Eligibility quiz
Is or was one of your parents a citizen of Bangladesh or of Bangladeshi origin?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Bangladesh
You can stay in Bangladesh without a time limit while the passport carrying your permission is valid.
Enter Bangladesh freely
You can enter Bangladesh as many times as you wish without getting a visa for each trip, while the passport carrying your permission is valid.
How to apply
From outside BangladeshFrom outside Bangladesh
Find your consulate
Find the Bangladesh embassy, high commission or consulate responsible for the place where you live.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the consulate.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Open the Bangladesh online visa portal, choose No Visa Required and fill in the application in English. Have your email address, passport and Bangladesh address ready, and upload a photograph where the form allows.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application online
Submit your completed application through the portal. You cannot change it after submission.
Submit your applicationPrint your application
Print every page of your completed application.
Print your applicationHand in your application
Within seven days of submitting the online form, bring the printed application, your original passport, supporting documents and any payment documents to your consulate. Pay the fee of USD 80 or its equivalent using a method the consulate accepts, and ask how it takes applications.
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Wait for the decision
Respond if the consulate asks for original documents or more evidence. If you obtained foreign citizenship or permanent residence through investment, your application also needs favourable financial intelligence and investigation reports.
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Receive your passport
Receive your passport with the No Visa Required endorsement after approval. It allows you to enter Bangladesh multiple times and stay without a time limit while that passport remains valid.
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Once in BangladeshOnce in Bangladesh
Enter Bangladesh
Use the passport containing your endorsement to enter Bangladesh, and keep it during your stay. If the passport expires or is replaced, you will need to deal with the endorsement in your new passport.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificate
Provide your birth certificate showing your relationship to your Bangladeshi parent. Check with your office whether it needs the original or a copy.
Parent's relationship affidavit
Provide an affidavit from your parent confirming their relationship to you. Check with your office how the affidavit should be prepared and whether it needs the original or a copy.
Parent's citizenship records
Provide one document showing your Bangladeshi parent's status or origin: their dual citizenship certificate, Bangladeshi machine-readable or e-passport, national identity card, online birth registration certificate or citizenship certificate. Check with your office whether it needs the original or a copy.
Marriage certificate *
Provide the marriage certificate your office asks for to support your application. Check whose certificate it needs and whether to provide the original or a copy.
* Only if your office needs a marriage certificate for your application.
May need translationMay need apostille/legalisationConsiderations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Permission ends with passport
Your permission ends when your passport expires.
To transfer it to a new passport, you need verification and must pay a fee; the listed application fee is US$80 or equivalent, but some missions charge US$88.
If you hold it as the foreign spouse of someone of Bangladeshi origin, you also need a sworn statement for the transfer.
Discuss
Online communitiesOnline communities
r/Dhaka
English Reddit group for people interested in Bangladeshi local life
Join on Redditr/bangladesh
Reddit group for people interested in Bangladeshi local life (English & Bangla)
Join on Redditr/Chittagong
Reddit group for people interested in Bangladeshi local life (English & Bangla)
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