Pre-Visa Finance
Everything you pay before the visa decision, by currency
Every figure below is real and sourced, not an editable guess — each line credits the page it was checked against and the date it was checked, since fees like IELTS and the blocked account move without notice. The one exception is courier & misc, which has no official rate to point to and is estimated instead; that line is marked as such and carries no citation.
The three totals below are kept separate on purpose — Pakistan-side fees are paid in PKR, GRE/GMAT (if you need either) in USD direct to ETS/GMAC, and uni-assist, any university application fee, the blocked account, the visa and VFS Global's own fee in EUR. Converting them into one number would need an exchange rate this app does not track, and would hide which currency each cost actually needs.
1. Pakistan-side documents & tests — PKR
Attestation, courier, and the English test almost every applicant needs.
| Item | Amount (PKR) |
|---|---|
|
IBCC attestation (Matric + Intermediate)
Rs. 1,200 per original certificate, official rate, x2 documents.
Source:
IBCC Attestation FAQs
· checked 6 September 2026
|
Rs. 2,400 |
|
HEC attestation (degree + transcript + provisional)
Flat Rs. 3,000 per document under the online e-Services system, x3 documents.
Source:
HEC Degree Attestation
· checked 6 September 2026
|
Rs. 9,000 |
|
MOFA apostille (same 3 documents)
Rs. 3,000 per document, MOFA's own published fee structure, x3 documents.
Source:
MOFA Apostille fee structure
· checked 6 September 2026
|
Rs. 9,000 |
|
Courier, photocopies & notarisation extras
Estimated from third-party Pakistani courier rates, ~5 document movements — no official fee page exists for this line.
|
Rs. 1,500 |
|
IELTS Academic (computer-delivered)
Set locally by IDP / British Council and varies slightly by city — set to 0 if not required.
Source:
IDP IELTS Pakistan, Islamabad test centre
· checked 6 September 2026
|
Rs. 75,600 |
| Pakistan-side total | Rs. 97,500 |
2. Admission tests, if required — USD
Paid directly to ETS or GMAC, not to any German or Pakistani body. Figures below assume you sit both — most computer-science Master's programmes actually need neither, so treat either row as 0 if your shortlist doesn't ask for it.
| Item | Amount (US$) |
|---|---|
|
GRE General Test
ETS's own fee page — set to 0 if your shortlist does not require it (most CS Master's do not).
Source:
ETS GRE General Test fees
· checked 6 September 2026
|
US$ 249 |
|
GMAT Focus Edition
Test-centre rate (US$300 online) — a business-programme test, rarely needed for CS. Set to 0 if not required.
Source:
mba.com GMAT registration guide
· checked 6 September 2026
|
US$ 275 |
| Test fees total | US$ 524 |
3. uni-assist — EUR
€75 for your first chosen course, €30 for each one after it — the same fee for the standard and VPD procedures. Group every course you intend to apply for into one submission; applying one at a time costs more. See the uni-assist step for the standard/VPD distinction.
Source: uni-assist handling fees · checked 6 September 2026
4. University's own application fee, if any — EUR
Most German public universities charge no separate application
fee beyond uni-assist (if used) or their own free portal
registration. A private university may charge one on top. The list below
is not a guess — it is every programme in this app's own database whose
application_fee is greater than zero. Tick any you are
actually applying to and its fee is added to the EUR total below. See the
university's own portal step.
5. Blocked account & visa — EUR
The last leg — paid once your admission is in hand.
| Item | Amount (€) |
|---|---|
|
Blocked account provider fee
Expatrio's current one-time setup fee, for applications reviewed since their 7 July 2026 increase (+€9/month admin fee, not included). Fintiba: €159 setup + €9.90/month. See the comparison tool.
Source:
Expatrio blocked account pricing
· checked 6 September 2026
|
€119 |
|
Blocked account signature attestation
A separate appointment from the visa submission — easy to forget to book.
Source:
German Federal Foreign Office, Islamabad
· checked 6 September 2026
|
€25 |
|
National (Type D) visa fee
Non-refundable, whatever the outcome.
Source:
Federal Foreign Office — Visas for Germany
· checked 6 September 2026
|
€75 |
|
VFS Global service fee
Charged by VFS Global, the outsourced visa application centre that submits to the embassy on your behalf — paid in PKR cash on the day, separate from the visa fee itself.
Source:
VFS Global — Germany visa services, Pakistan
· checked 6 September 2026
|
€38 |
|
uni-assist (section 3 above)
1 course(s) submitted.
|
€75 |
| EUR total, incl. sections 3 & 4 above | €332 |
Three totals, on purpose
- Pakistan-side
- Rs. 97,500
- Test fees (if any)
- US$ 524
- EUR total
- €332
Not added together — different currencies, paid at different points in the procedure. Converting them yourself needs today's exchange rate, which this tool does not track.
Not included: the blocked account capital
Separately from every fee above, you must show €11,904 in a blocked account. That is money you get back monthly once you arrive, not a cost — but you need it available on top of everything here. See the Blocked Account Comparison tool.
Before you rely on this
Fees change, and vary by mission, university and provider. Confirm each line against the official source linked next to it before budgeting against it.