Bangladesh visa requirements by passport
Holders of 169 passports can enter Bangladesh without applying at an embassy: 23 visa-free and 146 with a visa on arrival. The other 29 need an embassy visa.
Source: Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 181 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-15). Page built 15 October 2026. Report an error
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Entry rules for Bangladesh by passport
Visa free23 passports
Show your passport at the border. Bring proof of your return trip.
Barbados90d
Bhutan90d
Botswana90d
Burkina Faso90d
Fiji90d
Gabon90d
Gambia90d
Ghana90d
Grenada90d
Guinea90d
Guinea-Bissau90d
Jamaica90d
Lesotho90d
Malawi90d
Maldives90d
Papua New Guinea90d
Saint Kitts and Nevis90d
Samoa90d
Seychelles90d
Sierra Leone90d
Tanzania90d
Tonga90d
Zambia90d
On arrival146 passports
Get the visa at the airport or border when you land. A fee may apply.
Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei30d
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt30d
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Palau
Palestinian Territory
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
São Tomé and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Bangladesh entry: common questions
Which passports can enter Bangladesh without a visa?
Holders of 23 passports can enter Bangladesh visa-free: Barbados, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Tonga and Zambia.
Which passports get a visa on arrival in Bangladesh?
Holders of these 146 passports can get a visa on arrival in Bangladesh: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. A fee may apply.
How up to date are these Bangladesh entry rules?
The visa data comes from the Passport Index dataset (visualpharm/visa-free-dataset, updated 2026-06-14) + 181 sourced corrections (last checked 2026-10-15). This page was built on 15 October 2026. Entry rules change, so confirm with Bangladesh's official immigration website or embassy before you travel.




























