Form 14A and LOI from Bangladesh: official Dhaka visa route (2026)

A Bangladeshi ordinary passport holder needs a Singapore entry visa before travel; visa on arrival is not available. The Singapore High Commission in Dhaka says applications filed in Bangladesh must be submitted online through one of the Authorised Visa Agents on its official list. If ICA approves the application, the permitted submitter can print the e-Visa. ICA still decides entry at the checkpoint.

Prepare the file before choosing an agent: Form 14A, a recent photo, the passport biodata page, the required Letter of Introduction and any supporting travel evidence should tell one consistent story. Applicants living outside Bangladesh should check the procedure of the Singapore Mission serving their place of residence rather than assuming the Dhaka route applies everywhere.

The Dhaka Mission currently lists the Bangladesh-taka equivalent of S$30 per applicant, excluding the authorised agent's fee. Ask the selected agent for a written breakdown before payment and recheck the live .gov.sg list because contact details and appointments can change.

The Mission publishes its own processing timeline for complete applications on its official page — check the live figure there before planning, as it changes. Incomplete documents, additional checks and peak periods can take longer, and no timing is an approval guarantee.

The current Dhaka instructions list a Letter of Introduction issued by a Singapore local contact. For a social visit, the contact must be a Singapore citizen or permanent resident aged at least 21. For a business visit, a Singapore-registered company or organisation can act as the contact, with the LOI signed by an eligible citizen or permanent resident.

Do not invent a contact, borrow an address from someone who does not know about the application or assume a hotel booking is an LOI. If this document is missing, ask an official Dhaka agent what the current Mission route permits before paying for preparation or submission.

Beyond the contact, the core documents are familiar: a passport valid for at least six months from your date of entry into Singapore, a photo that meets the current specification, evidence of onward or return travel, somewhere real to stay, and evidence that the trip is comfortably within your means. The catch is consistency — every name, date and passport number should agree across the form, itinerary evidence and bank statements.

Under closer review, small contradictions do more damage. A ticket booked in a relative's name, a hotel reservation that ends a night early, an income figure that does not sit naturally with the declared occupation: each is minor on its own, but each gives a reviewer a reason to pause rather than approve. Funds that plainly cover the trip, tied to an occupation that explains them, do the opposite.

VisatoSingapore can help prepare Form 14A and check consistency between the passport, travel dates and supporting documents. For an application filed in Bangladesh, final online submission must still follow the Singapore High Commission's current Authorised Visa Agent list; our preparation service is not a replacement for that official Dhaka channel.

We cannot issue a visa, guarantee approval or shorten the Mission's minimum timing. Confirm the official agent, fee, LOI requirement and processing guidance on the live .gov.sg page before paying. ICA assesses every application on its own merits and makes the final entry decision at the checkpoint.