Bangladesh HSC meets general Bachelor eligibility.
Higher Secondary Certificate Examination is accepted for general Bachelor eligibility, subject to program-specific requirements.
Sweden Guide · Bangladesh Applicants
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Study in Sweden
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A complete 2026 guide to Swedish study: Bangladesh HSC and Master’s eligibility, UniversityAdmissions.se, tuition, scholarships, residence permits, maintenance funds, family, student work, post-study job search and employment pathways.
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Major 2026 change: student work is no longer generally unlimited
For Bachelor and Master students whose higher-education residence permits were granted on or after 11 June 2026, the general limit is 15 hours per week during semesters. More work is allowed in June, July and August and in certain study-related situations.
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BANGLADESH ELIGIBILITY
Sweden has unusually clear Bangladesh-specific national admission guidance.
UniversityAdmissions.se publishes country instructions for both Bachelor and Master applications.
Alim, vocational and technical credentials can also qualify.
University Admissions lists Alim, Vocational HSC, Pre-University and various diploma credentials among accepted general-entry documents.
Post-2009 applicants need a passing Mathematics grade.
If HSC does not contain passing Mathematics, a passing SSC Mathematics grade can be used for basic eligibility.
Usually a 4-year Bachelor is the minimum.
A 4-year Bachelor, or Bachelor + Master totaling 4 years, meets the general Master’s degree-length requirement. Some 3-year honours degrees in social sciences/humanities can be considered.
Without honours usually does not qualify for Master’s.
University Admissions explicitly says a 3-year Bachelor without honours does not meet Sweden’s general Master’s entry requirement.
Bangladesh upper-secondary English is not enough by itself.
For Master’s applications, Bangladesh upper-secondary study does not meet Sweden’s English requirement. Applicants generally need an accepted test or other approved proof.
UNIVERSITYADMISSIONS.SE
Most international applications run through one national admissions platform.
Application fee
Most non-EU/EEA applicants pay SEK 900 per semester application, covering all selected programs/courses in that semester.
Ranking matters
Your order of preference can affect your result. Sweden’s application system is not simply “apply independently to everything.”
Autumn 2027 international round
Applications open 16 October 2026, close 15 January 2027, with fee/supporting documents due 1 February.
UNIVERSITY EXPLORER
Sweden combines traditional universities, technology institutes and specialised institutions.
Stockholm University
Stockholm · broad research university in sciences, social sciences, humanities and law.
Official ↗KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm · major engineering and technology university with extensive English-taught Master’s study.
Official ↗Lund University
Lund · large international research university with broad English-taught Master’s options.
Official ↗University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg · comprehensive research university across business, science, arts and social sciences.
Official ↗Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg · engineering, architecture, technology and sustainability.
Official ↗Uppsala University
Uppsala · historic comprehensive research university with broad international Master’s study.
Official ↗Umeå University
Umeå · northern research university with design, public health, technology and sustainability programs.
Official ↗Linköping University
Linköping/Norrköping · engineering, computing, medicine, business and interdisciplinary study.
Official ↗Jönköping University
Jönköping · international, applied and entrepreneurship-focused university foundation.
Official ↗INTAKES
Autumn is the main intake. Spring has fewer English-taught options.
Main intakeAugust / SeptemberLargest international program selection.
SpringJanuaryAvailable, but substantially fewer programs.
International roundApply earlyThe first round is designed to leave time for tuition, residence permits and housing.
RankingOrder mattersProgram ranking can affect which offer you receive.
IELTS · TOEFL · ENGLISH
English requirements are national + program-specific.
UniversityAdmissions.se defines general English requirements and accepted proof, while individual programs can require higher levels.
Bangladesh applicants
Bangladesh upper-secondary education does not itself meet the English requirement for Master’s admission, so accepted test evidence is usually needed unless another exemption applies.
Swedish-taught programs
Programs taught in Swedish require Swedish-language eligibility. Most international students use the English-taught catalogue.
MONEY & MAINTENANCE
The 2026 residence-permit maintenance requirement is SEK 10,656 per month.
2026 maintenance
StudentSEK 10,656 / month
Spouse / cohabiting partner+ SEK 4,440 / month
Each child+ SEK 2,664 / month
Free housing reductionSEK 4,736 / month
Free food reductionSEK 2,960 / month
Private family money must usually become your own accessible funds.
The Migration Agency does not treat private relatives as formal “sponsors” in the same way as universities/established organisations. Money from relatives should generally be transferred into an account in your name that you can access.
TUITION
Non-EU/EEA Bachelor and Master students generally pay tuition.
Program-specific fees
Swedish tuition varies substantially by university and subject. Humanities/social-science programs can be lower, while architecture, design, technology and specialised programs can be much higher.
Pay before permit
For tuition-paying higher-education students, the first tuition instalment generally needs to be paid before the residence-permit process can move forward.
Doctoral study
Doctoral applicants are generally exempt from application and tuition fees and often hold employment-style doctoral positions.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Bangladesh is represented in the Swedish Institute scholarship system.
SI Scholarship for Global Professionals
Competitive fully funded Master’s scholarship for eligible countries and eligible programs. Bangladesh appears among eligible citizenships for the 2026/27 program catalogue.
University scholarships
KTH, Lund, Uppsala, Chalmers, Gothenburg, Stockholm and other universities offer their own tuition scholarships with separate criteria.
