Before mailing anything to the University of Amsterdam, open the application instructions for your programme and copy the destination from there. If those instructions do not ask for paper, send nothing by post.
- Applicants with an international diploma pay a non-refundable €100 application fee.
- The advisory deadline is 1 April 2027 and the final deadline is 1 May 2027 for the September 2027 intake.
- A non-EU/EEA applicant must provide an English test certificate by 1 April 2027, an EU/EEA applicant by 1 May 2027.
- Online and home-edition English tests are not accepted, so check the test version before sending any certificate.
- Programmes with limited places, such as Economics and Business Economics, use an earlier date: 15 January 2027.
Separate the items that might travel by post
Three items are worth treating separately: your diploma documents, your English test certificate and the €100 application fee. The university sets a date for the certificate (1 April 2027 for non-EU/EEA applicants, 1 May 2027 for EU/EEA applicants) and calls the fee non-refundable. For each item, find out whether the instructions name post, an upload or another route.
The Central Admissions Office assesses your documents on an individual basis, so the instruction shown for your own application is the one to follow. An address taken from an email, a forum or last year's page does not confirm what your case requires.
Work back from the 2027 dates before choosing post
A programme page can set its own date, as the limited-place programmes do, so treat the list as the general picture for September 2027 entry and check your programme's page for exceptions.
- 15 January 2027: deadline for programmes with limited places (numerus fixus), such as Economics and Business Economics, which also ask for registration for the selection test by that date.
- 1 April 2027: advisory deadline for applicants with international prior education. The university strongly urges you to apply before it if you need a visa or housing through the UvA.
- 1 April 2027: English test certificate deadline for non-EU/EEA applicants.
- 1 May 2027: final deadline for all applicants and the certificate deadline for EU/EEA applicants. After it, applying is possible only in exceptional circumstances.
Hypothetical example: an applicant who needs UvA housing posts a certificate on 25 March 2027 to an address copied from an old email. If it is returned or lost, the advisory date may pass before the applicant learns of the problem. Sending paper late in the window leaves no room to repeat the step.
Check the test version before sending a certificate
A certificate delivered to the right address can still fail if it comes from the wrong version of the test. The university states that other versions and modules are not accepted, including:
- IELTS Online
- IELTS One Skill Retake
- TOEFL Home Edition
- TOEFL MyBestScores
The PPLE programme and the Liberal Arts and Sciences programme have their own English language requirements. Compare your score with the programme page first, and see the guide to English requirements by programme.
Confirm the destination on the current programme page
- If the page names an address, copy it from there and note the date you read it.
- If an address you were given elsewhere differs, follow the university page.
- If the page is unclear for your case, ask the Central Admissions Office in writing before posting, and keep the reply.
If a copy must be legalised, meaning confirmed as genuine by the competent authority of the issuing country, allow extra time before the dates above. The process is covered in our guide to the legalisation of education documents.
EDMONT prepares the application with you first and holds a consultation after. For a Dutch bachelor's programme that means checking each document against the programme page, working out which items need post, and setting your own dates ahead of 1 April 2027 and 1 May 2027.