Important Notice
Please contact BHC London's Emergency Covid Helpline: +447459616197 to get medical advice from BHC London Bangladeshi-British Doctors' Panel. For consular help, please contact BHC London 24/7 Consular Helpline 1: +447438429939 And Consular helpline 2: +447459616197.

At A GLANCE NVR Instructions (PLEASE USE POSTAL SERVICE, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW)

Fees for NVR is £46.00 (non-refundable). Payable to "Bangladesh High Commission, London".
Please use postal/pay order as method of payment (Online/cash/cheque payment is not accepted). For making payment for more than one application, you can pay all in one pay/postal order.

IMPORTANT: Please note that due to the going Covid-19 pandemic we encourage, for the sake of your safety, not to come physically to the High Commission for NVR purpose only (as this particular service is obtainable from home, by postal service).

POSTAL APPLICATION GUIDELINES:

In order to obtain NVR, all you need is to follow the step by step guidelines as given below:

You will receive your passport back with the NVR issued within 7-10 business days from the date we receive your postal application.

PLEASE NOTE that due to high volume of inbound applications, we will not be able to give you any status update as to when we received your postal application and when we disbursed the return mail. Hence, it is better to use the postal mails with tracking system (recorded delivery and return) of the Royal Mail.

For any queries AFTER 10 DAYS, please send text message to our 24/7 mobile consular helplines: (24/7 mobile helpline-1: +44 7438 429 939 or the mobile Helpline-2: +44 7459 616 197).

Step 1

Online Application Submission
Step 2

Appointment Booking for submission
Step 3

Documents Preparation & Fee for Application
Step 4

After Submission Tracking and collection

NVR - First Time

URGENT INSTRUCTIONS on NVR: PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU APPLY

1. Please DO NOT US MAC PC. Kindly use Windows to fill up the online form. 

2. The Online Application Form may not be available for all browsers. If you are unable to access the form online from your current browser, please try from another browser such as Chrome or Explorer. 

3. You may face problems while logging in the website if you are using a version of Windows Internet Explorer earlier than 9.0 or a version of Mozila Firefox earlier than 3.5. 

4. Please DO NOT USE any special characters (such as , ; ' : - _ etc.). 

5. Please skip payment option while filling up online application. 

6. For further details, please follow the link on NVR Guideline: https://bhclondon.org.uk/uploads/file/2018/05/43ba98af65bfe3c530709d99f667bb93.pdf

7. Please take note that NVR is never an urgent service

8. Bangladesh origin foreign nationals (except SAARC countries) are eligible to obtain NVR in their foreign passports to visit Bangladesh. Their spouse and children are also eligible for this endorsement, which allows the holder multiple entries into Bangladesh with unlimited duration of stay within the validity of the passport. Citizens other then the UK/EU must submit the proof of residence in the UK for the endorsement. However, the authority reserves the right to reject any application at any time without ascertaining any reason.

9. NVR by Post:

You may send your NVR application by post along with passport and all other required documents mentioned in your respective NVR category and a self address written prepaid envelope. In order to obtain NVR by post, you must pay the NVR fee by postal order or bank draft in favour of Bangladesh High Commission, London and allow at least 07 (seven) working days after receiving the post. If you are from Ireland, then please provide additional £10.00 postal order as a postal charges.

Postal Addres: 

Consular Wing

Bangladesh High Commission

28 Queen's Gate, London, SW7 5JA.

10. NVR FEES

£46 (Forty six pounds). 

You may pay the NVR fees at the counter of the consular section of Bangladesh High Commission by

  • Debit/Credit card or
  • Postal order (addressed to Bangladesh High Commission, London) or
  • Bank draft (addressed to Bangladesh High Commission, London)
  • Pay by phone is also welcome given the emergency situation such as Covid-19 pandamic. 

Cash or personal check is not accepted. The NVR Fee is Non-refundable even if the NVR is not issued, in case.

If you fail to fill in the NVR form after complying all the above instructions, you may call the Mission's 27/7 consular helpline numbers: 

24/7 Consular Helpline-1: +447438429939 

24/7 Consular Helpline-2: +447459616197

Bangladeshi-British/EU/other nationals

  • a) Duly filled in online NVR application form;
  • b) Recent passport size colour photo- 1(one) copy;
  • c) UK/EU Passport (valid at least for six months) with photocopy of photo page;
  • d) Valid or expired Bangladesh Passport including photocopy (MRP's photo page/Hand written passport's pages 1–5)
    or
    Bangladeshi Citizenship Certificate issued from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh and attested by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh including photocopy;
    or
    Digital Birth Certificate (17 Digit Numbers) issued by the competent authority in Bangladesh including photocopy;
  • e) Deed poll counter signed by Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in case of name change in any document from the previous one including photocopy.

Foreign Spouse of Bangladeshi or Bangladeshi-British/European/other nationals

  • a) Duly filled in online NVR application form;
  • b) Recent passport size colour photo- 1(one) copy;
  • c) Applicant's UK/EU Passport (valid at least for six months) with photocopy of photo page;
  • d) Spouse's Valid Bangladesh Passport including photocopy (MRP's photo page/Hand written passport's pages 1–5)
    or
    Spouse's Valid UK/EU Passport having NVR with photocopy of NVR and photo page;
  • e) Bangladeshi original Marriage Certificate attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh including photocopy
    or
    British/EU Original Marriage Certificate countersigned by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) including photocopy
  • f) Deed poll counter signed by Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in case of name change in any document from the previous one including photocopy.
  • g) An interview of the married couple at Bangladesh High Commission London.

