Bank statement from your own account
The bank statement needs to meet all of the below mentioned requirements.
If any of the requirements is missing we cannot accept it and therefore we cannot proceed with the visa application as the IND (Dutch Immigration Service) will not accept the document.
When your bank is not able to provide you with the correct document, please read the information on how you can still add this information yourself in order to complete the bank statement.
Requirements:
1. The statement needs to be set up in English or Dutch. Statements in other languages will not be approved.
Optional: If the bank does not provide the statement in the mentioned language, you can provide a translated document, translated by an official translator. In this case, always include the original document as well.
2. The statement cannot be set up before the payment of the tuition fee and visa fee is completed.
First arrange your payment, then arrange the bank statement at least one day later. When unsure, please wait for the confirmation of the UT that the fees have been received.
3. The bank statement should at least show your surname and initials.
4. The bank account should be in your name only. If there is a second (or even third) account holder, he/she should make an official statement saying that you can use the money freely for your studies. The second account holder needs to sign his/her statement. This statement can be set up by the account holder in a separate document.
5. The statement needs to be dated between 15 April and 30 June (September intake) or between 15 September and 30 December (February intake). The bank statement should therefore be dated. Please, still take into account that the statement cannot be set up before the payment of your fees, unless the payment is made from a different account.
6. The statement should show the account number fully. Leaving out numbers is not allowed.
7. The bank statement needs to show a balance of at least €15.000,-, after payment of the tuition fee and visa fee. If the payment has not been made yet, the bank account should also include the amount of the visa fee and tuition fee.
You are allowed to show a bank statement with other currency, then it should show €15.000 when converted to Euro’s on the date of conversion.
If you are an Exchange student, please use the amount in the accompanying e-mail.
Optional: If your bank account does not state this amount of balance, you can use multiple accounts, as long as each of the additional statements meet all of the requirements on its own.
8. The statement mentions or shows that the account holder can withdraw money freely, without any further notice. Statements which indicate the type of account such as ‘savings', ‘checking’ or ‘current’ account are sufficient. Deposits are not.
Optional: If you cannot show this on your statement, add an overview in a separate file of the transactions made from this account for the period of the last 3 months.
9. Contact information of the bank is mentioned (name, address, phone number, e-mail/website).
Optional: When it cannot be shown on the original statement, please add this as a separate document to your bank statement.