inform us accordingly.
Supporting Documents (that are mandatory)
- Building: Submit copies of the Construction Permit or Building Plan, Holding Tax, and Electricity Bill. For prepaid (card) meters: provide copies of both sides of the meter card and a 6-month recharge statement.
- Without Building (Vacant Land): Submit the Holding Tax copy, if available.
Incomes
Government Job/Service Holder
- Annual Salary Statement: Submit any one copy — online or manual. Online statements can be obtained from iBASS++ (user ID and password required).
- 6-Month Salary Bank Statement: Provide your bank account statement showing the last 6 months’ salary deposits.
- Salary Certificate: Issued by the concerned authority or organization.
- Pension/LPR: LPR or Retirement order with Pension order, other related GO copies.
Non-Government Job/Service Holder
- Appointment Letter
- Salary Certificate: Issued by the concerned authority or organization
- 06 Month Salary Bank Statement: Showing salary deposits up to the most recent date, or pay slips if salary is paid in cash
Individual Chamber (income from profession)
- Trade License (if applicable)
- Client Visit Register — last 6 months
- Income Certificate on personal letterhead
- Visiting Card
Business
Sole Business
- Trade License: Minimum 3 years (Assessment Years: 23–24 to 25–26)
- Business Bank Account Statement: 1 year; if the account is newer, provide statements from the opening date to the current date (if available)
- Purchase-Sale Receipts: Last 6 months (if available)
- Company Letterhead & Visiting Card: If available
- New Business: Provide whatever supporting documents you currently have; we will handle the rest
Partnership Business
- Partnership Deed/Agreement (If you don’t have one, we can prepare it)
- Partner’s NID and Photograph of all partners
- Trade License – Minimum 3 years (Assessment Years: 23–24 to 25–26)
- Business Bank Account Statement – 1 year
- Company Letterhead & Visiting Card
- Business Memorandum – Required for limited companies only.
Rental/Lease
- Rental Agreement: Agreement period must be valid for at least the next 6 months
- Tenant/Lessee NID
- Rental Receipt
- If you do not have any of these documents, we can prepare them for you
Spouse
Passport - Information Page Only
- If your agency specifically requires a notarized copy of the full passport, submit the full passport. Otherwise, the passport information (biographical) page will suffice.
National Identity Card (NID)
- Both smart or normal copy is acceptable.
Online Birth Certificate
- If your birth-certificate data has been submitted online but you don’t have the online copy, please send the copy you have.
Passport Size Photograph
- White Background is a plus!
Nikahnama & Marriage Certificate
- Mandatory. Color copy is preferable.
Profession Related Documents
- Service Holder: Appointment Letter, Salary Bank Statement – 6 months, and Leave Certificate
- Business: 3 years’ valid Trade License copy, 1 year’s Business Account Statement, Purchase-Sell Receipt of last 6 months, Company Pad, Visiting Card, and 3 years’ Income Tax certificates.
Baby
Passport - Information Page Only
- If your agency specifically requires a notarized copy of the full passport, submit the full passport. Otherwise, the passport information (biographical) page will suffice.
Online Birth Certificate
- If your birth-certificate data has been submitted online, but you don’t have the online copy, please send the copy you have.
Passport Size Photograph
- White Background is a plus!
If your child is currently attending school, please include a Leave Certificate from their school.
- Mandatory.
Income Tax
Submit Last 03 Years' Income Tax Online
- Before submitting this file to your university, please ensure that your sponsor’s income tax for the last three assessment years (2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26) has been filed and is verifiable on the NBR website. (mandatory by any means)
- Submitting “0 tax” or the minimum payable tax is perfectly acceptable — it only needs to appear on the NBR system, the amount does not matter.
- If you are confused about this process, contact us first.
- You can verify your sponsor’s tax submission online here: https://etaxnbr.gov.bd/#/submission-verification
e-Tin & Income Tax Certificate
- e-TIN is mandatory.
- Current or last Year’s Income Tax Certificate (provide if you have one).