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  • How to Apply?

    We strongly recommend that you to visit the Application Centre by prior appointment. This will help you save unnecessary waiting time. You will particularly value the appointment facility during the peak season when long queues may be an occurrence.

    You can make an online application in 3 easy steps:
    1. Obtain a fee receipt from any designated branch of Brac Bank. Please carry a photocopy of your passport data page when you go to the bank. Information on the relevant fee is available.
    2. Schedule an appointment to submit your visa application pack at the nearest UK Visa Application Centre.
    3. Download the Visa Application Form and print it out.

    Please arrive at the UK Visa Application Centre 10 minutes before your appointment time.

    You may also visit the Application Centre without making a prior appointment.


  • Points Based System

    Points Based System (PBS) is a new system for managing migration for those wishing to enter the UK for work or study. Please visit www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for more information and the Self-Assessment Calculator.
    You can submit applications for all categories of Tier 1 starting 30 June 2008

    Tier 1 Categories:
    • Tier 1 (General) Migrant
    • Tier 1 (Investor)
    • Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)
    • Tier 1 (Post-Study Work)


    Highly Skilled Forum Judicial Review
    The recent High Court ruling in the UK resulting from the Highly Skilled Forum Judicial Review affects certain people who formerly had leave in the UK under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP). You may be covered by this ruling if you joined HSMP under the arrangements which were in place until the scheme was suspended on 7 November 2006 and you either:
    1. applied for and were refused further leave to remain under the new extension rules which came into force on 5 December 2006, and subsequently left the UK, or
    2. left the UK after 7 November 2006 without ever applying for further leave to remain under the new rules.

    A policy document which explains in detail who is affected by the ruling is available on the UK Border Agency website.

    Forms and Guidance

    Guidance on making and assessing applications under the HSMP Judicial Review judgement is available on the Visa Services website.
    The standard PBS form (VAF 9) and Appendix 1(Tier 1- General) have been expanded to allow them to be used by HSMP Forum JR applicants in both categories, ie (a) and ( b).

    Making Your Application

    Applications in both categories should be made at the appropriate visa section or VAC in the usual way. Category (a) applicants will not be charged a fee; category (b) applicants should pay the standard Tier 1 (General) fee.

    Tier 2 Categories
    Tier 5 Categories


  • Completing your Visa Application Form:

    You can complete the application form online. Alternatively you can download the form from the UK Border Agency website, or collect a copy of the form from the Visa Application Centre (VAC) and then complete it by hand.
  • Completing your Visa Application Form online:

    Visit Visa4UK to submit your visa application form online. The site will give you full instructions on how to do this.

    Please remember to print out your completed online application form and bring it with you when you come to the VAC to give your biometrics.
  • Who needs to submit the application?

    All visa applicants, irrespective of nationality, who apply for a UK visa, will be required to attend in person to provide a ten-finger scan and a digital photograph as part of the UK visa application process.


  • Supporting Documents

    The UK Border Agency produce a list of supporting documents which you will need to supply with your application.


  • Photographs



    Note : We regret we cannot accept photographs that do not meet these requirments

    Photo Specifications:

    1. Please provide one recent photograph of yourself.
    2. The photographs should be in colour and taken against a plain, evenly lit, light coloured background so that your features are distinguishable against the background.
    3. Your full face should be visible.
    4. The photograph should be taken without a hat, helmet or other headgear, unless you wear such an item for religious reasons.
    5. The photograph should be taken without sunglasses, although everyday glasses can be worn.
    6. The photographs should be clear and of good quality, and should be printed on normal photographic paper.
    7. They should be unmounted, passport style photographs where the size of the image is 45 mm x 35 mm.

    PHOTOGRAPHS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THESE STANDARDS WILL BE REJECTED AND MAY CAUSE A DELAY IN PROCESSING THE APPLICATION.
  • Health Screening (TB Testing)

    If you are planning to come to the UK for more than six months, you will need to be tested to show that you are free from TB before we will accept your visa application.

