Checklist Before Flying Abroad from Bangladesh

pre flight checklist bangladesh sylhet students

What exactly should be on your checklist before flying abroad from Bangladesh? In simple terms: Documents, Legal banking & Remittance, Health & Insurance, airport-day rules, and country-specific numbers that affect your first 30–90 days. Master these pillars now, and you’ll land confident, compliant, and ready to study abroad.

Why this matters 

  • Competition is high: the UK granted 393,125 sponsored study visas to principal applicants in 2024, a big market with tighter rules, so paperwork discipline is non-negotiable.
  • Airport rules start at home: HSIA instructs international passengers to arrive 4 hours early and prohibits liquids over 100 ml in hand luggage packs accordingly to avoid last-minute stress.
  • Medical must-dos from Bangladesh: If you’re going to the UK for longer than 6 months, book your TB test at the IOM Migration Health Assessment Clinic, Sylhet (Medi-Aid Heart Centre; Sun–Thu, 8:30–17:00). It’s an approved site and saves a Dhaka trip.

Money & remittance

  • Open/maintain a Student File with an Authorised Dealer (AD) bank. In April–May 2025, Bangladesh Bank expanded the scope of remittances that ADs can make without prior BB approval, including admission/registration & exam fees, as well as correspondence-course payments when documentation is in order. Keep every SWIFT copy.

Health cover & headline costs you must plan for

  • UK: Pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (£776/year) during your visa application; then register with a GP after arrival.
  • Australia: OSHC is mandatory for the whole visa period on Subclass 500.
  • New Zealand: Approved medical & travel insurance is a condition of a fee-paying student visa.

Country snapshots to anchor your budget & work plans

  • UK Student route (applications on/after 2 Jan 2025): show £1,483/month (London) or £1,136/month (outside London) for up to 9 months, plus tuition.
  • Australia (during teaching periods): max 48 hours per fortnight; unlimited in scheduled breaks.
  • New Zealand: in-term work increases to 25 hours/week for visas granted from 3 Nov 2025 (older visas remain at 20 h unless varied).
  • Sweden (2025 applications): maintenance SEK 10,584/month; you may work during studies (studies must stay your main activity).

You’re almost there. Suppose you’ve covered the six pillars, documents, AD-bank remittance, medicals/insurance, airport rules, country funds/work-limits, and a first-72-hours plan. You’re ready to board with confidence and clear immigration without drama.

Quick Final Check

  • Passport + visa/eVisa + admission/CAS/CoE
  • TB certificate (if required), IHS/OSHC/insurance proof
  • Bank letters, maintenance proofs, SWIFT receipts
  • Printed itineraries, accommodation confirmation, and emergency contacts
  • Cloud backups of every document
  • HSIA rules: arrive 4h early, 100ml liquids in hand baggage only

Travel Ready with Uni Education

Don’t leave it to chance. Let Uni Education turn this checklist into your personal pre-flight pack tailored to your country, intake, and route from Sylhet or Dhaka.

  • Book a free 15-minute consult (today) to verify your documents, funds, and medicals.
  • Get your custom pack: AD-bank remittance steps, country-specific funds/work rules, and a 48-hour arrival plan (SIM, banking, GP/CPR/personnummer).
  • Fly confident: no missing papers, no last-minute surprises at HSIA or transit.

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