Visa Services

Recent Changes

1. CHANGES ON BLUE SHEET SUBMISSION DAYS:

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka announces that OF-194 forms (blue sheets) and accompanying documents will now be accepted on Thursday mornings rather than Sunday and Mondays. Visa applicants for all visa categories who have been given an OF-194 (blue sheet) and asked to submit additional documents should come to the Embassy any Thursday (working day) morning between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. to submit their documents. Visa applicants should also bring all of their passports.

This change will take place immediately.

2. CHANGES ON NIV APPLICATION PROCESS:

As of July 2, 2007, Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh took over the offsite non-immigrant visa fee collection function. Non-immigrant visa fees are no longer accepted at Citibank, N.A. Applicants may deposit the non-immigrant visa application fee directly to Standard Chartered Bank and obtain a receipt. For fee processing service, the Standard Chartered Bank will assess a processing fee of 100 taka plus applicable VAT.

As of January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa increased from $100 to $131. This increase allows the Department of State to recover the costs of security and other enhancements to the non-immigrant visa application process.

The opportunity to process non-immigrant visa applications and to schedule visa interview appointments at Saimon Overseas Limited remains unchanged. For application processing and appointment scheduling service, Saimon Overseas assesses a per passport service fee of 650 taka.

Please note that the $131 nonimmigrant visa fee is valid for 90 days from the date of payment.

Address of Saimon Overseas Limited:

Saimon Centre
House 4A, Rd. 22,
Gulshan - 1, Dhaka.
Telephone: 9893964

Address of Standard Chartered Bank:

Plot # 189, Block # NWA, Gulshan Avenue (opposite Pakistan Embassy)
Gulshan - 2, Dhaka.
Phone: 8821904, 9881651.