UK, Australia to share same visa centre from Dec 5
The UK Border Agency and Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship will share the current UK visa application centres in Dhaka and Sylhet from December 5.
A British High Commission release says people to apply for UK and Australian visas will attend the same visa application centres located in ZN Tower, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka and Garden Towers, Shahjalal Bridge Link Road, Mendhibagh, Sylhet.
The UK and Australia have agreed to share a number of visa application centres and biometric collection facilities worldwide, as Australia begins to collect biometric data from its visa applicants. Dhaka and Sylhet are the first locations where the facilities will be shared.
According to the release, the way customers for UK visa submit their visa applications and biometrics at the visa application centres will remain unchanged. No change will occur also in the process by which the UK Border Agency makes decisions on all UK visa applications.
The customers' biometric and personal data will not be shared as part of this initiative. The information of UK visa applicants and Australia visa applicants will be stored and processed completely separately.
British High Commissioner Stephen Evans said more people can now enjoy the visa application facilities. ''We remain committed to continuing an efficient and high standard visa service for all our customers in Bangladesh.''
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