Children of Bangladeshi or Bangladeshi-British/European/ other nationals (not born in Bangladesh)

  • a) Duly filled in online NVR application form;
  • b) Recent passport size colour photo- 1(one) copy;
  • c) UK/EU Passport (valid for at least six months) with photocopy of photo page;
  • d) Birth certificates showing parents' name including photocopy;
  • e) Father's or mother's valid or expired Bangladesh Passport including photocopy (MRP's photo page/Hand written passport's pages 1–5)
    or
  •   Father's or mother's UK/EU Passport having NVR with photocopy of NVR and photo page;
  • f) Deed poll counter signed by Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in case of name change in any document from the previous one including photocopy.

Processing time:

Standard time to process a NVR application, Bangladesh High Commission London requires at least four (04) working days.

Receiving Time- NVR Application

Delivery Time-Passport with NVR

10.00 am to 01.00 pm (Monday-Thursday)
10.00 am to 12.30 pm (Friday)

During Ramadan

10:30am to 01:00pm (Monday-Thursday)

10:30am to 12:30pm (Friday)

4:00 pm to 5.00 pm 

During Ramadan

 3:30pm to 4:15pm

All the applicants are requested to follow the four (04) steps of application process to get your visa in time.

STEP-1: ONLINE APPLICATION SUBMISSION

All the applicants who wants to apply for No visa required (NVR), at first they are requested to fill in the online application form (Manually filled visa application is not acceptable) for Machine Readable Visa (MRV). Please read the guideline to fill in the NVR application form carefully before you start your application.

To fill in online application form for NVR, please click here

Bangladesh High Commission, London strongly advise you to ensure the followings at the time of fill in online application for NVR:

  • Passport details
  • Address & phone number in Bangladesh,
  • Email address.

After completing all the steps of online NVR application form, please check all your information carefully before submit the application online. After submitting the online application, you will get a pdf file of your application for download.

Please download that pdf file and print it out which you will be required at the time of submitting application at the consular wing of Bangladesh High Commission London.

Please note:

  • Do not use MAC pc to fill in the form.
  • The online Bangladesh government visa application form may not be available in all browsers. If you are unable to access the online visa form, we recommend that you try another browser such as Google Chrome or Internet Explorer.
  • You may also face problem in logging-on the website if you are using an earlier version than 9.0 of Internet Explorer (Windows) or an earlier version than 3.5 of Mozilla Firefox.

STEP-2: APPOINTMENT BOOKING FOR SUBMISSION

You need a prior appointment in order to submit your NVR application at the consular wing of Bangladesh High Commission, London.

Please note that without prior appointment, no NVR application will be accepted.

For appointment booking, please click here.

STEP-3: DOCUMENTS PREPARATION & PAYMENT FOR APPLICATION

After your step 1 & 2 complete, Please arrange all the required supporting documents for visa application as mentioned in your visa category.

To know your NVR requirments, please click here

Before coming to the Bangladesh High Commission, London, you are requested to ensure the followings:

  • Printed copy of the online application form.
  • Signature of applicant in application form within the signature marked area.
  • Printed copy of the appointment confirmation letter.
  • Original passport for at least 06 months validity with minimum two blank pages.
  • One (01) recent passport size photographs with white background.
  • All the supporting documents as mentioned in your respective NVR category.

You may pay the NVR fees at the counter of the consular section of Bangladesh High Commission by

  • Debit/Credit card or
  • Postal order (addressed to Bangladesh High Commission, London) or
  • Bank draft (addressed to Bangladesh High Commission, London)

STEP-4: AFTER SUBMISSION COLLECTION

Collection

Please collect your passport from the Counter-3, Consular Wing, Bangladesh High Commission London on mentioned date in your payment slip.

Delivery time for visa : 4:00pm to 5:00pm (Monday - Friday), except Holiday list 2018

Please note that the validity of the NVR begins from the date of issue by the High Commission of Bangladesh which allows the holder multiple entries into Bangladesh with unlimited duration of stay within the validity of the passport.

Important Notice:

Once the Bangladesh visa has been granted, then a printed copy of NVR sticker will be attached on an entire page in your passport. Please check the details carefully for any spelling mistakes and or validity etc. as marked below:

  • Your Surname (Last Name) as stated in your Passport.
  • Your Name (Given Name) including Middle Name, if any, as given in the Passport.
  • Passport Number as in Passport.
  • Correct Photographs.
  • Visa Type: i.e. T = Tourist, B = Business, X = Entry.
  • Number of Entries: Multiple, Double, or Single.
  • Date of Issue.
  • Date of Expiration.

USEFUL LINKS

Address

Bangladesh High Commission, London
28 Queens Gate, London,
SW7 5JA

Consular Hours

Monday-Thursday
11:00 am to 01:00 pm
02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

Friday
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

Contact us

Phone: 020 7584 0081
Fax: 020 7581 7477
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