Where do I apply for a Schengen visa in Bangladesh?

Most missions route through VFS Global in Dhaka (Delta Life Tower, Gulshan) with select missions also reachable via VFS Chittagong. Italian, German, French, Spanish, and Dutch consulates all use VFS as their submission centre. Always apply to the consulate of your main destination by nights spent.

How many months of bank statements do Bangladeshi applicants need?

Six months is the practical minimum at most VFS Dhaka submissions — Italian and Spanish consulates in particular scrutinise the closing balance trend and salary credit pattern across the full six-month window. Statements should be stamped by your bank or downloaded directly from internet banking with the bank's official header.

Do I need an NBR e-TIN return for a Schengen visa?

Yes, where applicable. The most recent e-TIN return acknowledgement is part of the standard documentation alongside the employer NOC and bank statements. The tax record is the consulate's cross-check on the income stated in your employment or business documents.

How long does my Bangladeshi passport need to be valid?

Your passport must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned date of return from the Schengen area, with at least two blank pages, and issued within the last ten years. Applying close to the three-month margin raises the risk of refusal regardless of the rest of the file.

Do I need real flight tickets to apply?

No — a paid, non-refundable ticket is not required. Consulates accept a verifiable flight reservation (a live PNR in the airline's system). Consulates widely flag unverifiable dummy PDFs, and immigration advisors report PNR verification is standard practice at many missions. Submitting an unverifiable reservation can trigger refusal under Article 32(1)(a)(i) of the Visa Code (false or unreliable documents) or Article 32(1)(a)(ii) (purpose and conditions of stay not justified). Best practice is a hold-the-fare reservation or a refundable booking kept live until the decision. The SchengenDoc kit produces the day-by-day itinerary document that accompanies — not replaces — your real reservation. See [why dummy tickets get rejected](/blog/dummy-tickets-schengen-visa-rejected).

Schengen Visa from Bangladesh

An embassy-ready document kit — cover letter, day-by-day itinerary, applicant profile, and personalised checklist — formatted for the standards Bangladeshi applicants are graded on.

How Bangladeshi applicants apply for a Schengen visa

Applications are submitted through VFS Global Dhaka.

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Final documents are written in formal English regardless of the language you fill the form in — the register Schengen consulates expect to read.

This guide covers short-stay Schengen visas (Type C, up to 90 days). For longer stays you need a national long-stay (Type D) visa issued by your destination country.

What's inside your kit

Formal cover letter
Structured paragraph by paragraph in the register consulates expect, naming the destination mission and trip purpose.
Day-by-day itinerary
Dated plan with hotels, intercity transit, and overnight counts that match the consulate of application.
Applicant profile
Employment, ties, and prior travel summarised in the format reviewers scan for first.
Personalised checklist
Every supporting document the file needs, including the country-specific ones flagged for your situation.

Top Schengen destinations from Bangladesh

Italy Germany France Spain

Schengen refusal rates for applicants in Bangladesh (2025)

In 2025, Schengen consulates in Bangladesh took 38,353 short-stay decisions and refused 54.5% — above the worldwide rate of 14.6%.

Schengen states ranked by 2025 refusal rate for applications submitted in Bangladesh. Posts with at least 500 decisions only.
#	Schengen state	Refusal rate	Decisions	Consulates
1	Switzerland	27.8%	1,288	Dhaka
2	Germany	30.0%	5,808	Dhaka
3	Denmark	35.9%	2,414	Dhaka
4	Spain	39.5%	3,295	Dhaka
5	France	47.3%	4,830	Dhaka
6	Netherlands	47.5%	509	Dhaka
7	Italy	60.3%	6,550	Dhaka
8	Sweden	74.5%	13,659	Dhaka

The gap between the lowest and highest refusal rate in Bangladesh is 46.7 percentage points — Switzerland refused 27.8% of the decisions it took, Sweden refused 74.5%.

Source: European Commission — Schengen visa statistics for consulates, 2025. Refusal rate = not issued ÷ decisions taken (uniform visas issued + LTVs issued + not issued). Short-stay (uniform) Schengen visas only. Excludes national long-stay visas. Figures are keyed by country of application — where the consulate sits — not applicant nationality. Applying to the consulate with the best odds is only allowed when it is the state of your main destination — jurisdiction rules come first.

See the full interactive ranking →Refusal rates by country →

What Bangladeshi applicants need to get right

Bangladeshi passport holders submit Schengen short-stay applications primarily through VFS Global centres in Dhaka, with select missions also reachable via VFS Chittagong. Italian, German, French, and Spanish missions carry most of the volume, and slots tighten sharply between May and September — especially for Italy, which sees heavy family-visit and seasonal-work-related travel volume.

Three documents drive most refusals filed from Bangladesh: a generic cover letter that doesn't anchor the trip to a clear return reason in Bangladesh, financials that don't reconcile with the itinerary, and missing employer paperwork. Salaried applicants are expected to attach a No Objection Certificate (NOC) on company letterhead with NID copy, the last six months of statements from Dutch-Bangla Bank, BRAC Bank, or Eastern Bank, and the latest NBR e-TIN return acknowledgement. Self-employed applicants substitute the NOC with a Trade Licence and the same tax record set.

Financial proof is read as a coherent story across the last six months of Bangladeshi bank statements. Consulates compare the daily budget on your itinerary against closing BDT balances and against the salary credits visible on those statements at a realistic euro rate. A SchengenDoc kit produces the formal English cover letter, day-by-day itinerary, and personalised checklist Dhaka applicants need — with the checklist flagging NID copy, employer NOC, six months of statements, and e-TIN acknowledgement lined up against the itinerary.

Financial proof benchmark. Six months of Bangladeshi bank statements with closing balances covering roughly BDT 8,500–11,000 per day of stay (about €70–€90/day) is the working benchmark across Dhaka consulates.

Frequently asked questions

For a full personalised document list, use our free checklist builder.

Where do I apply for a Schengen visa in Bangladesh?: Most missions route through VFS Global in Dhaka (Delta Life Tower, Gulshan) with select missions also reachable via VFS Chittagong. Italian, German, French, Spanish, and Dutch consulates all use VFS as their submission centre. Always apply to the consulate of your main destination by nights spent.
How many months of bank statements do Bangladeshi applicants need?: Six months is the practical minimum at most VFS Dhaka submissions — Italian and Spanish consulates in particular scrutinise the closing balance trend and salary credit pattern across the full six-month window. Statements should be stamped by your bank or downloaded directly from internet banking with the bank's official header.
Do I need an NBR e-TIN return for a Schengen visa?: Yes, where applicable. The most recent e-TIN return acknowledgement is part of the standard documentation alongside the employer NOC and bank statements. The tax record is the consulate's cross-check on the income stated in your employment or business documents.
How long does my Bangladeshi passport need to be valid?: Your passport must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned date of return from the Schengen area, with at least two blank pages, and issued within the last ten years. Applying close to the three-month margin raises the risk of refusal regardless of the rest of the file.
Do I need real flight tickets to apply?: No — a paid, non-refundable ticket is not required. Consulates accept a verifiable flight reservation (a live PNR in the airline's system). Consulates widely flag unverifiable dummy PDFs, and immigration advisors report PNR verification is standard practice at many missions. Submitting an unverifiable reservation can trigger refusal under Article 32(1)(a)(i) of the Visa Code (false or unreliable documents) or Article 32(1)(a)(ii) (purpose and conditions of stay not justified). Best practice is a hold-the-fare reservation or a refundable booking kept live until the decision. The SchengenDoc kit produces the day-by-day itinerary document that accompanies — not replaces — your real reservation. See why dummy tickets get rejected.

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