Bangladesh Visa For Indian Tourist

If you are traveling to Bangladesh, you could apply for the visa from our nearest Indian Embassy. But, the processing time is not so swift. So, if you want to travel quickly, applying for an E-Tourist Visa is the best option in your hand. Recently, Bangladesh government has introduced E-Visa for tourist. 

Visa requirements for Indian tourists traveling to Bangladesh have been changed over the past two years, especially now that we’re neighbors with a new government. So here’s a look at India visa requirements for Bangladesh.

How to apply for Bangladesh Visa?

The process to apply for the Bangladesh visa for Indians is mainly online. It involves a combination of offline and online procedure. In order to get the visa, you will have to apply through the official online portal of the embassy.

1. Apply online by filling out the online visa application form on the official website.
2. Attach 2 passport size photos to the application form.
3. Provide a valid passport.
4. Confirmed flight tickets (both to and from tickets if the visa is short term).
5. Submit the form along with the copies of the required documents to the Bangladesh mission.

When the above application process is done, you can now wait for the embassy to process the documents. After the processing, you can collect your visa from the embassy, else you can get it collected from your visa agent.

Also, at the time of filling the form, you must make sure that the information you have provided is correct. There are chances that with false and unverifiable details, the visa application may get rejected. You must also note that visa rejection can even affect your future visa applications.

Bangladesh Visa Types

As discussed, there are different kinds of visa types based on different factors. The most common types categorized based on the span of stay or the validity offered are listed as follows:

• Long-term visas: The kind of permits that allow you to stay in the country for a longer period of time say more than just 3 to 6 months, are called the long-term visas. Employment visa, student visa, business investor visa, resident permit, are the ones that fall under this category. Generally, these permits require attestation of documents as well. Also note that some types of business and student visas are also a part of short-term visas.
• Short-term visas: The tourist or visitor visa, business visa, transit visa are the types of short term visas. Such kinds have a validity of 3 days to 3 to 6 months. These visas are also extendable up to a certain extent.

The Bangladesh visa can also be classified based on the purpose of the visit. They are mentioned as follows:

• Bangladesh Tourist/Visitor visa: When you are visiting Bangladesh for tourism, in order to tour the country you will need a permit which is termed as a tourist visa. A visitor visa acquired when you are visiting a family member or friend in the country. The validity for both the visas is generally the same.