Visa requirement
Bangladesh visa for Japanese citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Japanese citizens need a visa for Bangladesh?
Checked answer — confirm before travel
Japanese citizens can get a visa on arrival in Bangladesh for up to 30 days.
Last verified:
What this means: A visa on arrival is a real visa issued at the border after you land — you still need it, and approval is not guaranteed before you travel.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Japanese passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | No | This page stores a visa or authorization route instead. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | Yes | Up to 30 days. |
- 30 days
- 50 USD
- Obtain on arrival
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Obtain on arrival Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days
- 3 Official fee 50 USD
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit landside: conditional. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Japanese citizens can get a visa on arrival in Bangladesh for up to 30 days. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
The official VOA instructions publish a USD 50 cash fee, excluding processing fees, while reserving the authority to set a different fee. Confirm the amount and bring the accepted cash payment before departure.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- The checked Bangladesh application and VOA pages require a current passport and passport bio-page details but do not publish one universal numeric validity buffer or blank-page minimum. Confirm document-validity handling with the responsible mission or carrier.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- landside transit: conditional; The official VOA system includes a transit-visa type, but the public instructions do not publish a universal airside rule or guarantee arrival issuance. Confirm the exact airport, baggage and ticketing arrangement before travel.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Japanese ordinary passport
- Printed VOA acknowledgement receipt if the online pre-registration route is used
- Recent facial photograph and passport bio-page upload for the official VOA flow
- Invitation, hotel, host, trade or investment documents supporting the stated purpose
- Return or onward ticket and evidence of accommodation and trip purpose
- Cash for the official VOA fee and the Sonali Bank payment receipt
Why this verdict
Japanese citizens are within Bangladesh Special Branch's current visa-on-arrival eligibility wording for the listed countries and European-country cohort. The VOA allows up to 30 days for the published purposes, costs USD 50 in cash before any processing fee, and is issued only at immigration discretion. This page covers an ordinary-passport short visit; work, study, residence, special documents, route handling, carrier checks and the officer's decision can require a different process.
Conditional rules
- Immigration officer does not approve visa on arrival at the port of entry Visa required
Bangladesh states that VOA issuance is not guaranteed. A visa obtained through a Bangladesh mission before travel removes reliance on arrival discretion.
- Traveller does not fit the published nationality/purpose conditions or cannot justify the trip Visa required
Use the standard Bangladesh visa application and mission route before travel.
- Work, study, residence, employment or a stay beyond the visitor route Visa required
The short visitor VOA does not replace the appropriate long-stay, work, study or residence permission.
Frequently asked questions
Do Japanese citizens need a visa for Bangladesh?
Japanese citizens can get a visa on arrival in Bangladesh for up to 30 days. (Visa on arrival.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Japanese passport holders stay in Bangladesh?
Up to 30 days.
How much does entry to Bangladesh cost for Japanese citizens?
The official fee is 50 USD. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.