All the centres are open from 9am to 3pm Sunday to Thursday and from 9am to 1pm Saturday
The US Embassy in Dhaka has opened its visa collection centres in Sylhet and Chittagong, through its partner Saimon Overseas Ltd.
At these centres, applicants can submit and collect their passports and other documents in conjunction with an application for a US visa, according to an official release.
It added that qualified visa applicants who have been issued visas after 2008 can submit their passports for the Interview Waiver Program (Drop Box), a service that allows them to renew their visas without an interview.
All other applicants will still need to appear for a visa interview in Dhaka.
However, applicants who are issued visas can now pick up their passports (with visas) at the regional centres in Sylhet and Chittagong, saving them an additional trip to Dhaka.
The visa collection centres are located at 1/A Ananda Tower (Ground floor), Jail Road, in Sylhet and at Ayub Trade Centre (5th floor), 1269/B Sheikh Mujib Road, Agrabad, in Chittagong.
All the centres are open from 9am to 3pm Sunday to Thursday and from 9am to 1pm Saturday.
Besides, the embassy instituted several changes to make it easier for visa applicants to pay their visa processing fees, schedule visa interview appointments, and drop off and pick up their passports and other documents on September 14.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
