Flight Itinerary for a UK Visa Application
UK Visas and Immigration asks what your travel plans are - not for a ticket you have already paid for. Generate a dated Dhaka to London itinerary to submit with your Standard Visitor application, and buy the real ticket once your passport is back in your hands.
Generate Dhaka → London Itinerary →Why an itinerary, and not a ticket, for the UK
The Home Office wants to see that you have thought your trip through: when you are going, how long you are staying, and when you are coming back. At the same time its published guidance is that you should not make non-refundable arrangements before a decision has been made. A flight itinerary sits in that gap. It gives the caseworker the route, the dates and the passenger names in the format they read every day, while leaving you free to change plans if the application takes longer than expected.
Dates a caseworker can read
Every itinerary carries a booking reference, operating airline, flight numbers and dated segments - laid out the way a real airline confirmation is, so nothing needs explaining.
No money locked into a refusal
Visitor applications from Dhaka can sit for weeks in peak season. A ticket bought early is money at risk; an itinerary costs a fraction of it and carries none of that risk.
Consistent with the rest of your file
Your travel dates should match your hotel booking, your sponsor or invitation letter and your leave application. Generate them together and the dates line up by default.
Ready before your VFS appointment
The PDF is generated instantly and delivered to your email and your dashboard, so you can print it with the rest of your document bundle the night before.
Flying Dhaka to London
Direct or one stop
Biman Bangladesh Airlines operates Dhaka to Heathrow non-stop. Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines connect through Dubai, Doha and Istanbul, usually at a lower fare.
How long it takes
The non-stop is roughly ten to eleven hours in the air. A one-stop routing typically runs fourteen to twenty hours door to door, depending on how long the layover is.
Which London airport
Heathrow is the usual arrival point and the one most applicants put on their itinerary. Gatwick or Manchester make more sense if the people you are visiting are not in London.
Choosing your dates
Pick a departure comfortably after the date you expect a decision, not the earliest possible flight. A plan that looks rushed invites questions you do not need to answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does UKVI require a flight booking with my application?
It is not on the mandatory document list. The application form does ask when you intend to travel and what you intend to do, and an itinerary is the normal way to evidence that answer rather than leaving it as a claim.
Could I be refused for submitting an itinerary instead of a ticket?
Submitting an itinerary is not itself a ground for refusal - Home Office guidance actively discourages non-refundable bookings before a decision. Refusals turn on things like funds, ties to Bangladesh and the credibility of the trip.
What travel dates should I put on it?
Leave a buffer after the date you realistically expect your passport back, and keep the return within the stay you are applying for. Dates that contradict your other documents are the ones that cause problems.
Can I use the same document for a transit or student route?
The document works anywhere you need to show intended travel, but each visa route has its own checklist. Check the requirements for the route you are applying under before you submit.
Visa requirements change, and they differ by consulate, by application centre and by the route you are applying under. Treat this page as background, and check the current checklist published for your own application before you submit. TicketDrafts generates travel documents; it does not give immigration advice.