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VISA TRANSIT BANGLADESH /BD/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

TWOV /TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA/:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT TO A THIRD COUNTRY ON THE SAME CALENDAR DAY. THEY MUST STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT AND HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION.

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VISA DESTINATION BANGLADESH /BD/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

PASSPORT REQUIRED.

- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS FROM THE ARRIVAL DATE.

VISA ISSUANCE:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR NATIONALS OF THAILAND RESIDING IN A COUNTRY WITHOUT BANGLADESHI REPRESENTATION, TRAVELING AS TOURISTS WITH A RETURN/ONWARD TICKET AND A HOTEL RESERVATION CONFIRMATION CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS. THEY CAN APPLY TO EXTEND THEIR STAY.

- PASSENGERS OF BANGLADESHI ORIGINS, THEIR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 30 DAYS.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS TRAVELING ON BUSINESS WITH A RETURN/ONWARD TICKET CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL. THEY MUST HAVE AN INVITATION LETTER ISSUED BY:

- THE INVITING ORGANIZATION OR

- THE BANGLADESH INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY /BIDA/ OR

- A BEPZA CERTIFICATE.

THE ACCREDITED INVITING ORGANIZATION MUST NOTIFY THE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH AN ONWARD TICKET CAN OBTAIN A TRANSIT VISA ON ARRIVAL FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 72 HOURS.

WARNING:

- PASSENGERS WITH A HANDWRITTEN PASSPORT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER.

- PASSENGERS WITH A HANDWRITTEN EXTENSION ON A MACHINE READABLE PASSPORT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER BANGLADESH.

- VISITORS NOT HOLDING RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS COULD BE REFUSED ENTRY.

- VALID VISAS IN EXPIRED PASSPORTS ARE STILL ACCEPTABLE, PROVIDED ACCOMPANIED BY A VALID PASSPORT OF THE SAME NATIONALITY OF THE EXPIRED PASSPORT.

- NO VISA REQUIRED /NVR/ RUBBER STAMP SEAL AND PRINTED DIGITAL STICKER ARE ACCEPTED TO ENTER BANGLADESH.