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This is the British High Commission Dhaka. The British High Commission or British Consulate in Bangladesh is located in ‘Embassy Row’ in Dhaka Bangladesh. The British High Commission is close to the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka. The Thai Embassy in Bangladesh is also close by. We have listed their telephone number for the British High Commission in Dhaka below with a map and the street address.
British High Commission in Dhaka, BangladeshUnited Nations Road
Office Hours: Sun-Wed: 0200 – 1000, Thurs: 0200 – 0800 (GMT) . Sun-Thurs: 0230 – 0730 (GMT) |
Public holidays in Bangladesh (British Embassy):
If you are wanting to contact or to visit the British embassy in Dhaka then you should note the days when the embassy is closed for a public holiday. This could be a British or a local holiday so always check. A good example it the National Day of Bangladesh which is a holiday even though not a British one. Call or best yet email them before you visit their offices. Note the details of the British Consulate in Bangladesh.
| DATE | HOLIDAY |
| 01 January | New Year’s Day |
| 21 February | Shaheed Day |
| 26 March | Independence Day |
| 08 April | Easter Sunday |
| 06 May | Buddha Purnima* |
| 05 June | Queens Diamond Jubilee |
| 19 August | Eid-ul-Fitre* |
| 20 August | Eid-ul-Fitre* |
| 24 October | Durga Puja* |
| 28 October | Eid-ul-Azha* |
| 29 October | Eid-ul-Azha* |
| 16 December | Victory Day |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
| 27 December | Replacing the August Bank Holiday |
British Consular Services Sylhet
| VFS Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd UK Visa Application Centre 7th Floor, Nirvana Inn, Mirza Jungle Road, Ramerdhigir par, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh |
Telephone: +880 2 55668700 Fax : +880 2 9843437 |
UK Visa Applications : Processing Times (Dhaka Embassy)
The following is the average time taken to process a UK visa out of the Dhaka Embassy. The stats are collected by the UK Border Agency who keep track of the quality of service for issuing a UK visa to a foreign national abroad. Check the type of visa you have applied or are applying for and note what your average time for the British visa would be.
British High Commission Visa
| Visits Visas | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Visit (more than 6 months) | 92% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 192 |
| General Visit (6 months or less) | 54% | 93% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 420 |
| Business Visit (6 months or less) | 84% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 175 |
| Family Visit (6 months or less) | 36% | 94% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 87 |
| Transit (6 months or less) | 50% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 2 |
| Other Visit (6 months or less) | 45% | 89% | 93% | 100% | 100% | 48 |
| Points Based System Visas | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS Tier 1 | 65% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 43 |
| PBS Tier 2 | 83% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 6 |
| PBS Tier 4 | 84% | 93% | 96% | 98% | 100% | 635 |
| PBS Tier 5 | 75% | 75% | 75% | 100% | 100% | 4 |
| Other Non Settlement Visas | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEA Family Permits | 44% | 66% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 9 |
| Other Non-Settlement | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 1 |
| Settlement Visas | 5 days | 10 days | 15 days | 40 days | 90 days | Total decisions made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 0% | 2% | 7% | 7% | 88% | 71 |
The above data is for all decisions made in September 2012
See also other representative office such as the British High Commission in Canberra as well a the British Embassy in Hong Kong.
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