The route to verify
Migri separates study permits from scientific-research permits. Its guidance directs doctoral research to the researcher route rather than treating every postgraduate applicant as a taught-course student.
Bachelor decisions
Ask whether the programme is at a university or university of applied sciences, and verify its entrance assessment and qualification requirements.
Master decisions
Check the course’s academic and work-experience entry conditions directly. Compare practical projects, research preparation and the intended occupation.
Phd decisions
Request the hosting or employment agreement and the doctoral admission decision. Explain grant-funded and salaried periods separately in your funding plan.
What you can do next
Keep tuition, your own available resources and insurance evidence separate. Ask Migri’s current instructions which documents apply to your route before uploading them.
Application and arrival checkpoints
Secure admission or the research agreement; choose the correct Migri category; prepare funding and insurance evidence; follow the application and identification instructions; check the decision; arrange arrival and institution registration.
India-based applicants: use the authority’s current location/jurisdiction instructions for your actual residence. Do not assume every Indian applicant uses the same appointment centre.
Five money questions to keep separate
- Tuition payable
- Use the institution invoice: amount due, payee, deadline and what it covers.
- Proof of funds
- Use the applicable authority’s current evidence rules. A spending budget and an acceptable document are different checks.
- Deposits locked
- Record refund conditions and the earliest realistic return date. Do not count locked money twice.
- Loan availability
- Ask the lender which conditions remain before release and whether the required letter can be issued.
- Living costs after arrival
- Price actual housing, insurance, transport and a buffer without assuming you will find a job.
A practical risk worth resolving
Do not assume a scholarship covers insurance, housing deposits or the period before the first payment. Ask for a dated award schedule.
Work, post-study plans and family
Work, graduate-route and family conditions depend on your permit category and application date. Check the responsible authority before making plans. Work permission is not a job promise; do not fund compulsory costs with uncertain future earnings.
Official references and verification limits
Official route references checked on 17 October 2026. This decision guide does not set visa thresholds, work-hour limits or family entitlements. Read the applicable official checklist before applying.
Before applying, confirm the exact category, filing location, effective date, funds, work, post-study and family conditions with the responsible authority. Unresolved requirements must be checked before payment.