Guide
What makes a good sketch map for the embassy
Many embassies, including the German Embassy Dhaka, ask for a sketch map with family reunion, spouse and some other visa applications. The purpose is simple: if needed, someone from the embassy should be able to find the address using the map.
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What the embassy wants to see
The way from a well-known place (usually the embassy itself) to your address, clear enough for a stranger to follow. Make one page per address: current address, permanent address, your spouse's address, Kazi office or wedding venue.
Embassy rules can change. Always check the embassy's latest checklist before you submit. This tool is not affiliated with any embassy.
Checklist: what every page should contain
- A clear title: from where to where (e.g. ‘German Embassy Dhaka to the current address’)
- Full address: name, care of, house/road/village, ward, thana, post office and post code, district
- Phone numbers, with whose number it is and the relation to you
- Step-by-step route: by what, from where to where, roughly how long
- A map with the route and known crossings or landmarks
- Google Maps link and QR code, so the address opens with one scan
- A few numbered photos of the crossing, the gate or the house front
- Written directions in English (bilingual with Bangla is even better)
Tips for photos
Take them in daylight
Signboards and colours are easy to recognise in clear light.
Shoot from the direction people arrive
The photo should show the place the way a visitor will see it.
Include something recognisable
A shop sign, mosque, school gate or the house number.
Use landscape format
Wide photos fit the page best.
Avoid faces and number plates
Respect other people's privacy.
Sample description
Write in short, simple sentences that a stranger can follow. The tool writes a paragraph like this from your steps for you.
Written directions
From the German Embassy, take a CNG or Uber to Kallyanpur bus stand or Kamalapur railway station. Travel by bus or train to Ishwardi. From Ishwardi railway station, take a rickshaw via Notun Bazar Mor to Shimultola School Crossing. House 7 is the white two-storey house west of the mosque.
Everything on the checklist lands on the page automatically
Fill in the form step by step and the tool lays it out for you.
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