Doctoral funding
PhD study in Sweden is often structured as paid employment rather than self-funded tuition study, depending on the position and institution.
RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Sweden’s student process is a residence-permit process, not a classic Visa D journey.
Apply through UniversityAdmissions.se
Select and rank programs, pay the SEK 900 application fee where required and submit country-specific documents.
Admission decision
Receive your admissions result and follow the university’s instructions.
Pay tuition instalment
Fee-paying students normally need to pay the required first instalment before applying for the study residence permit.
Prepare maintenance & insurance
Show funds for the permit period and comprehensive health insurance where required based on the length of stay/population registration.
Apply to the Migration Agency
The 2026 application fee is SEK 1,500 for adults and SEK 750 for children under 18.
Passport / biometrics / residence card
Follow instructions from the Migration Agency and Swedish mission for passport checks, fingerprints and residence-permit card where required.
Decision
First-time applicants normally need the residence permit decision before travelling to begin long-term study.
Arrival & population registration
Students staying at least one year should investigate Swedish population registration and personal identity-number requirements after arrival.
DOCUMENTS · BANGLADESH
Sweden separates admissions documents from residence-permit evidence.
Bachelor admission
HSC/Alim/eligible technical-vocational certificate and official marks/transcripts issued by the relevant education board, plus required English and program-specific documents. School-issued copies alone may not meet country-document rules.
Master’s admission
Bachelor/Master degree certificates and transcripts, English evidence and any program-specific CV, statement, references or prerequisites. The degree-length rules for Bangladesh must be met.
Residence permit
Passport, final admission, tuition-payment evidence where applicable, maintenance evidence, insurance where required and other information requested in the Migration Agency e-service.
Financial evidence
Own bank assets, scholarship, qualifying student grant/loan, permitted formal sponsor support or employment income can be combined. Private-relative money should normally be accessible in your own account.
Translations
Follow University Admissions and Migration Agency language/translation rules. Certified translations can be required when documents are not in accepted languages.
SPOUSE & FAMILY
Family can accompany higher-education students, but 2026 rules tightened.
Who counts as family?
For student-family permits, this generally includes spouse, registered/cohabiting partner and children under 18.
Extra maintenance
For 2026, add SEK 4,440/month for a spouse or partner and SEK 2,664/month for each child to the student maintenance calculation.
Health insurance change
From 1 October 2026, family members staying in Sweden for a maximum of one year need comprehensive health insurance.
Adult family members can work
Where family members are granted permits connected to higher-education study, adult family members generally have work rights under the applicable permit conditions.
WORK WHILE STUDYING · 2026 RULES
The general rule is now 15 hours per week during semesters.
15 hours / week
For relevant Bachelor/Master study permits granted on or after 11 June 2026, paid work is generally limited to 15 hours per week during semesters.
June, July, August
The weekly limitation does not apply in the same way during these summer months under the new rules.
Study-related exceptions
Internships that form part of education, student representation/administration and certain university research/artistic work can fall under exceptions.
Overworking can affect your permit
The Migration Agency warns that exceeding permitted hours can lead to permit withdrawal or refusal of an extension.
HEALTHCARE & INSURANCE
Whether you join the Swedish population register changes your healthcare setup.
Stay shorter than one year
Comprehensive health insurance is normally required because you may not be population-registered.
Stay one year or longer
Students who qualify for population registration can gain access to Swedish healthcare under the ordinary resident framework after registration.
AFTER STUDY
Sweden gives graduates time to look for work or start a business.
Bachelor / Master graduates
Job-search permitUp to 1 year
Completed studyAt least 2 semesters
Maintenance 2026SEK 10,656 / month
PurposeJob search / start business
Doctoral graduates
Post-study permit1–18 months
PurposeJob search / business
FamilyCan apply together
Longer ruleNew from June 2026
FROM STUDENT TO WORK PERMIT
You can switch inside Sweden if the conditions are met.
Employment contract
Former students can apply for a work permit from within Sweden when they meet the required study history and have a qualifying signed employment contract.
Employment conditions
Salary and conditions must meet Swedish collective-agreement/common-practice standards, and required employer insurance must be in place.
Special first-work-permit rule
The Migration Agency currently states that students/researchers applying for their first work permit from this status are exempt from the standard work-permit salary threshold, though later extensions may be subject to it.
CITIES
Housing availability can matter as much as university ranking.
Stockholm
Largest labour market with KTH, Stockholm University, Karolinska and many companies. Housing is difficult and expensive.
Gothenburg
Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, automotive, life science and maritime industries.
Lund / Malmö
Strong student/research region with access to the wider Öresund economy.
Uppsala
Major university city close to Stockholm with strong life science and research environment.
Linköping
Technology and engineering ecosystem with comparatively smaller-city living.
Umeå
Northern university city with design, sustainability, healthcare and research strengths.
ARRIVAL
After the permit, practical registration determines how smoothly life starts.
Before departure
Passport, residence-permit decision/card where applicable, admission, tuition evidence, housing, insurance and key financial documents.
University arrival
Complete enrolment, orientation, student account, timetable and international-office registration.
Population registration
If your planned residence is at least one year and you meet the requirements, apply to be entered in the Swedish Population Register and receive a personal identity number.
Working
Understand the 15-hour rule before accepting work and make sure employment does not interfere with required academic progress.
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