BangladeshAncestry and return
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
Foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin are eligible to obtain “No Visa Required to Travel to Bangladesh” in their foreign passports.
Foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin are eligible to obtain “No Visa Required to Travel to Bangladesh” in their foreign passports.
The endorsement is issued to foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin up to the third generation. Their (foreign-born) spouses and children are also eligible for the NVR endorsement, subject to the official page's nationality exception for SAARC countries.
Their (foreign-born) spouses and children are also eligible for this endorsement
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:
(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.
(4) The NVR shall be issued after proper verification of the certificates submitted with the application. If the applicant has NVR in his old foreign passport, NVR shall be issued in the new foreign passport subject to payment of fees. In case of transfer of
The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) will be the authority for issuing visa including No Visa Required (NVR) to travel to Bangladesh, Visa on Arrival (VoA), transit visa, exit pass, route change permit, and change of visa category in Bangladesh.
(iv) The fine for illegal stay of foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin/foreign spouses and children of Bangladeshi citizens may be waived.
The page lists a completed application form, three recent 45 mm x 35 mm photographs, qualifying Bangladesh-issued proof of origin, the foreign passport, and, for non-Thai foreign citizens, a valid stay permit.
To apply for a ‘No Visa Required (NVR), the applicant must submit the following:
NVR is an endorsement in the foreign passport that allows multiple entries into Bangladesh with an unlimited duration of stay for the duration of that passport.
which allows the holder multiple entries into Bangladesh with an unlimited duration of stay for the duration of the passport
The 'No Visa Required' endorsement is an entry-and-stay facility, not a status with residence obligations: it 'will remain valid as long as the passport is valid' and is re-issued in a new foreign passport on payment of the fee. The Department of Immigration and Passports issues it in Bangladesh, and overstay fines for foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin may be waived. Visa Policy-2026 states no residence obligation and no further step towards residence or citizenship for NVR holders.
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:
(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.
(4) The NVR shall be issued after proper verification of the certificates submitted with the application. If the applicant has NVR in his old foreign passport, NVR shall be issued in the new foreign passport subject to payment of fees. In case of transfer of
The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) will be the authority for issuing visa including No Visa Required (NVR) to travel to Bangladesh, Visa on Arrival (VoA), transit visa, exit pass, route change permit, and change of visa category in Bangladesh.
(iv) The fine for illegal stay of foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin/foreign spouses and children of Bangladeshi citizens may be waived.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
Explore more pathways in Bangladesh · All pathways
Not legal advice. No eligibility verdict or ranking. Check the linked sources before applying.