Money and funding

The money questions, answered straight

Bank statements, sponsors and affidavits, solvency certificates, TIN, sending tuition and your first month — including what to ask for at the bank counter.

Proving funds is the hardest part of most files and the part with the most bad advice around it. These articles run from the bank counter to the embassy desk: what a statement has to show, how a sponsor and an affidavit are put together, the solvency certificate, TIN and tax returns, paying an application fee on a Bangladeshi card, transferring tuition, currency endorsement, and what the first month actually costs once you land. There is also a piece on how an inflated or fabricated statement gets caught, which is worth reading before anyone offers to arrange one for you.

39 articlesMost recently reviewed: 10 September 2026

Money and funding — every article

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Getting a bank statement in Bangladesh: what to ask for at the counter

The branch process is much the same at any bank. What to take with you, what to ask for at the counter, and the small mistakes that stall a file.

10 September 20267 min

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Why an inflated or fake bank statement gets caught

A visa officer reads the history of the money, not just the balance, which is exactly where an arranged statement falls apart. What raises suspicion, and what happens if it does.

Money and funding — every article

Getting a bank statement in Bangladesh: what to ask for at the counter

Why an inflated or fake bank statement gets caught

Blocked accounts, and why none of our nine countries use one

Can you study in Sweden for free as a Bangladeshi student?

Do you get paid to study in Denmark? The SU grant, honestly

Is education free in Finland for international students?

Is education free in Hungary for international students?

Is university really free in Italy? What an Italian public university actually charges

Low-tuition universities in Finland, and the two routes that charge nothing

The cheapest universities in Hungary for international students

The first-year costs nobody budgets for, and what they add up to

The student discounts that actually move a budget, ranked by what they save

Tuition fees in Greece for international students, by programme type

Tuition fees in Malta for international students: what the sticker price hides

What a falling taka does to a study-abroad plan

What studying in Bulgaria costs a Bangladeshi student, the cheapest EU route

What studying in Cyprus costs a Bangladeshi student, all in

What studying in Denmark costs a Bangladeshi student, and what you get for it

What studying in Finland costs a Bangladeshi student, before and after a waiver

What studying in Greece costs a Bangladeshi student, including the tuition-first rule

What studying in Hungary costs a Bangladeshi student, scholarship or not

What studying in Italy really costs a Bangladeshi student, start to finish

What studying in Malta costs a Bangladeshi student, honestly

What studying in Sweden costs a Bangladeshi student, in kronor and in euro

What you spend in Bangladesh before you even fly

Why your second year in Europe costs less than your first

Your budget is not in euros in three of the nine, and it used to be four

Bank solvency certificate: how to get one and why it is not the same as a statement

Bank statements for a European student visa: what the officer is actually reading

Currency endorsement and carrying cash: how much you can take to Europe

Paying application fees from Bangladesh: cards, endorsement and failed transactions

Sending tuition from Bangladesh: methods, costs and the reference nobody fills in

Sponsors and affidavits: who can sponsor you and what evidence is needed

TIN and income tax returns: the most underrated document in a student visa file

Your first month in Europe: the costs nobody warns you about

The student file: how to send tuition and living costs abroad legally from a Bangladeshi bank

Where the money comes from: education loans, sponsors and the truth about 'show money' for a European student visa

Proof of funds for a European student visa: what Bangladeshi students actually need

What studying in Europe actually costs a Bangladeshi student in 2026

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