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🇧🇩 Who needs a visa for Bangladesh?

⚠ U.S. State Department travel advisory for Bangladesh: Level 3: Reconsider Travel (updated 20 January 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Bangladesh visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Bangladesh

Capital	Dhaka
Currency	Bangladeshi taka (BDT, ৳)
Official languages	Bengali
Calling code	+880
Plugs and voltage	type A, C, G, K · 220 V
Internet domain	.bd

Neighbouring countries: 🇲🇲 Myanmar, 🇮🇳 India

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Bangladesh by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Bangladesh before you travel.

Visa-free (23)

🇧🇧 Barbados · 90 days
🇧🇹 Bhutan · 90 days
🇧🇼 Botswana · 90 days
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 90 days
🇫🇯 Fiji · 90 days
🇬🇦 Gabon · 90 days
🇬🇲 Gambia · 90 days
🇬🇭 Ghana · 90 days
🇬🇩 Grenada · 90 days
🇬🇳 Guinea · 90 days
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
🇯🇲 Jamaica · 90 days
🇱🇸 Lesotho · 90 days
🇲🇼 Malawi · 90 days
🇲🇻 Maldives · 90 days
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · 90 days
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
🇼🇸 Samoa · 90 days
🇸🇨 Seychelles · 90 days
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · 90 days
🇹🇿 Tanzania · 90 days
🇹🇴 Tonga · 90 days
🇿🇲 Zambia · 90 days

Visa on arrival (143)

Visa required (31)

No admission (1)

🇮🇱 Israel