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| Field | 🇧🇩BangladeshBangladesh Employment Visa and Work Permit in 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh (BD) |
| Route | Bangladesh Employment Visa and Work Permit in 2026 |
| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
| Route type | employment |
| Summary | How Bangladesh employment visas interact with BIDA work permits, including E/E2/E3/E-1 terminology, staffing ratios, documents, fees and extensions. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-18 |
| Official/supporting source count | 6 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
| Best-fit work models | Local employmentSource 1Source 2 |
| Income requirement | No universal salary floor for all E2 visas; employer and role must meet competent work-permit authority requirements.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | No universal personal savings balance is published for the E2 employment visa. BIDA's commercial-office checklist does require a USD 50,000 inward-remittance encashment certificate as initial establishment cost for specified branch, liaison, joint-venture and wholly foreign-owned company cases; this is a company-level condition, not an employee savings test.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | BIDA lists BDT 5,000/person/year plus VAT for applicable work-permit categories; visa fees separate.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | Conditional BIDA targets include 72 hours for specified foreign/JV cases and 16 working days for specified commercial-office cases; not an end-to-end guarantee.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | E2 visa up to 6 months, multiple entry; extension may match work-permit validity plus 15 days, or 30 days while specified permit/clearance is pending.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Extension tied to work permit or specified pending clearance; not automatic.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Eligible dependants use FE1/FE2/FE3 linked to E1/E2/E3; coterminous and employment prohibited.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | Dependant status does not authorize spouse employment; separate work authorization required.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | E2 visa is not work permit. Obtain relevant authority permit and apply within 15 working days after first entry.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Employer obtains permit from BIDA, BEZA, BEPZA, Hi-Tech Park Authority, PPA or other competent authority; visa via relevant Bangladesh mission.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Temporary employment authorization; does not itself confer permanent residence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Does not itself confer citizenship or guarantee naturalisation.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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