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Bangladesh visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Bangladesh.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
30 days per entry
Fee
$50.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL30 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

wellington.mofa.gov.bdBangladesh High Commission, Wellington (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)Checked 30 Oct 2026

UK or any country from Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, UAE, KSA, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, And Brunei.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Apply online at voa.specialbranch.gov.bd at least 72 hours before arrival.
  • Bring a printed copy of the visa-on-arrival acknowledgement receipt.
  • Arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka.
  • Needs an invitation letter uploaded with the application.
  • Carry at least USD 500 in cash or a credit card.
  • Carry a return ticket.
  • Leave Bangladesh from the same port you entered.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

When applying for a visa, the validity of Passport should be at least 6 months

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Bangladesh passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Bangladesh passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Dhaka, nearest first.

  1. ThailandBangkok, about 1,530 km from DhakaVisa-free · 30 days
  2. VietnamHanoi, about 1,610 km from DhakaVisa-free · 45 days
  3. Macao SAR ChinaMacau, about 2,370 km from DhakaVisa-free · 6 months
  4. Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong, about 2,440 km from DhakaVisa-free · 180 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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