{"question":{"passport":"ARM","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":"Visa on arrival is granted only to travellers coming for tourism, business/trade, investment, or a government job."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Except for official duty, the traveller must carry at least USD 500 (or equivalent) in cash or credit card and a return air ticket, per the 2016 Visa on Arrival circular."},{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The traveller must justify the necessity of the travel to the immigration authority."},{"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-instructions","url":"https://voa.specialbranch.gov.bd/public/voa-instructions.html","passage":"This visa is valid for a stay of a maximum of\n 30 days for tourism, business, investment, or a government job. … In countries where Bangladesh has no embassy, only the incoming citizens of those countries can be given an\n On-Arrival Visa justifying the necessity of travel.","explanation":"The first block sets the 30-day maximum stay for an arrival visa; the second block states that in countries where Bangladesh has no embassy, the incoming citizens of those countries can be given an on-arrival visa. The passage names a class rather than states, and every issuer on this row was placed in that class by the country-by-country mission check recorded in residualSweep.","publisher":"Visa-on-Arrival 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"}}