Visa Information

Bangladesh visa Information

Bangladesh Visa on Arrival (VOA) :

It is very easy to get Bangladesh visa on arrival in  Dhaka International airport. The booth is open 24 hours and procedure is very easy. Just go the respective booth, provide your passport (No need photocopy or any photographs), Pay the fees (USD 51 for all Nationals) and get 4 Weeks visa stamp on your passport.

– All country Citizens are eligible to get Visa on Arrival except :

a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Algeria
d. Sudan
e. Iraq
f. Afghanistan

– No Visa on arrival is provided in any land borders. This is only at  INTERNATIONAL airports of Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet

Bangladesh Visa is also available form all Bangladeshi Embassies & Consulates of the world.

Visa on Arrival (VOA):

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– Alle Land Bürgersindberechtigt, Visa on Arrival außerbekommen:

ein. Indien
b. Pakistan
c. Algerien
d. Sudan
e. Irak
f. Afghanistan

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Bangladesch Visa istauch Form all BangladeschBotschaften und Konsulate der Welt.

FROM/TO INDIA

1. Bangladesh Visa in India.
   1. New Dellhi  : High Commission of  Bangladesh,
      1. 56 Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar III,  New Delhi 110024,  India,
      2. Ph : 6834668, 6839209, Fax : 6839237,
      3. E-mail : bdoot.del@smy.sprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in
   2. Kolkata : Bangladesh Consulate at Kolkata (Takes 1 working day, apply today get tomorrow)
      1. Circus Avenue (Park Circus),
      2. Tel: 22475208
2. Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka TRAIN Service (Moytree Express)
   1. From Dhaka   :
      1. Every Saturday & Sunday (at 8.30 a.m) from Dhaka Cantonment Station.
      2. Ticket  : From Kamalpur Rail Station, Dhaka (with Passport & Visa)
      3. Fare     : USD 8 (Non A/C). USD 12 (A/C Chair), USD 20 (Sleeper Class)
   2. From Kolkata :
      1. Every Saturday & Sunday (at 7.10 a.m) from Chitpur Station.
      2. Ticket  : From Fairly Place,Kolkata (with Passport & Visa)
      3. Fare     : USD 8 (Non A/C). USD 12 (A/C Chair), USD 20 (Sleeper Class)

Note:
i )While going from Dhaka, please also add Taka 300 for trvel Tax.
ii) Please mention that you want to travel by train while tking visa.

• Kolkata-Dhaka/Dhaka-Kolkata Bus service
  One way fare is USD 10 (Air con). Green Line (9 A Marcuis St., New arket, Kolkata. Ph : 2252 0571)  &Shymoli  Transport (6/1 Marquis Street., Kolkata. Ph : 39579672),  ShohagParibahan (Marquis Street) are the best in this route.  The journey takes 10-11 hours. From Dhaka, all buses start from Arambag area.
• Shiliguri-Dhaka bus service.
  Shyamoli Transport started Shiliguri-Dhaka bus. Fare is USD 12 (air con) .Bus starts froimShiliguri at 1.30 p.m& reach Dhaka next morning.
• India-Bangladesh border crossing (Break journey)
  For break journey, there are several enter point to Bangladesh from India which details as under :
  • a) Horidaspur (Petropole)  –Benapole border (Travelers from Kolkata)
    This border located 88 km from Kolkata. You can comeHoridaspur by shared jeep. Or can come to Bongaon station by Train from Sialdoh& then take Cycle Rickswaw to the border. After crossing the border, will find a bus stands from where many buses go to Dhaka, Barisal, Jessore, Khulna, Mongla (from early morning to midnight). The distances these places are : Kolkata-Horidaspur (Benapole) – 88 km,  Benapole – Jessore : 39 km,  Benapole – Dhaka : 310 km,  Benapole –  Khulna : 97 km. For any reason, if you have to stay at Benapole, can stay in the hotel of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (Govt. owned)  HotelBenapole, Room tariff : USD 7/night.
  • b) Chengrabandha-Buramari border (Travelers from Shiliguri /Darjeeling/Nepal)
    You can also take break journey.  Changrabandha border is 63 km far from Shiliguri. You will find buses &  taxies to come the border. After crossing the border, will find a bus stands (Burimari side) from where many buses go to Dhaka, Dinajpur& other cities. Changrabandha-Dhaka distance is 387 km. It takes around 10 hours to reach Dhaka.
  • c) Dauki-Tomabil border (Travelers from Shillong, Guahati,Assam)
    From Shillong, Dauki border is 95 km.After crossing the border, will find some local buses go to Sylhet (55 km). Also can hire microbus.  Sylhet is tea city. So, you can stay 2-3 nights here to see the Tea gardens. From Sylhet every day many buses (air con/non air con) & trains go to Dhaka. The journey takes 5 hours (By bus) & 6 hours (By train).
  • d) Agartola-Akhaura border (Travelers from Agartola, Tripura)
    From Agartola, take a rickshaw to Akhaura border. The distance is 4 km. Crossing the border take another Rickshaw to Akhaura rail station (12 km) . From that station, will find many trains to Dhaka (3 hours), Chittagong (2.5 hours) ,Sylhet ( 4 hours).
• Indian Visa in Bangladesh :
  Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC),  House-12, Road-137,  Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212
  Phone : 880-2-989 3006,  E-mail : info@ivacbd.com
  To get the visa :
  • i) You have to have passport with at least 6 months validity & 2 blank pages.
  • ii) 2 copies of recnt photographs.
  • ii) Photocopy of Passport (1-7 pages & Bangladesh Visa page)
  • iii) Visa fee (Depends on Nationality)

