A complete 2026 guide to Austrian study: Bangladesh admission, universities vs Fachhochschulen, tuition, age-based proof of funds, Residence Permit Student, New Delhi application route, 20-hour work rights, family, health insurance and the 12-month graduate route.
Bangladeshi students planning to study in Austria for more than six months generally need the Residence Permit Student first. The initial residence-permit application must be submitted personally at the Austrian Embassy in New Delhi. A Visa D is then used for entry after the Austrian residence authority approves the permit.
Austrian Embassy New Delhi · study process ↗Admission is decided by the individual Austrian higher-education institution.
For non-EU applicants, Austrian universities generally require a secondary-school leaving certificate considered equivalent and sufficient for university entrance. The institution decides equivalency.
Universities may examine whether your Bangladesh qualification gives access to the intended type of study and can prescribe supplementary examinations where substantial differences exist.
The university assesses degree level, subject relevance, credits, grades and language. There is no Austria-wide Bangladesh CGPA threshold.
Universities of applied sciences accept general university entrance qualifications or relevant professional qualifications and normally use their own entrance process.
Most Austrian programmes are German-taught, while the number of English-taught programmes is growing, especially at Master level.
Medicine, dentistry, psychology, architecture, business, computer science and arts programmes can use entrance examinations or selection procedures.
Academic and research-oriented Bachelor, Master, diploma and doctoral study.
Professionally oriented programmes with structured curricula, industry links and compulsory entrance procedures.
Institution-specific tuition and admissions, often with more specialised or English-taught programmes.
Music, performing arts, fine arts and applied arts with portfolio/audition-heavy admission.
Vienna · Austria’s largest comprehensive research university.
Official ↗Vienna · engineering, computing, architecture and natural sciences.
Official ↗Vienna · economics, business, finance, management and information systems.
Official ↗Graz · engineering, technology, computing and science.
Official ↗Graz · broad public research university across humanities, sciences, law and social sciences.
Official ↗Innsbruck · comprehensive research university with strong science and alpine research.
Official ↗Graz and regional campuses · applied engineering, business, health, media and design.
Official ↗Vienna · one of Austria’s major technical universities of applied sciences.
Official ↗Vienna · business, finance, logistics and digital-focused applied programmes.
Official ↗Institutions accept recognised German certificates and decide the exact level. Many degree programmes expect B2 or C1 before full admission.
Around 580 programmes are currently listed as English-taught across Austrian higher education. IELTS/TOEFL requirements are programme-specific.
Conditional admission and university preparation programmes can be relevant where supplementary examinations or additional German study are prescribed.
Regular degree students from third countries with a student residence permit generally pay €726.72 per semester from the first semester.
All students pay the compulsory Austrian Students’ Union contribution. The current amount is €26.20 per semester.
Universities of applied sciences may charge their own tuition. Check the exact programme.
Private tuition varies substantially and can be many thousands of euros per semester or year.
Austria’s official scholarship database lets students filter grants by nationality, degree level and field.
OeAD administers government-funded and mobility scholarships, many of which target Master, doctoral, research or exchange applicants.
Universities and FH institutions can offer separate tuition support or merit funding. Eligibility varies by programme.
Obtain admission or conditional admission from the Austrian institution.
Prove the age-based funds for 12 months, plus any extra housing and insurance amount.
Show a legal claim to suitable accommodation, such as a rental or student-housing agreement.
Provide insurance covering all risks in Austria for the residence-permit process.
Bangladesh falls under the Austrian Embassy New Delhi. Initial residence-permit applications for stays over six months are submitted there personally.
The Embassy forwards the application to the competent residence authority in Austria. Applicants normally wait abroad for the decision.
After residence approval, apply for the Visa D needed to enter Austria and collect the residence card. Austria’s Bangladesh VFS service handles D-visa submissions.
Travel to Austria, register your address and collect the Residence Permit Student from the competent Austrian authority.
€218 for applications submitted from 1 January 2026. The full application fee is paid at submission and is not refunded if the application is refused or withdrawn.
Visa D is a separate entry step after residence approval for long-term students. The Bangladesh VFS fee schedule and local BDT equivalent should be checked at the time of submission.
Translations, legalisation, police certificates, insurance, VFS/service fees and document handling can add to the official permit fee.
SSC/HSC or previous degree certificates and transcripts, passport, language evidence and programme-specific documents. The university can request supplementary evidence or entrance examinations.
Passport, biometric photo, admission, financial proof, accommodation, all-risk health insurance and other documents requested by the New Delhi Embassy/Austrian residence authority.
The applicant’s account should normally be accessible from Austria and the authority can ask for proof of origin, including recent bank history, sponsor bank statements, employment, scholarship, loan or sale/inheritance documentation.
A recent police clearance, generally not older than three months at application, can be required for first residence applications.
The New Delhi Embassy states that required documents must be legalised and documents not in German need certified German translations for the residence process.
Spouse, registered partner and unmarried minor children can qualify. Spouses/registered partners must generally be at least 21 when applying.
For 2026, couples need €2,064.12/month together, plus €201.88/month for each child, with extra housing costs above the threshold added.
A family member who wants salaried employment needs the appropriate labour-market authorisation. The relevant permit is employer-specific and may involve an AMS labour-market check.
Third-country students can receive an employment permit for up to 20 hours per week without a labour-market test.
The prospective employer, not the student alone, applies for the Beschäftigungsbewilligung through Austria’s Public Employment Service.
Employment must not jeopardise the main residence purpose: successful study.
Residence-permit extensions require proof of study success or academic progress.
You need coverage valid in Austria and covering all risks. A short travel-only policy may not satisfy the long-term requirement.
Eligible students can use the preferential ÖGK student self-insurance. The 2026 contribution is €78.84 per month.
If you find employment matching your qualification level during the 12-month period and are paid the locally customary graduate salary, you can apply for a Red-White-Red Card without the ordinary points system or labour-market test.
Qualifying Austrian graduates with a matching job offer can obtain the employer-specific Red-White-Red Card without the ordinary graduate points test.
After qualifying employment, graduates may later move into Red-White-Red Card Plus with unrestricted labour-market access when the statutory conditions are met.
Highly qualified graduates can also use Austria’s EU Blue Card route where the job and salary requirements are met.
Long-term residence is a separate legal pathway based on qualifying settlement history and integration requirements. A degree alone does not guarantee it.
Largest concentration of universities, English-taught programmes and graduate employers, with higher housing costs.
Strong engineering, technology, research and student ecosystem with TU Graz, University of Graz and FH Joanneum.
Research university city with tourism, life science and alpine-region strengths; housing can still be expensive.
Industrial, technology and digital-economy centre around Johannes Kepler University and applied institutions.
Humanities, music, tourism and selected science programmes in a smaller high-cost city.
Smaller university environment with technology, business and lower-scale city living.
Passport, Visa D, residence approval, admission, accommodation and insurance documents.
Register your Austrian address with the local registration office using the Meldezettel process.
Collect the Residence Permit Student from the competent Austrian residence authority within the permitted timeframe.
Complete enrolment, ÖH contribution and insurance setup. Do not begin ordinary employment until the employer has the required AMS authorisation.
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