Standard Visitor visa: Bangladeshi citizen in Bangladesh → United Kingdom
Bangladeshi citizens need a UK Standard Visitor visa — apply online on gov.uk and give biometrics at a UK visa application centre.
Lets you visit the UK for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months) and other permitted activities, usually for up to 6 months. No paid work.
- Validity
- 6 months (long-validity 2-, 5- or 10-year Standard Visitor visas are also available)
- Entries
- Multiple entry
- Max stay per visit
- Up to 6 months per visit
When to start
Start 30 days–2 months before your travel date.
Getting an appointment in Bangladesh
- VFS releases appointment slots up to ~90 days ahead; if you see “No slots available”, new slots are often added — retry over the next few days.
- You can book any centre in your country of residence — a centre in another city often has earlier slots.
Check your purpose (tourism, business, short study) is a permitted Standard Visitor activity.
Get your passport, travel/accommodation details, evidence of funds.
Complete the application on gov.uk and pay the £135 fee for a 6-month visa.
As part of the online application, book your biometrics appointment at the centre serving where you live.
Prove your identity, give your fingerprints and a photo (biometrics), and hand over your documents. You’ll get your passport or travel document back on the same day — the centre may keep some other documents while it processes your application.
A standard application is usually decided within about three weeks.
What you'll need
- Passport / travel document — A passport or travel document valid for the whole of your stay in the UK. ✓ verified
- Evidence you'll leave the UK — Documents showing you will leave at the end of your visit (e.g. employment, studies, family or property ties). ✓ verified
- Evidence you can support yourself — Bank statements or payslips showing you can support yourself and any dependants during the trip (or that someone is funding you). ✓ verified
- Funds for your return journey — Evidence you can pay for your return or onward journey (or that someone is funding it). ✓ verified
- Tuberculosis (TB) test certificate — If you’re visiting the UK for more than 6 months, a certificate proving you’ve had a TB test at a clinic approved for UK visa applications. ✓ verified· visiting for more than 6 months
Where you'll apply
Because you live in Bangladesh, you apply online on gov.uk and give biometrics at a UK visa application centre with jurisdiction over where you live.
Fees
| Standard Visitor visa (6 months) | GBP 135 |
Gotchas to watch
- Families apply separately: each person must have their own application, pay the fee, and attend their own appointment.
- If you're visiting the UK for 6 months or more you need a TB test certificate from an approved clinic before you apply.