Some tips/info regarding PP submission at VFS, Dhaka:
# I went inside VFS at 9:10 AM and was the 6th in queue. So, I suggest others to go at 9:00 AM sharp to avoid crowd.
# Don't forget to take 'VFS-Canada token' from security guard at the entry stairs in ground floor. ( Weird procedure, this wasted my 10 minutes, as I was denied entry at 4th floor & had to return downstairs, to collect that token. :-X There are other VFS offices too, so make sure you are collecting token for VFS-Canada). By 9:25 AM my PP submission was completed.
# Don't carry excess baggage, just take the bare necessary papers, passport, cash etc only. No other device, accept switched on mobile phones are allowed inside VFS. They do a lot of checking/scanning in the entry.
# Carry cash with adequate change. I had to pay BDT 2821 (PP transmission fee BDT 2764 + SMS notifications fee BDT 57). Fee schedule:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/bangladesh/Service_and_Service_Charge.html
# Ppl like me who rely on public transports such as bus, be aware that most buses who had routes through Gulshan area recently have changed route due to security issues. New bus (Dhaka Chaka) & other transports (CNG) have been introduced there. So, plan accordingly.
# PP submission tips from VFS
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/bangladesh/how_to_apply.html#. see "Passport Transmission Services" section in the middle of the page.
# Tracking PP via VFS website :
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/bangladesh/track_your_application.html I received 1 SMS & 1 email with same update as in this webpage, on the submission date.
Things I needed:
1. My Passport
2. Photo (02 copies) in a envelope
3. Photocopy of my PP (They return it with receipt)
4. Printout of PPR e-mail (first 03 pages of the attachment)
5. Printout of Appendix -B (filled in) of PPR email attachment. Appendix A is for guidance only, I guess. Pls, read the whole attachment PDF carefully.
Address: VFS Canada Application Centre-Dhaka
4th Floor, Delta Life Tower, Plot 37, Road 90, North Gulshan Avenue , Gulshan-2, Dhaka-121 (EXIM Bank Gulshan branch is on the ground floor)
See map & images to identify/locate easily :
https://goo.gl/maps/uA69NB1q5UL2
Days of Operation: Sunday –Thursday (excluding declared holidays)
Hours of operation CVAC Opening time: 09:00 – 17:00
Application Submission: 09:00 – 17:00, Passport Collection: 15:00 – 17:00
Helpline number: +88 09666 911 380 (For Mobile Users Only), +88 09606 777 888 (09:00 – 17:00)
Website:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/bangladesh/index.html
Best wishes to everyone