Visa on Arrival
To attract
the tourists and ensure them a hassle free arrival in this land of
stories, the government of Bangladesh has decided to provide Visa on Arrival to
the foreign nationals including those of Bangladeshi origin. Once you
arrived in Bangladesh, after examining your necessary travel documents
the immigration authority at the Airports and Land ports will issue Visa on Arrival for a period of maximum 30 days to the citizens of the countries mentioned below under the following conditions: To know Bangladesh tourism
(a) The
nationals of those countries where there is no diplomatic mission of
Bangladesh may be granted visa on arrival after examining the
genuineness of their visit;
(b) On the
basis of invitation letters of interested/required body being attested
by the Board of Investment/BEPZA, the foreign investors/businessmen may
be allowed to issue visa on arrival. In this case, interested/inviting
organization must inform in advance the arrival of the foreign
visitor(s) to the immigration and passport authority.
(c) Only
for the purpose of official duty, business, investment and tourism
citizens arriving from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russian
Federation, China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, UAE, Saudi
Arabia (KSA), Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and the countries of Europe
may issue visa on arrival after examining and being satisfied by the
immigration authority at the Airports and Land Ports;
(d) If any
foreign national arrives in Bangladesh from a country other than
his/her own country, where there is no mission of Bangladesh may be
issued visa on arrival;
(e)
Bangladeshi origin foreign citizens, their spouses and their offspring
may be issued visa on arrival, on the proof of their being Bangladeshi
origin;
(f) The
staffs/officials of the foreign missions, UN or its affiliated
organizations located in Bangladesh may be issued visa on arrival after
examining their appointment letters or other related documents. Only UN
passport holders will get such facilities gratis (free of charge).
Transit Visa
If you are waiting for your connecting flight and hoping to get the best out of it, Transit Visa will
be allowed to you for the period of maximum 72 hours or till the time
of the next available flight on request of the concerned carrier. For
this an amount of 20 USD or equivalent amount of foreign currency is to
be deposited in the concerned bank account. And then you are free to be
amazed by Beautiful Bangladesh.
Visa Extension
If you haven’t done with wondering our amazing lands, you can extend your Visa on Arrival by applying to the Department of Immigration and Authority in light of existing Visa Policy.
Visa Requirements
In respect of visa on arrival the following procedures to be followed:
a) Visa fees are to be paid in foreign currencies (US dollar, GB Pound/Euro etc.);
b) Visitor must possess minimum USD 500 or its equivalent amount of foreign currency in cash or credit card;
c) Visitors must have return ticket;
d) Must have necessary documents to justify his/her visit;
e) No visa fee will be applicable for the visitors from these countries which are exempted from visa fee.
f) On arrival visa fee will be applicable on the basis of reciprocity only.
g) The
concerned intelligence agency must collect complete information of
visitors to take necessary action. The immigration authority at Airports
and Land Ports will send a monthly report on this issue to the Ministry
of Home Affairs and the Department of Immigration and Passports.
h) Visa on
arrival shall be issued only after being satisfied about the purpose of
visit. In case of foreign military or defense forces, prior approval
from the Ministry of Home Affairs must be taken.