{"question":{"passport":"LTU","destination":"BGD","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Travel authorisation, 30 days","requirement":{"kind":"eta","message":"Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":30,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 30 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The traveller must fall in one of the listed categories: business and trade official, prospective investor, tourist, member of defence or security forces with prior Ministry of Home Affairs clearance, spouse or child of a foreign citizen of Bangladeshi origin, or officer or staff of a foreign embassy or UN body in Bangladesh."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Except for those on government duty, the traveller must carry at least USD 500 (or the equivalent) in cash or a credit card, and a return ticket for a short-term stay."},{"kind":"PORT_OF_ENTRY","text":"The passage grants the facility at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka; the same page says the immigration officer at the point of entry (airports, land ports) grants it, and asks that the same port be used for entry and departure."},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"The immigration officer at the point of entry grants the visa after reviewing all pertinent documents and ensuring full compliance."},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"The application for the on-arrival visa must be submitted online through the Special Branch's own portal at least 72 hours before travel; the applicant then prints the VoA 'Acknowledgement Receipt' issued on the 'On-arrival Visa Application Approved' notification and must present the hard copy at the visa-on-arrival counter at the airport."},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"The application for the on-arrival visa must be submitted online through the Special Branch's own portal at least 72 hours before travel; the applicant then prints the VoA 'Acknowledgement Receipt' issued on the 'On-arrival Visa Application Approved' notification and must present the hard copy at the visa-on-arrival counter at the airport."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"voa-info","url":"https://voa.specialbranch.gov.bd/public/voa-info.html","passage":"Visa Duration of VOA: Maximum 30 days, single entry\n \n \n Eligible categories for Visa on Arrival (VOA) or Landing Permit (LP)\n \n \n People from the following categories in European countries may obtain a Visa on Arrival (VOA) at Hazrat Shahjalal\n International Airport in Dhaka:\n \n \n \n Business and trade officials\n\n Prospective investors\n\n Tourists","explanation":"This is the Special Branch's own statement of the arrival-visa duration followed immediately by the eligible categories, and the categories are introduced as 'People from the following categories in European countries' with 'Tourists' among them. It therefore states, in one continuous passage, both that a European tourist may obtain the visa on arrival and that it runs for a maximum of 30 days, single entry.","publisher":"Visa on Arrival (VOA) in Bangladesh"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}