Document checklist (per country & route)
Every document you need — by country (Pakistan/India/Bangladesh) and route (Ausbildung, university, Europe) — with attestation body and order of steps.
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What's inside
What you get
- A country-by-country list (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh) of every document you need.
- The correct attestation body for your certificates — IBCC/HEC, APS or education-board attestation.
- Which documents need a certified translation, and which don't.
- The order to do things in — attestation before appointment, funds proof before submission.
- A proof-of-funds and blocked-account reminder with the current amount to budget for.
- Tick-boxes so you can track exactly what you've collected and what's still open.
How to use it
Make it yours in four steps
- 1
Pick country + route
Requirements differ by country and by Ausbildung vs university — start from the list that matches you.
- 2
Start attestation early
IBCC/HEC or board attestation and APS can take weeks — kick these off before anything else.
- 3
Translate where needed
Get certified translations of documents that aren't already in German or English.
- 4
Book once the file is ready
Assemble the complete file first, then book your VFS/embassy appointment — an incomplete file wastes a slot.
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Questions about this template
No — it depends on your country and your route. Attestation bodies differ (IBCC/HEC in Pakistan, education-board attestation in Bangladesh, APS for Indian university applicants), and Ausbildung, Bachelor's and Master's each need slightly different papers. Use the country-and-route split in the checklist rather than a single generic list.
It depends on your country and route. Indian applicants normally need an APS India certificate for German universities; Ausbildung applicants generally don't, since APS is a university-admission check. Rules for Pakistan and Bangladesh differ and change — confirm yours with our APS checker and the official source before you rely on it.
Usually, yes — any document not already in German or English typically needs a certified translation by a sworn/recognised translator. Requirements vary by embassy, so check which of your specific documents need it before you pay for translations you may not need. The checklist flags the common ones.
As early as possible — ideally months before your target intake. Attestation and APS are the slow steps and sit at the front of the chain, so starting late is the most common reason applications miss a deadline. Begin attestation first, then work through translations, funds proof and the appointment.
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