Do Bangladeshis need a visa?

Verified rules for Bangladesh passport holders across 52 destinations, grouped by what you need before you fly.

Bangladesh passport: the picture at a glance

52 destinations are verified for Bangladeshis: 2 visa-free, 1 with a visa on arrival, 11 with an e-visa or electronic travel authorisation to approve before boarding, and 38 that need a visa applied for in advance. The table lists each destination with the rule and the allowed stay; every row opens a one-question page with the verified answer, the official source and what to carry.

Rules are written for ordinary passports and tourism or short business visits. Study, work, family and residence routes have their own requirements on the destination page, and some rules change with your residence permit or a valid visa for a third country; where that applies the destination page says so.

Rules by destination

Destination	Rule	Allowed stay
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days, free of charge
Nepal	Visa-free	30 days a year
Bhutan	Visa-free	entry permit on arrival
Sri Lanka	Electronic travel authorisation	30 days, double entry
Argentina	Visa required	up to 90 days
Australia	E-visa before travel	3, 6 or 12 months per visit
Austria	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
France	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Germany	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Italy	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Netherlands	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Poland	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Portugal	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Spain	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Sweden	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Switzerland	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Schengen Area	Visa required	up to 90 days in any 180-day period
Azerbaijan	Visa required	up to 30 days
Bahrain	E-visa before travel	14 days, single entry
Brazil	Visa required	up to 90 days
Cambodia	Visa required	30 days
Canada	Visa required	up to 6 months, decided by the officer
China	Visa required	30 days per entry (L visa)
Egypt	Visa required	up to 30 days
Georgia	Visa required	up to 30 days
Hong Kong	Visa required	up to 14 days typical
Indonesia (Bali)	E-visa before travel	up to 60 days, single entry
Ireland	Visa required	Short Stay C visa, up to 90 days
Japan	Visa required	up to 90 days, single or multiple entry
Jordan	Visa required	up to 30 days
Kenya	Electronic travel authorisation	up to 90 days
Kuwait	Visa required	up to 30 days
Malaysia	E-visa before travel	up to 30 days
Mauritius	Visa required	tourist visa, up to 6 months in a calendar year
Mexico	Visa required	up to 180 days
Morocco	Visa required	up to 30 days
New Zealand	E-visa before travel	up to 9 months in 18
Oman	Visa required	up to 30 days
Philippines	Visa required	up to 30 days (9A)
Qatar	E-visa before travel	30 days
Russia	Visa required	up to 30 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	as per visa
Singapore	Visa required	up to 30 days
South Africa	Visa required	up to 90 days
South Korea	Visa required	up to 90 days (C-3)
Tanzania	Visa required	up to 90 days
Thailand	E-visa before travel	60 days (tourist visa TR)
Türkiye	E-visa before travel	30 days, single entry
United Arab Emirates	Visa required	14, 30 or 60 days
United Kingdom	Visa required	up to 6 months per visit
United States	Visa required	up to 6 months per visit (B-1/B-2)
Vietnam	E-visa before travel	up to 90 days, single or multiple entry

How to read the table

Visa-free: no visa and no online form; the allowed stay is counted from the entry stamp
Visa on arrival: issued at the border for a fee, usually in cash or by card; some countries also let you pre-apply online
E-visa or ETA: applied for online and approved before boarding; airlines check the approval at check-in
Visa required: a sticker or consulate visa applied for before travel, often with biometrics at a visa application centre

Questions, answered

Which countries can Bangladeshis visit without a visa?

Of the 52 destinations verified for Bangladesh passport holders, 2 admit Bangladeshis visa-free: Nepal and Bhutan. Each entry shows the allowed stay and links to the official rule.

Where do Bangladeshis get a visa on arrival or an e-visa?

Visa on arrival: Maldives. E-visa or electronic travel authorisation approved before boarding: Australia, Bahrain, Indonesia (Bali), Malaysia, New Zealand, Qatar, Thailand, Türkiye, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Kenya. An e-visa is not a visa on arrival: the approval must exist before the airline lets you fly.

Which destinations require Bangladeshis to apply for a visa in advance?

Argentina, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Schengen Area, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States require a sticker or consulate visa applied for before travel. Open the destination for documents, fees and the filing date Vistolane guarantees.

How are these rules verified?

Every rule is checked against the issuing government's own page (immigration authority, ministry of foreign affairs or official e-visa portal) by the Vistolane operations team, dated, and re-checked when the source changes; the latest verification for Bangladesh passports is 2026-11-05. Airline and visa-agency summaries are never used as the source.

Travelling on a Bangladeshi passport: what the verified rules show

Bangladeshi citizens have their easiest access within South Asia: Bhutan issues an entry permit on arrival to one of only three exempt nationalities, Nepal grants SAARC nationals a gratis visa on arrival for 30 days a year, and the Maldives gives every visitor a free 30-day visa on arrival with a hotel booking and return ticket. Sri Lanka requires a paid ETA before travel, since Bangladesh is not in its free-visa list. Online routes that avoid an embassy include Kenya's eTA, Malaysia's eVISA, Vietnam's e-visa, Thailand's tourist visa through the Thai e-Visa portal and the visitor visas of Australia and New Zealand; Turkey's e-visa is open only to holders of a valid Schengen, US, UK or Irish visa.

For the Gulf states, Europe, North America, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, Bangladeshi applicants obtain a visa in advance at a consulate or visa centre, usually with biometrics, and processing runs from a few days to several weeks. Cambodia does not open its e-visa or visa on arrival to Bangladeshi nationals, Tanzania treats Bangladesh as a referral-visa nationality that needs prior approval, and Jordan requires Ministry of Interior clearance. Qatar's Hayya tourist visa, Bahrain's eVisa and Indonesia's tourist e-visa are listed with their conditions once the operations team has confirmed them against the official pages.

Rules are verified against the destination government's immigration authority rather than airline databases, and the verification date is shown on each rule. The destination pages give the fee, the decision window and the documents for every route, and the eligibility check shows how a profile measures against the usual refusal reasons.