    Addresses of UK Visa Application Centre Opening Hours
    Dhaka
    VFS Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd.
    UK Visa Application Centre Saimon Centre,
    1st Floor Road No.22, Plot No.4/A,
    Gulshan Circle - 1 Dhaka - 1212.
     
    Sunday to Wednesday:
    Working Hours: 0800 - 1300 hrs and 1400 – 1600 hrs
    Students’ Application Submission Time 0800 - 0930 hrs
    For all other categories, applicants wishing to lodge applications are requested to enter the application center between: 0800 - 1200 hrs and 1400 – 1500 hrs
    Passport Delivery: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM and 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
     
    Thursday:
    Working Hours: 0800 - 1430 hrs
    Students’ Application Submission Time 0800 - 0930 hrs
    For all other categories, applicants wishing to lodge applications are requested to enter the application center between: 0800 – 1330 hrs
    Passport Delivery: 12:00 PM to 02:30 PM

    Sylhet
    VFS Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd.
    UK Visa Application Centre Garden Towers,
    1st Floor Shahjalal Bridge Link Road Mendhibagh,
    Sylhet - 3100.
     
    Sunday to Thursday:
    Working Hours: 0800 - 1300 hrs
    Applicants wishing to lodge applications are requested to enter the application center between: 0800 - 1230 hrs
    Passport Delivery: 08:00 AM to 01:00 PM and 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM

    Chittagong
    VFS Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd.
    UK Visa Application Centre Chamber House,
    4th Floor 38 Agrabad Commercial Area,
    Chittagong.
     
    Sunday to Thursday:
    Working Hours: 0800 - 1300 hrs
    Applicants wishing to lodge applications are requested to enter the application center between: 0800 - 1230 hrs
    Passport Delivery: 1500 – 1600 hrs

  • Call Centre Details

    As part of a continuing process to improve service to our customers, the Immigration Section has opened a new Call-Centre to receive all enquiries related to visa applications. Fully-trained staffs are available to answer general and specific questions and hand out advice on making an application for UK entry clearance.

    You can contact the Call-Centre on the following telephone numbers:
    7161736, 7162247
    0800 - 1300 and 14-00 1600, Sunday - Thursday

    Please note that any call received at the High Commission will be re-directed to the Call-Centre.
  • How long will it take for your application to be processed?

    You will be informed at the time of acceptance of your application the expected processing time line. This may vary by visa category. Please allow for extended processing timelines during peak seasons.

    We recommend that you apply at least eight weeks before your intended date of travel. It is in your interest not to purchase your travel services till issue of visa has been confirmed.

    Processed applications can be collected back from the Application Centre where the application was originally submitted.


  • Do I have to be interviewed by an officer of the British High Commission?

    Issue or refusal of a visa is based on the assessment of your application by an Entry Clearance Officer at the British High Commission.

    The Entry Clearance Officer may decide to interview if they need more information before making a decision on your application. In such case, you will need to visit the British High Commission at Dhaka by appointment. At the visa section, the time for each interview is limited. It is thus important for the Entry Clearance Officer to gain a quick and accurate understanding of each application. But because they are working from a script, these applicants do not always listen to the questions actually asked or provide relevant answers. So please give full and clear replies to the questions. If you do not know the answer, say so.

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  • 2008 Holiday dates

     * -The actual holiday is determined by the moon, and may change.
Date Day Holiday
1 January Tuesday New Year's Day
21 February Thursday Shaheed Day
23 March Sunday Easter Sunday
26 March Wednesday Independence Day
14 April Monday Bengali New Year
1 May Thursday May Day
24 August Sunday August Bank Holiday
1 October Wednesday Eid Holiday
2 October Thursday Eid-ul-Fitre*
9 October Thursday Durga Puja*
09 December Tuesday Eid-al-Azha*
10 December Wednesday Eid-al-Azha*
16 December Tuesday Victory Day
25 December Thursday Christmas Day
28 December Sunday In lieu of Boxing Day

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