Temporary suspension of Tier 4 student visa applications in Bangladesh February 1, Monday

31 January 2010:
Temporary suspension of Tier 4 student visa applications in Bangladesh: From Monday 1 February 2010, the UK Border Agency will temporarily stop accepting any new student visa applications under Tier 4 of the Points Based System at the visa application centres in Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong.

The UK Border Agency has taken this decision in response to unexpectedly high numbers of student visa applications at this time of year. This means that no further applications will be accepted until further notice. In addition, any scheduled appointments from 1 February onwards will also be suspended until the UK Border Agency begins to accept Tier 4 applications again, and then these applicants will be given priority.

Applicants who have already submitted Tier 4 student visa applications before 1 February will have their applications processed.

Customers who are making applications in other visa categories are not affected by this announcement.