Office hour : Sunday-Thursday (11.00-01.00 for non Bangladeshi Nationals)
Visa Delivey : After 3 working days.

• Dhaka-India By Air
  Please contact with Biman Bangladesh or Jet airways
• Travel Tax/Depareture Tax.
  To leave Bangladesh by land, all nationals have to pay Taka 300 (USD 4.5). So, please be sure to have at least Taka 300 while you leave for border. But in cse of leaving Bangladesh by air, no need to pay extra at airport as the ticket is inclusive all taxes.

Bangladesh Embassy in some countries :

• Myamamr: Embassy of Bangladesh,
  56 Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Yangoon,  Myanmar.
  Ph : 549556, 549557 Fax : 548745
• Thailand: Embassy of Bangladesh,
  House#727, Thonglor, Soi-55, Sukumvit Road, Bangkok-10110, Thailand
  Ph : 392-9437, 392-9438,  Fax : 391-8070
• Nepal: Embassy of Bangladesh,
  Maharajganj, Ring Road, Kathmandu Municipalty Ward No. 4, Shanti Ashram,
  Kitta No.9 Kathmandu, Nepal
  Ph : 372843,  Fax : 373265
• India:
  • New Dellhi: High Commission of  Bangladesh,
    56 Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar III New Delhi 110024,  India,
    Ph : 6834668, 6839209, Fax : 6839237
    E-mail : bdoot.del@smy.sprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in
  • Kolkata: Bangladesh Consulate at Kolkata,
    Circus Avenue (Park Circus),
    Tel: 22475208
• USA:
  • Washington, DC: 3510, International Drive NW,
    Washington, DC 20008, USA,
    Tel:(202) 244 0183,   Fax: (202) – 244 – 2771/7830
  • NY: Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York,
    211 East 43rd Street, Suite 502 New York, NY-10017,
    (212) 599 6767, (212) 682 9211,
    contact@bdcgny.org
• Canada:
  275 Bank Street, Suite 302, Ottawa Ontario, K2P 2L6  ,
  Tel: (613)-236-0138/ Fax: (613)-567-3213/
  E-mail : bangla@rogers.com
• Sweden: Embassy of Bangladesh,
  Anderstorpsvägen 12, 1 Tr. 171 54 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
  Ph : +46 8 730 5850 Fax : +46 8 730 5870
• U.K. : 28 Queens Gate, London SW7 5JA,
  Tel:020 7584 0081, Fax:020 7581 7477.
  Consular  Email : consularsection@btconnect.com