How do I study in China from Bangladesh?
Unofficial answer · Sources checked
Admission comes first, and it is the university that grants it: each Chinese higher education institution publishes its own international student admission brochure and recruits on the conditions and procedures printed in it. Funding comes next — your own money, or a scholarship such as the Chinese Government Scholarship Type A — and after that you apply for an X1 or X2 visa at the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh before you travel. The three steps below rest on Order No. 42 of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security, on the Embassy's scholarship announcement of 19 December 2025, and on the Embassy's Chinese visa notice.
Step 1: the university admits you under its own brochure
Order No. 42 was issued on 20 March 2017 and, under its Article 48, has been in force since 1 July 2017; under Article 2, Chapters 2 to 5 (Articles 7 to 34) apply to higher education institutions. Article 11 requires a higher education institution to formulate and publish its own international student admission brochure in accordance with the national recruitment regulations, and to recruit international students according to the conditions and procedures set out in that brochure. Article 12 requires the institution to examine an applicant's admission qualifications and the proof of financial guarantee, and to hold an examination or assessment; admission is decided by the institution, and it must not recruit an applicant who does not meet the admission conditions. Order No. 42 is published in Chinese, and the English wording of it on this page is this site's translation of the Chinese text.
So the first documents that govern your case are the university's own: its brochure states the conditions, the deadline and the papers it wants, and it is the university that decides.
Step 2: fund it yourself, or through the Chinese Government Scholarship
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh announced on 19 December 2025 that Bangladeshi students were invited to apply for the Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) Type A, administered by the China Scholarship Council. The announcement lists bachelor's, master's, doctoral and one-year Chinese language programmes, and states that the scholarship covers full tuition fees, on-campus accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance, a monthly living allowance of approximately CNY 2,500-3,500 depending on programme level, and international round-trip airfare. It directs applicants to apply online at campuschina.org and gives 10 January 2026 as the application deadline; that deadline belongs to the intake named in that announcement and has passed, and no notice of a later intake had been published on the same Embassy page when it was checked. The announcement also tells applicants to contact the Embassy for guidance or clarification about the process.
Nothing in the articles of Order No. 42 read for this page makes a scholarship a condition of studying in China; the terms above are conditions of that scholarship. If you pay your own way, the cost question is answered by the university's brochure and, for the visa, by the Embassy's notice in Step 3.
Step 3: apply for the X1 or X2 visa before you travel
Article 35 of Order No. 42 requires a foreigner coming to study at a school covered by Article 2 to apply, before entering China, to the Chinese embassy or consulate in the country of nationality or residence, or to another overseas institution entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for an X1 or X2 visa according to the length of study, submitting proof filed with the education authorities, the admission letter issued by the school and other required material.
The Embassy's visa notice, time-stamped 12 September 2025, sets out the two categories and what it asks for:
| Visa | Length of study, per the Embassy's notice | Documents the notice lists |
|---|---|---|
| X1 | More than 180 days | For students of institutions of higher education: the Confirmation Form for Study in China (Form JW201 or JW202), and the original copy of the school's admission letter. Applicants with scholarship support should provide relevant proof. Self-funded applicants shall submit a bank statement. |
| X2 | No more than 180 days | The notice lists no document for X2. |
The bank-statement figure on that page is at least USD 2,500 for each year of study in China. It is stated by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh; it is that Embassy's requirement, not a figure found in Order No. 42.
What the official pages do not say
The articles read for this page state no tuition figure, no application fee and no processing time, and they do not describe what has to be done after you enter China. The X2 row of the Embassy's visa notice carries a description but an empty documents cell, so what a short-programme applicant must submit is not stated there. The Embassy scholarship page read for this page gives no deadline beyond 10 January 2026. For anything the pages above leave open, ask the university's international student office, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh, or the exit-entry office.
Related questions
Who decides whether I am admitted?
The university. Article 12 of Order No. 42 states that the admission of international students is decided by the school, and that the school must not recruit anyone who does not meet the admission conditions; the school also examines admission qualifications and the proof of financial guarantee, and holds an examination or assessment.
Do I need an X1 or an X2 visa?
It depends on the length of study, which is how Article 35 of Order No. 42 frames the choice. The Embassy's notice describes X1 as for study in China for more than 180 days and X2 as for a short period of no more than 180 days.
Does the scholarship pay a monthly allowance?
Yes, according to the Embassy's announcement of 19 December 2025: the Chinese Government Scholarship Type A includes a monthly living allowance of approximately CNY 2,500-3,500, depending on programme level, alongside full tuition, on-campus accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and international round-trip airfare.
Do I have to show money if I am self-funded?
Under the Embassy's visa notice, yes: self-funded applicants shall submit a bank statement, and it should show that the applicant has at least USD 2,500 for each year of study in China. Applicants with scholarship support should instead provide relevant proof of the scholarship.
Sources
- Administrative Measures for the Enrolment and Education of International Students by Schools (Order No. 42 of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security) — Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (moe.gov.cn)
- Announcement: Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) / CSC Type A — Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh (bd.china-embassy.gov.cn)
- Embassy of the PRC in Bangladesh — Important Notices on Chinese Visa Application — Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh (bd.china-embassy.gov.cn)
Checked 11 October 2026
This page is an unofficial summary, is not legal or immigration advice, is not published by or affiliated with the bodies named above, and if it differs from the official text or from the instructions of the university, embassy or exit-entry office handling your case, that official text and those instructions prevail.