As part of the UK visa requirements (Tier 4 student or any UK visa) all Bangladesh applicant’s need to show available Bank funds in the financial institutions or Bank from a Bangladesh bank. UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) updated eligible list of financial institutes of Bangladesh on June 2020.
If you’re applying for Tier 4 Student visa in the UK or any other category UK visa you must satisfy the visa officer that you’ve sufficient financial ability. In order to do that students can show their personal or parents bank account but UKVI doesn’t accept all Bangladeshi banks. Due to the verification process of financial credentials UKVI only approves selected Bangladesh bank to show funds for their visa.
List of UKVI approved Bangladesh Bank
SL no. | Name of Financial Institution | |
---|---|---|
1 | AB Bank Limited | |
2 | Bank Alfalah Limited | |
3 | The City Bank Limited | |
4 | Eastern Bank Limited | |
5 | International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank Limited | |
6 | National Credit and Commerce Bank Ltd | |
7 | Southeast Bank Ltd | |
8 | One Bank Ltd | |
9 | Mutual trust Bank Ltd | |
10 | BRAC Bank Ltd | |
11 | First Security Islami Bank Ltd | |
12 | Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd | |
13 | Standard Chartered Bank | |
14 | State Bank of India | |
15 | Citi Bank | |
16 | Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd | |
17 | The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC) | |
18 | Dhaka Bank Limited | |
19 | Premier Bank Limited | |
20 | Prime Bank Limited | |
21 | Pubali Bank Limited | |
22 | Standard Bank Limited | |
23 | Trust Bank Limited | |
24 | Woori Bank Limited |
All kind of UK visa applicants from Bangladesh must submit their financial account statements from the above-mentioned banks only. To study in UK you need to make sure you show your bank statements only from approved Bangladesh Bank. Presenting any other bank financial documents (bank statement) for a UK visa will refuse the application. Because it is a part of visa application requirements. UKVI also have a list of non-approved Bangladesh bank lists. So it is your responsibility to find out if your Bank is approved by UK Immigration for visa application purpose. For the latest updates, you can always find this from UKVI website.