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Bangladesh: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Bangladesh. 34 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 99 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 18Visa-free
  • 4ETA
  • 12On arrival
  • 54eVisa
  • 138Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Bangladesh
Rank99
No prior visa34
CodeBGD

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 99

Rank 99 of 199. 34 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 0.

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 192

A prior visa is needed for 192 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomeVisaUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandeVisaJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility7/10034 destinations without a prior visa
Stability and rule of law31/100score -0.82 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Bangladesh passport gives

43of 100
rank 131 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility734 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law31score -0.82 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life51HDI 0.685
  • Health and longevity6374.7 years life expectancy
  • Education45education index 0.57
  • Taxes50up to 30%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 18

Entry on your passport

BahamasCaribbean · 28 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanCook IslandsOceaniaDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysFijiOceania · 120 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 180 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMontserratCaribbeanRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanVanuatuOceania · 30 days

ETA 4

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Sri LankaKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 12

Visa issued at the border

Popular:Maldives
BhutanAsiaBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsiaComorosAfrica · 45 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceaniaSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 days

eVisa 54

Applied for online before travel

Popular:United KingdomThailandIndonesiaVietnamAustraliaSingapore
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanAustraliaOceaniaBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndonesiaAsiaIranMiddle EastKazakhstanAsiaKyrgyzstanAsiaMalawiAfricaMalaysiaAsiaMauritaniaAfricaMoldovaEuropeMozambiqueAfricaMyanmarAsiaNew ZealandOceaniaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaPhilippinesAsiaQatarMiddle EastSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSingaporeAsiaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSurinameAmericasSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaTanzaniaAfricaThailandAsiaTogoAfricaTunisiaAfricaUgandaAfricaUnited KingdomEuropeVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsiaZambiaAfricaZimbabweAfrica

Visa required 138

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArgentinaAmericasArmeniaMiddle EastArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeAzerbaijanEuropeBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCubaCaribbeanCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericasEgyptAfricaEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGeorgiaEuropeGermanyEuropeGhanaAfricaGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasGuyanaAmericasHondurasAmericasHong KongAsiaHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJapanAsiaJordanMiddle EastKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLaosAsiaLatviaEuropeLebanonMiddle EastLesothoAfricaLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsiaMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceaniaMauritiusAfricaMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaNamibiaAfricaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalauOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRussiaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSerbiaEuropeSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbeanSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanUzbekistanAsiaVatican CityEuropeYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 97Eritrea37
  2. 97Iran37
  3. 97Palestine37
  4. 98Libya36
  5. 99Bangladesh34
  6. 99North Korea34
  7. 100Nepal33
  8. 101Somalia31
  9. 102Yemen30

Frequently asked questions

Bangladesh: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 34 of 226 countries and territories, 18 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 12 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 99 of 199.

Bangladesh: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Bangladesh → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

eVisa. Applied for online before travel.

Bangladesh → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Bangladesh → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 151 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 123. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.