Bangladesh entry requirements, by passport
Bangladesh visa requirements at a glance: 164 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Bangladesh without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 34 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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What we've verified for Bangladesh
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 17 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Visa-on-arrival fee: 50 USD
- Typical processing time
- Required documents (3)
- Required vaccinations
- Health-insurance rules
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: voa.specialbranch.gov.bd (Bangladesh Police Special Branch: official visa-on-arrival instructions: online application steps, required documents including the invitation letter, 30-day maximum, the immigration officer's discretion, the limitation to travellers from countries with no Bangladeshi embassy, the US$50 fee in cash at the Sonali Bank counter at Dhaka airport); hsia.gov.bd (Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport; customs rules: 200 cigarettes or one carton, one litre of alcohol for foreign passports and a ban for Bangladeshi passports, the FMJ form and currency declaration above US$10,000, weapons and undeclared gold); exteriores.gob.es (Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Bangladesh: the practical obligation to apply for the visa at the Embassy in Madrid and the frequent refusal of the visa on arrival to Spanish travellers, passport validity and pages, the US$5,000 cash declaration threshold, the impossibility of converting taka back, yellow fever by country of origin, dengue risk with 575 deaths in 2024, security warnings and areas advised against); bd.usembassy.gov (U.S. Embassy in Dhaka: the US$50 visa-on-arrival fee and US$160 advance visa fee, VoA validity of 15 to 30 days); Bangladeshi press on the December 2024 revision of overstay fines (amounts not confirmed against an official text); whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List) (checked 17 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 2 November 2026. Published: 18 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Albania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Angola | Visa on arrival | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahrain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa on arrival | — |
| Benin | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bhutan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Botswana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chad | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Colombia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cuba | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Czech Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Denmark | Visa on arrival | — |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| DR Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eswatini | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa on arrival | — |
| France | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gabon | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Gambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ghana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa on arrival | — |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hungary | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kiribati | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kosovo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kuwait | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Laos | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liberia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa on arrival | — |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Maldives | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mali | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa on arrival | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | — |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nauru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | — |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Oman | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestine | Visa on arrival | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Portugal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Qatar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Russia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Rwanda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa on arrival | — |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Taiwan | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vatican | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Algeria | Visa required | — |
| Belize | Visa required | — |
| Brazil | Visa required | — |
| Brunei | Visa required | — |
| Egypt | Visa required | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa required | — |
| India | Visa required | — |
| Iran | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Israel | Entry not permitted | — |
| Jordan | Visa required | — |
| Kenya | Visa required | — |
| Lebanon | Visa required | — |
| Libya | Visa required | — |
| Macao | Visa required | — |
| Mauritius | Visa required | — |
| Mexico | Visa required | — |
| Morocco | Visa required | — |
| Myanmar | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| Pakistan | Visa required | — |
| Paraguay | Visa required | — |
| Philippines | Visa required | — |
| South Africa | Visa required | — |
| Spain | Visa required | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Thailand | Visa required | — |
| Tunisia | Visa required | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa required | — |
| Yemen | Visa required | — |
Bangladesh rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: the vaccination certificate is compulsory for anyone arriving from an infected area.
- Not entry requirements, but typhoid, hepatitis and rabies vaccinations are recommended. There is a high risk of dengue: Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs cites 575 deaths in 2024.
Customs limits
- Cash
- You may enter with any amount of foreign currency, but above 10,000 US dollars or the equivalent you must fill in the FMJ form and declare it to customs, according to the Hazrat Shahjalal airport authority. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs puts the threshold at 5,000 dollars, so the prudent course is to declare from that figure. Important on departure: the Bangladeshi taka cannot be converted back into foreign currency when leaving the country.
- Alcohol
- A foreign passport holder may bring in up to one litre of alcoholic drinks. Bangladeshi passport holders may bring none: customs seizes any alcohol they carry.
- Tobacco
- A maximum of one carton or 200 cigarettes for personal use. Anything above that (cigarettes, e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid) is seized by customs.
Overstay penalties
Staying beyond the visa's validity is penalised with a fine settled on departure, at the Department of Immigration and Passports or at the airport itself. After the December 2024 revision, the Bangladeshi press that covered the decision puts the scale at 1,000 taka per day for the first 15 days, 2,000 taka per day between days 16 and 90, and 3,000 taka per day from day 91, with no cap. We could not confirm those amounts against an accessible official text, so we do not present them as definitive; what is clear is that the penalty exists and has risen sharply from the previous 200 taka a day.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free, Visa required
- A passport with less than six months' validity or without two blank pages.
- Carrying out professional activities (journalism, humanitarian work) on a visa that does not cover them: they require a specific visa.
Apply to: Visa on arrival
- Seeking a visa on arrival when coming from a country where Bangladesh does have an embassy, without justifying the need for the trip: the official instruction reserves that route for travellers from countries with no Bangladeshi representation.
- Not carrying the invitation letter or the acknowledgement receipt of the visa-on-arrival application registered online beforehand.
- A passport with less than six months' validity or without two blank pages.
- Being unable to pay the fee in cash in dollars at the airport bank counter.
- Carrying out professional activities (journalism, humanitarian work) on a visa that does not cover them: they require a specific visa.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Dhaka, Chattogram, or Sylhet?
No. Bangladesh sets the requirements, so entering through Dhaka asks for the same as entering through Chattogram or Sylhet. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Bangladesh
Bangladesh gets few tourists for its size: it is the world's eighth most populous country; and those who go usually go for two things: the rivers and the mangroves. The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest on the planet, shared with India and a World Heritage site since 1997, are the country's only natural site and the habitat of the Bengal tiger; you tour them by boat from Khulna, on multi-day trips through brackish channels. The other two sites on the list, both from 1985, are archaeological: the historic mosque city of Bagerhat, founded in the 15th century by a Sufi ruler, with sixty-odd brick monuments on the delta, and the ruins of the Buddhist vihara at Paharpur, the largest Buddhist monastery south of the Himalayas, from the 8th century. Three in all. Off the list, Dhaka is one of the densest cities in the world, with Ahsan Manzil and the Mughal fort of Lalbagh; Sonargaon preserves the abandoned quarter of Panam Nagar; and Cox's Bazar claims the longest continuous natural beach on the planet, 120 kilometres of sand. Security context is needed: Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns of terrorist risk and violence at demonstrations, and advises against the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the strip bordering Myanmar and St Martin's Island.
Sources for this section: whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List: 3 sites in Bangladesh: Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat 1985, Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur 1985, The Sundarbans 1997); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Bangladesh (terrorist risk, areas advised against). Accessed 17 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Bangladesh
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Where can Bangladesh passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.