How to submit an application for a UK visa?

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. Click here to ascertain the amount of money required.
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.

Completing your Visa Application Form:

You can either download a visa application form from this web link - Application Forms, or go to the VAC and obtain one, and then complete the form by hand OR you can complete your visa application form online as detailed below.

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.

Addresses of UK Visa Application Centre
DHAKA
VFS Bangladesh Pvt Ltd
UK Visa Application Centre Saimon Centre, 1st Floor; House#4A, Road#22; Gulshan 1
Dhaka - 1212

SYLHET
VFS Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd.
UK Visa Application Centre; Garden Towers, 1st Floor; Shahjalal Bridge Link Road;
Mendhibagh; Sylhet - 3100

CHITTAGONG
VFS Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd.
UK Visa Application Centre; Chamber House, 4th Floor; 38 Agrabad Commercial Area
Chittagong - 4100

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.

If you are applying under Tier One General of the Points Based System (Highly Skilled Migrants) full details, including Administrative Review, are available on the UK Border Agency website.

Please click on the links below for information on the below categories:

INF 21 PBS General Migrant
INF 22 PBS Investor
INF 23 PBS Entrepreneur
INF 24 PBS Post Study Work