Who needs a visa for Bangladesh?

Not for employment.

• Maldives

Source: Security Services Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Bangladesh↗, checked 2 Nov 2026সকল পাসপোর্টধারীদের জন্য ভিসা অব্যাহতি চুক্তি-০১ টি দেশ মালদ্বীপ (এমপ্লয়মেন্ট ব্যতীত)In English: Visa exemption agreement for all passport holders - 1 country: Maldives (except employment)

Official, business, investment or tourist visits only, arriving from the listed countries; return ticket, at least USD 500 in cash or card (not for official visits) and the visa fee in foreign currency; at international airports and land ports.

• Albania
• Andorra
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahrain
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• China
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Egypt
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Japan
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Oman
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• San Marino
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Türkiye
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Vatican City

Source: Security Services Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Bangladesh↗, checked 2 Nov 2026কেবলমাত্র সরকারি কাজে, ব্যবসায়, বিনিয়োগ ও পর্যটনের উদ্দেশ্যে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র, কানাডা, অষ্ট্রেলিয়া, নিউজিল্যান্ড, রাশিয়ান ফেডারেশন, চীন, জাপান, সিঙ্গাপুর, মালয়েশিয়া, দক্ষিণ কোরিয়া, সংযুক্ত আরব আমিরাত, সৌদি আরব, কাতার, কুয়েত, ওমান, বাহরাইন, মিশর, তুরস্ক, ব্রুনাই এবং ইউরোপের দেশসমূহ হইতে উক্ত দেশসমূহের পাসপোর্টধারী আগতদেরIn English: Only for official work, business, investment and tourism, passport holders of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Brunei and the countries of Europe arriving from those countries [may be given a visa on arrival, up to 30 days]

Apply before you travel at an embassy or consulate of Bangladesh, or the visa centre it names.

Nationalities not listed above: this follows from Department of Immigration and Passports, Government of Bangladesh's own lists, which name the exempt nationalities.

• Afghanistan
• Algeria
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo
• Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Cuba
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• DR Congo
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Macao
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Mongolia
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• North Korea
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Source: Department of Immigration and Passports, Government of Bangladesh↗, checked 2 Nov 2026Visa is usually issued by Bangladesh High Commission/Embassy concerned and extended by Department of Immigration and Passports, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Most searched passports

• IndiaVisa required
• United StatesVisa on arrival · 30 days, single entryOfficial, business, investment or tourist visits only, arriving from the listed countries; return ticket, at least USD 500 in cash or card (not for official visits) and the visa fee in foreign currency; at international airports and land ports
• Hong KongVisa requiredOr visa on arrival only for investors and business visitors with an invitation letter from the host company and, where applicable, a BIDA/BEPZA certificate (the host must notify immigration in advance), or for travellers arriving from a country where Bangladesh has no embassy. Stay: 30 days, single entry.
• PakistanVisa requiredOr visa on arrival only for investors and business visitors with an invitation letter from the host company and, where applicable, a BIDA/BEPZA certificate (the host must notify immigration in advance), or for travellers arriving from a country where Bangladesh has no embassy. Stay: 30 days, single entry.
• VietnamVisa requiredOr visa on arrival only for investors and business visitors with an invitation letter from the host company and, where applicable, a BIDA/BEPZA certificate (the host must notify immigration in advance), or for travellers arriving from a country where Bangladesh has no embassy. Stay: 30 days, single entry.
• Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival · 30 days, single entryOfficial, business, investment or tourist visits only, arriving from the listed countries; return ticket, at least USD 500 in cash or card (not for official visits) and the visa fee in foreign currency; at international airports and land ports