Required documents for your residence permit

This document shows that you will be receiving a grant or scholarship. It must contain the following information:

• Grant or scholarship provider;
• Personal details of the person the grant is provided to (at least full name and date of birth);
• Time frame of the grant or scholarship (preferably a clear start and end date);
• Amount of the grant or scholarship;
• Grant or scholarship programme (if applicable);
• Date of issue of the document.

The document must be in Dutch, English, French or German. If not, add a translation to the original document.

If you receive a grant that constitutes a (partial) tuition fee waiver, the letter does not have to state a monthly amount. An explanation that the tuition fee is waived or lowered by obtaining this grant is sufficient.

If you hold a bank account in your own name (Dutch or non-Dutch) you can prove sufficient funds by providing either a bank statement or a bank declaration from that account.

The bank statement or bank declaration has to contain the following information:

• Date of issue (cannot be older than three months);
• Personal details of the accountholder (at least the full name);
• Full account number;
• Current balance (amount is sufficient to cover tuition fee and living expenses);
• Confirmation that the funds are freely available/no restrictions on withdrawals (this is implied with a current, checking, deposit or savings account).

The document must be in Dutch, English, French or German. If not, add a translation to the original document.

With a bank declaration we ask you to add bank statements (overview of transactions) of the last three months.

It is possible to use a non-Dutch sponsor to show sufficient financial means. The following documents have to be provided:

• A bank statement or bank declaration from the sponsor’s account (check ‘proof of own financial means’ for the requirements of a bank statement or declaration);
• A filled out and hand signed statement of financial support;
• A clear scan of a valid proof of ID of the sponsor. 

Instead of proving your financial means by financial documents you can also choose to transfer the funds. If you select this option in the visa application in OSIRIS it will show the bank account details for each transfer.

Transfer of the tuition fee

You can use a bank transfer to pay your tuition fees as one single payment into Radboud University’s bank account. You cannot use a bank transfer to pay your tuition fees in instalments. Bank transfers can be made from any bank account. Find out here how to transfer the tuition fee. After payment of the tuition fee you add a proof of transfer (screenshot is acceptable) to your OSIRIS visa application.

Transfer of the living expenses

The living expenses are transferred to a different account than the tuition fee. The correct bank account information will be shown in the visa application procedure in OSIRIS. After payment of the living expenses you add a proof of transfer (screenshot is acceptable) to your OSIRIS visa application.

The living expenses will be refunded to your (newly opened) Dutch bank account after your arrival in the Netherlands.

For students from Bangladesh, Cameroon, China (except special administrative regions of China and the Republic of China), Nepal, Nigeria and Pakistan it is mandatory to transfer the tuition fee and living expenses to Radboud University if you do not receive a grant or if the grant does not cover the total amount of living expenses.