Germany visa for Bangladeshi citizens

Germany’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities; the official site for it is videx.diplo.de. Processing time, as Germany states it: Usually 15 days after the mission receives the file, up to 45 days in individual cases; any waiting time for an appointment comes on top. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Germany has 2 missions in Bangladesh, with its embassy in Dhaka. Honorary consulates, which normally do not take visa applications: Chittagong.

In 2025, Germany’s embassy and consulates in Bangladesh (Dhaka) received 5,889 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 4,058. The refusal rate was 30.0%. The refusal rate fell by 13.3 points from 43.3% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. The number of applications was almost unchanged (5,933 in 2024).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 54.5% of the applications lodged in Bangladesh that year, from 27.8% at the consulates of Switzerland to 74.5% at those of Sweden. Germany’s consulates worldwide refused 13.1%. Germany was the 3rd most applied-for Schengen state in Bangladesh.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Bangladesh, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Bangladesh to Germany, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Germany at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 12 May 2025) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Germany (updated 11 August 2026).

How long Bangladeshi citizens can stay in Germany

How long Bangladeshi citizens may stay in Germany is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Bangladeshi citizens apply

In Bangladesh, applications go to the German embassy in Dhaka, or to a visa centre acting for Germany; fees, documents and processing times are published by Germany.

Germany and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Germany lets Bangladeshi citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Germany when it is the main destination of the trip.

Germany’s neighbours for Bangladeshi citizens

Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, France and Austria require Bangladeshi citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

German citizens travelling to Bangladesh

German citizens receive their visa for Bangladesh at the border; it covers up to 30 days.