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Bangladesh Visa Information
| Nationals of some states may obtain landing permission on arrival at Zia airport. However, the availablility of visas varies depending upon the political climate and other domestic matters, so seek advice from a resident if you can for up to date news. You are generally recommended to obtain a visa in your home country before arrival. | |||
| Category | Name | Length | Description |
| A-1 | Delegate | 15 days | Foreigners attending seminars, workshops, international conferences, official delegations, and examiners are included in this category. The concerned Bangladesh Mission will grant the visa with double-entry facility for a period of 15 (fifteen) days. |
| A | Consultant | 3 Months | Specialists employed in projects under different government, semi-government and autonomous bodies, consultants under bilateral agreements signed with foreign governments and expatriate officials employed in organizations such as JICA, CIDA, SIDA, DANIDA, NORAD, ADB, ICCDR-B, etc. would fall under this category. The concerned Bangladesh Mission shall grant visa for a maximum period of 3 (three) months subject to submission appointment letter. Later, the Department of Immigration and Passports can extend the validity of the visa for a maximum period of 1 (one) year at a time with multiple-entry facility subject to getting necessary security clearance. This visa is renewable on the basis of tenure of service of the applicant. |
| B | International Consultant | 3 Months | Foreigners employed in UN Agencies and International Organisations in Bangladesh such as WHO, UNDP, FAO, WEF, UNICEF, UNESCO, BTA, IMF, World Bank, WFP, etc. would fall under this category. The concerned Bangladesh Mission shall issue visa for a maximum period of 3 (three) months. Later, the Department of Immigration and Passports will issue visa for a maximum period of 1 (one) year at a time with multiple-entry facility on the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This visa is renewable on the basis of tenure of service of the applicants. |
| D | Diplomatic | ? | Members of the diplomatic service fall under this category. Ministry of foreign affairs would take all the necessary steps for the issuance of this visa. |
| E | Executive | 3 Months | Foreign officials working in/appointed to industrial establishments, specialists, agents of equipment suppliers, foreigners employed in private organizations, officials of liaison/branch offices, executives of airlines and company executives/representatives all fall under this category. The relevant Bangladesh Mission shall issue visa for a maximum period of 3 (three) months subject to submission of papers/documents in support of the appointment. Later, the Department of Immigration and Passports will extend the validity of the visa with multiple-travel facility for a maximum period of 1 (one) year at a time, based on the receipt of work permit in case of employees, airlines, banks and insurance companies and on the basis of recommendation of the Bangladeshi sponsors; alongside clearance of the security agencies in other cases. This visa is renewable on the basis of work-permit/period of sponsorship. |
| M | Missionary | 3 Months | Foreign Missionaries would fall under this category. Concerned Bangladesh Mission shall issue visa for a maximum period of 3 (three) months subject to submission of appointment letter from the relevant church in Bangladesh and no-objection certificate from the concerned ministry. Later, the Department of Immigration and Passport shall extend visa for a period of 1 (one) year at a time with multiple-entry facility on the basis of security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs. This visa is renewable on the basis of security clearance and tenure of service. |
| N | N.G.O. | 3 Months | Foreigners working in the scheduled Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) fall under this category. Concerned Bangladesh Mission can issue this visa for a maximum period of 3 (three) months subject to submission of appointment letter of the relevant NGO attested by the NGO affairs bureau. Later, the Department of Immigration and Passports can renew the visa with multiple-entry facility for a maximum period of 1 (one) year at a time subject to recipt of work permit and security clearance. |
| O | Other | 45 days | Sportsmen and foreigners arriving to attend religious or other programs fall under this category. The relevant Bangladesh Mission can issue a single-entry travel visa for a maximum of 45 days if they are satisfied. |
| PI | Private Investor | 3 Months | Foreign investors or their agents of industries set up or to be set up through joint ventures or 100 percent foreign investment in the private sector, foreign businessmen and buyers or their agents, foreign contractors or their agents fall in this category. Concerned Bangladesh Mission can issue visa for a period of maximum 3 (three) months to foreigners who are capable of making investments in the fields of industry and commerce. Later, subject to receipt of work-permit and no-objection certificates from the security agencies, the Department of Immigration and Passports will extend the validity of the visa with multiple-entry facility for a period of maximum 1 (one) year at a time. This visa is renewable on the basis of work-permit and sponsorship. |
| S | Student | 1 Year | Foreign students and researchers of educational institutions fall under its purview. The relevant Bangladesh Mission can issue visa for a maximum period of 1 (one) year in case of students who have already taken admission into educational institutions of Bangladesh. Later on, the Department of Immigration and Passports can renew the visa with multiple-travel facility for a maximum period of 1 (one) year at a time on the basis of recommendation of the concerned educational institution and clearance from the security agencies. The recommendations of the Education/Health Ministries would be required in case of private educational institutions. This visa would be renewable on the basis of period of study/research. But the issue can be resolved in the light of bilateral visa policy as well. |
| T | Tourist | 3 Months | Foreigners who arrive for tourism or in order to meet their relatives fall under this category. The concerned Bangladesh Mission can issue double-entry visa for a maximum period of 3 months. In special cases, this visa is renewable for an additional period of maximum 3 (three) months after valid reasons are shown. |
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