Travel Advisory

(for people planning to travel to Bangladesh from the USA)

Latest Travel Restriction due to new Covid-19 Variant ‘Omicron’

• All incoming passengers who have originated from/transited/visited the following countries within last 14 days shall have to complete a mandatory 14 (Fourteen) days institutional quarantine at government nominated hotels at passenger’s own expenses.
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe

• Incoming passengers from all destinations, except children below 12 years old, shall mandatorily possess RT-PCR based Covid-19 negative certificate. The test shall be done within 48 hours of the flight departure.

➢ For details, please follow this link: http://caab.gov.bd/circul/12-2021.pdf

Vaccination Requirements and Covid-19 Symptoms on Arrival

• The USA falls under ‘Group-B’ country. Please follow this link: http://caab.gov.bd/circul/21-4482.pdf

Visa on Arrival

• Individuals belonging to the following categories are eligible to receive Visa on Arrival at the port of entry in Bangladesh:
  1. Foreign citizens of Bangladeshi origin and their husband/wife/children;
  2. Foreigners holding Diplomatic/Official Passport;
  3. Foreign investors and business persons;
  4. Foreign citizens invited by the Government of Bangladesh to attend any official meeting/seminar/conference/any other event.

➢ For details, you can check Office Memo no. 58.00.0000.044.34.011.20-547, dated 01 December 2021 of Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The original text is in Bangla; hence the relevant part is translated above.

Endorsement of NVR (No Visa Required)

Please follow this link to know the process of applying for NVR: http://www.bdembassyusa.org/index.php?page=instruction-nvr

Visa

Please follow this link to know the process of applying for Visa:http://www.bdembassyusa.org/index.php?page=requirement-visa

Immigration at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Dhaka

• Bangladeshi passport holders can enter Bangladesh within the validity period of their passport. Six months’ validity requirement is applicable at the time of leaving Bangladesh.

• US passport holders with Bangladeshi origin can enter Bangladesh and come back to the USA within the validity period of their passport. To prove Bangladeshi origin, a copy of existing/expired Bangladeshi passport or Dual Nationality Certificate or NVR or Bangladeshi NID or Birth Registration Certificate (having 17digit number); or either of these documents of spouse or at least one parent is required. Foreigners without the proof of Bangladeshi origin must fulfil the six months’ validity requirement of their passport.

• The concerned officers at immigration can be contacted as follows:

OC Immigration, HSIA: +8801320005902 (24/7 number)
Additional SP Immigration, HSIA: +8801320005376
Magistrate, HSIA: +8801304050603 (during office hours)

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Focal Point at Bangladesh Embassy, USA

Muhammad Abdul Hye Milton
First Secretary Passport & Visa Wing
Embassy of Bangladesh in the USA
3510 International Drive NW Washington, DC 20008

Email: pvwing.washdc@gmail.com (replies are usually given within 24 hours, and unlikely to exceed 48 hours)

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