Dutch Preparatory One-Year Programme

Depending on your nationality, you will need a visa to follow the Dutch Preparatory Programme at Linguapolis. Check whether you need a visa here.

In order to obtain a student visa for the Preparatory One-Year Programme: Dutch as a Foreign Language in an Academic Context, candidates will need to be accepted for both the Preparatory One-Year Programme and the (under)graduate degree they intend to start in the following academic year.

Please note: When you plan to continue your studies at the University of Antwerp, Artesis Plantijn University College or Karel de Grote University College, you only need to submit one application; the application for the Dutch language year will automatically be included if your level of Dutch is insufficient. Upon successfully completing your application you will receive both Letters of Acceptance needed to apply for a student visa.

A visa will not be approved if it is just for a language course. As a result, a second Letter of Acceptance from a Flemish university or college is required.

You will be required to upload the following documents:

• ​A copy of a valid passport or identity card
  

Info for Ukrainian Nationals

For our admission purposes, all Ukrainian nationals will be considered as EEA nationals. You can apply until 31 August 2026 (instead of 1 March 2026). 

The tuition fees payable will be equivalent to those for EEA nationals if you have temporary protection status in Belgium at the time of enrollment. 

Important information for students with a Chinese diploma 

All students with a Chinese diploma who want to come to Belgium to study will have to obtain a certificate of academic screening issued by the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) of the German Embassy in Beijing before being granted admission to any higher education institution, language course or other preparatory course in Flanders. APS formulates a non-binding recommendation for the university concerning the level of the student. Please note that an APS certificate is a required condition, but not sufficient for being admitted to any higher education institute. The APS certificate is also required for obtaining a Belgian student visa. Chinese students planning to study in Flanders are advised to contact the Academic Evaluation Centre in Beijing as soon as possible in order to make the necessary arrangements. They should do this before applying for a visa. More information on APS can be found at the website www.aps.org.cn.

You have successfully completed secondary school (1) and the degree must give access to higher studies in the country where the diploma was obtained (2).

You will be required to upload the following documents:

1. Applicants currently completing their final year of secondary school must submit a copy of an original and signed letter from their secondary school confirming that they are expected to successfully complete secondary school at the end of the current academic year.
2. A copy of your secondary school certificate (translated into Dutch, English, French or German)
3. A copy of your secondary school transcript of records (translated into Dutch, English, French or German)
4. (if applicable) Copies of other diplomas, degrees or certificates
5. (if applicable) For Chinese students: the APS certificate.
   
6. (if applicable) A copy of your country's national exam results that allow you to start higher education.

• You have an intermediate knowledge of English (= level B1 in the CEFR)
• Native speakers of English, and/or students who attended a secondary school where the language of instruction was English, must have experience in studying another European language as a foreign language (either as a curricular course, or as an extra-curricular course consisting of at least 50 hours).
  

You will be required to upload the following documents:

Proof that you have studied English as a foreign language
or (if English is your mother tongue or if English was the language of instruction at your secondary school) proof that you have studied another European language as a foreign language