Documents

Every document, one at a time

Statements of purpose, recommendation letters, transcripts, apostille versus consular legalisation, photo specifications and upload rules — one guide each.

A visa file is really a stack of separate documents, and each one has its own rule. This cluster takes them one at a time: the statement of purpose and how it differs from a motivation letter, recommendation letters, transcripts and certificates, birth registration and passport, photo specifications, and the scan and upload limits that quietly reject a submission. Read the apostille article before you pay for anything: Bangladesh joined the Apostille Convention, but Denmark, Greece and Finland objected, so those three still need the full consular legalisation chain.

40 articlesMost recently reviewed: 4 September 2026

Documents — every article

A one-page document checklist for all nine countries

Affidavits that embassies actually accept, and the ones they ignore

Attestation for private and National University graduates

Bangladesh's apostille, and the countries that refuse it

Certified translation in Dhaka: what actually needs translating

Checking that an offer letter is genuine

Couriering documents from Dhaka to Europe: cost, time and rules

Course descriptions and syllabi for credential evaluation

Education board verification: the step before attestation

Fixing a name mismatch across your NID, passport and certificates

Getting a Bangladeshi e-passport as a student: fees, timelines and the traps

Getting your NID as a student, and why it matters

How long each document stays valid

Marriage certificates and dependant documents for a student file

Medical certificates and vaccinations: what Europe actually asks for

Notary, magistrate or MOFA: which attestation your file actually needs

Online application form mistakes that cost you a cycle

Photo specifications for European student visas, and why studio photos fail

Provisional versus original certificates: what Europe accepts

Renewing your passport in the middle of an application

Scanning and file size rules for document uploads

The 17-digit digital birth certificate, explained

The study plan document for Italy and Greece

What to change in a second application after a refusal

Writing a study gap explanation letter that works

Are National University and private university degrees accepted in Europe?

CGPA to European grades: how conversion really works and what your CGPA makes possible

Declaration of Value or CIMEA: which one Italy wants and how to get it

Madrasah qualifications (Dakhil and Alim) and European university admission

Polytechnic diploma holders: the routes into European higher education that actually exist

SOP, motivation letter and personal statement: what the difference actually is

Three-year pass versus four-year honours: which Bangladeshi degree European master's programmes accept

Transcripts, certificates and mark sheets: how to collect them in Bangladesh and how long it takes

Health insurance for a European student visa: what the file needs, and what you actually use after arrival

How to build a Europass CV as a Bangladeshi applicant: the format European universities and scholarships expect

Police clearance certificate in Bangladesh for a student visa: the online process, the fee, and when to apply

Recommendation letters for European universities: who to ask, what it must say, and how to ask well

Document attestation and apostille for Bangladeshi students: the order that matters

Study in Europe without IELTS: where MOI works, and where it does not

Writing a statement of purpose for a European university: structure, and what to cut

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