01What investment option or options qualify?
The No Visa Required endorsement for foreign investors is for investment in heavy industry or long-term business in Bangladesh. A certificate issued by BIDA, BEPZA, BEZA or the Investment Authority must be submitted with the application.
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What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?
The consulted source does not state a qualifying investment amount.
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Limits of the record- No investment amount is stated in the captured source.
- investor recommendation
Letter of recommendation from the Bangladesh Ministry of Industries or Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) or Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), Dhaka or BEZA, Dhaka.
How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?
Visa Policy 2026 states that the No Visa Required facility remains valid as long as the passport is valid. The official source does not state how long the investment must be maintained or any continuing ownership or physical-presence conditions for the investor endorsement.
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Limits of the record- The official source does not state how long the investment must be maintained or any continuing ownership or physical-presence conditions for the investor endorsement.
Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family members can be included in the investor No Visa Required endorsement or what residence or work rights result.
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Limits of the record- The spouse/children wording of para 28 attaches to foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin and to Bangladeshi citizens, not to the investor limb; the policy is silent on investors' families and that silence is not read as exclusion.
- Family members of an investor who holds the PI visa are covered by the separate FPI category (spouse, children, adopted children and dependent family members; employment prohibited) - a different route.
- The Bangkok mission page registered for this route (BD__bangkok-nvr.txt) still states an investment threshold of 'at least US$ 5.00 million'; the 2026 policy states USD 100,000.
- Source is 'Visa Policy-2026', Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh (first publication 2006, first amendment 2016, second publication 2026; publication date August 2026), para 35 'will come into effect immediately' and para 33 repealing the earlier circulars; captured 2026-09-22 from the Bangladesh Police Special Branch immigration site (immi.specialbranch.gov.bd), not from the Ministry's own domain, and no gazette number is printed in it.
- Visa Policy-2026, Mandatory visa conditions, para 28(5)
(5) Foreign Investors will get NVR facility for investment of USD 100,000 in heavy
industry or long-term business in Bangladesh. In that case, a certificate issued by
BIDA/BEPZA/BEZA/Investment Authority will have to be submitted along with
the application.
- Visa Policy-2026, Mandatory visa conditions, para 28 (opening)
NVR can be issued in foreign passports of Bangladeshi origin who have acquired
citizenship of any country in the world and foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin of the
second and third generation and their spouse /children and foreign spouse/children of
Bangladeshi citizens and foreign investors to facilitate their entry and stay in
Bangladesh under the terms and conditions:
- Visa Policy-2026, Mandatory visa conditions, para 28(3)
(3) The NVR facility will remain valid as long as the passport is valid. NVR application
fee will be 80 (eighty) US dollars or equivalent.
- Visa Policy-2026, category table, Sl. 24 PI (Private investor), Duration/Conditions
No visa required facility for
investment of at least USD
- Visa Policy-2026, category table, Sl. 24 PI (Private investor), Duration/Conditions (continued)
100,000 upon certification
from Bangladesh Bank/
BIDA/ BEZA/BEPZA/
Hi-Tech Park/ PPA and other
appropriate authorities in
Bangladesh.
What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?
The 'No Visa Required' endorsement remains valid as long as the passport is valid. The official source does not state a longer-term residence or citizenship direction or what happens to the investment.
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Limits of the record- The consulted official sources do not state the route-specific fact for this question.
- investor status
Investor visa:
- Visa Policy-2026, Mandatory visa conditions, para 28(5)
(5) Foreign Investors will get NVR facility for investment of USD 100,000 in heavy
industry or long-term business in Bangladesh. In that case, a certificate issued by
BIDA/BEPZA/BEZA/Investment Authority will have to be submitted along with
the application.
- Visa Policy-2026, Mandatory visa conditions, para 28 (opening)
NVR can be issued in foreign passports of Bangladeshi origin who have acquired
citizenship of any country in the world and foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin of the
second and third generation and their spouse /children and foreign spouse/children of
Bangladeshi citizens and foreign investors to facilitate their entry and stay in
Bangladesh under the terms and conditions:
- Visa Policy-2026, Mandatory visa conditions, para 28(3)
(3) The NVR facility will remain valid as long as the passport is valid. NVR application
fee will be 80 (eighty) US dollars or equivalent.
- Visa Policy-2026, category table, Sl. 24 PI (Private investor), Duration/Conditions
No visa required facility for
investment of at least USD
- Visa Policy-2026, category table, Sl. 24 PI (Private investor), Duration/Conditions (continued)
100,000 upon certification
from Bangladesh Bank/
BIDA/ BEZA/BEPZA/
Hi-Tech Park/ PPA and other
appropriate authorities in
Bangladesh.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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