01/06/2026
VFS Update Bangladesh
1 June 2026
Notice for Student Visa Applicants
The Embassy of Italy in Dhaka wishes to inform that students who regularly registered on Universitaly portal will be contacted via email by VFS Global to set up their appointment to submit student visa application. VFS Global will use the same email address the applicants used for their registration on Universitaly.
Additionally, applicants are kindly invited to carefully read the dedicated checklist and keep in mind the following instructions:
The Embassy will accept proves of economic guarantees belonging to the applicant or to the following relatives: parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins. The abovementioned relatives can also be regularly residing in Italy or be Italian citizens.
As for the language requirements, the Embassy will only accept language certificates issued by globally recognized institutes or by universities, clearly specifying the applicant’s language proficiency in oral comprehension, written comprehension, speaking and writing.
Applicants are requested to submit either the CIMEA certificate or a Declaration of Value as proof of the authenticity of the study certificate. Finally, the Embassy wishes to inform that the last day to submit student visa applications for university pre-enrollment is Thursday, 29 October 2026.
Thank you for your attention.