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Dependent of Religious Worker (FR)

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Which family relationships qualify?

Under Bangladesh Visa Policy 2026, eligible dependants in the FM category (dependent family members of M visa holders) are the spouse, children, adopted children and dependent family members of the principal visa holder.

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  • Visa Policy 2026 (FM, Dependent family members of M (catalogued here as Dependent of Religious Worker/FR)), Eligibility field
    FM (Dependent family members of M) Purpose and Eligibility Duration/Conditions Duration:  Coterminous with principal visa holder; Eligibility:  Extension of visa is Spouse, children, adopted coterminous with principal children and dependent visa holder; family members of the  Employment in Bangladesh principal visa holder. is prohibited exception of which may lead to cancellation of visa; Purpose: Staying with family Required Documents First visa:  Filled up visa application form;  Applicant’s passport along with a copy of the information page;  Copy of passport of principal visa holder with visa page if the spouse/children travel later;  Recommendation letter from concerned organization in Bangladesh;  Registered marriage certificate for spouse & birth certificate for dependent children. Extension:

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The sponsor is the principal holder of the corresponding primary visa; FM dependant status is expressly coterminous with that principal visa holder's status.

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  • Visa Policy 2026 does not state any independent status, income or minimum-duration requirement for the sponsor beyond holding the corresponding primary visa.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

Required documents for the first visa include the principal visa holder's passport copy, a registered marriage certificate for the spouse, and a birth certificate for dependent/adopted children, plus a recommendation letter from the concerned organisation/ministry.

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  • Visa Policy 2026 names these certificate types but does not set documentary standards such as apostille/legalisation or translation requirements.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

Answer not available

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  • The current Ministry of Home Affairs Visa Policy 2026 has no separate FR category. Its FSR row expressly covers dependent family members of S and R visa holders. The existing FR route is labelled dependent of a religious worker (R); its current category mapping must be reconciled before any route-specific support rule is asserted. Neither absence of FR from this policy nor FSR silence proves a financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance exemption.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Duration is coterminous with the principal visa holder, and any extension is likewise coterminous with that holder. Employment in Bangladesh is prohibited for the dependant; non-compliance leads to cancellation of the visa. No separate long-term settlement pathway is stated for this dependant category.

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Limits of the record
  • No independent renewal ceiling, settlement route or permanent-residence pathway is stated for this dependant category beyond the coterminous rule.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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