Second Passport for Bangladeshis: Citizenship by Investment Options

Why this is a clean fit

Bangladesh expanded its approved dual-citizenship country list from 57 to 101 countries in a February 2023 cabinet decision, adding 12 Caribbean nations. Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis, the four Caribbean programs on this site, are reported on that expanded list, alongside the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

In practice, dual citizens still benefit from applying for a Dual Nationality Certificate from Bangladeshi authorities to formalise use of the foreign passport, even though enforcement against those who skip the step is limited. Unlike India, China or Indonesia, covered elsewhere on this site, there is no legal citizenship conflict to navigate here, only an administrative step worth doing properly.

Your realistic options

Because dual citizenship is not the obstacle, the choice for a Bangladeshi applicant usually comes down to what you actually want: a new passport now, or a residence permit that can lead to an EU passport later, for example the Portugal Golden Visa.

Eligibility fine print

None of the four Caribbean programs currently ban Bangladeshi applicants on nationality grounds. What actually decides a file is more mundane, and worth confirming per case.

• Reconfirm the current dual-citizenship list status directly before finalising a plan. Government notifications are occasionally revised, and this research reflects the February 2023 expansion as most recently documented.
• A Dual Nationality Certificate from Bangladeshi authorities is not strictly required, but it is worth obtaining to formalise use of the foreign document once you have it.
• Expect standard due diligence, not enhanced scrutiny by default: banking references and a clear paper trail for the investment funds are the baseline every program asks for.
• Bangladesh Bank foreign exchange regulations and remittance approval should be planned with your bank ahead of any funding deadline, particularly at the $200,000-plus level.
• A Caribbean passport does not by itself change Bangladeshi tax residency; that is a separate determination.
• All four Caribbean governments here received a European Commission letter in June 2026 asking them to phase out citizenship by investment by 2028. All remain Schengen visa-free as of this writing.
• Every item above, including the current dual-citizenship list, should be confirmed per case before you commit funds.

Process with us

1. You tell us, over WhatsApp, three things: the passports you hold now, whether you want a new passport, a residence permit, or both, and the budget in US dollars for the whole family.

1. We shortlist which Caribbean program fits best on cost and speed, or point you to Portugal, Greece or the UAE for EU or Gulf residency.

1. Caribbean law requires every application to go through a government-authorized agent. We are an advisory desk, not that agent: we prepare the file with you and refer it to a licensed agent of record, named in writing before any fee.

1. Source-of-funds and Bangladesh Bank paperwork are prepared in parallel, not after the program is chosen.

1. You attend the mandatory interview where required, the agent of record handles the government's questions, and we stay on the same WhatsApp thread to explain each stage until the decision.

Starting in November: Bangladesh Bank paperwork first

Updated 8 November 2026. For a Bangladeshi applicant the program choice is rarely the slow part: the four Caribbean programs are on the approved dual-citizenship list and none bans Bangladeshi nationals. The slow part is money and documents. Bangladesh Bank foreign exchange regulations and remittance approval have to be planned with your bank before any funding deadline, which at the $200,000-plus level is not a formality, and police certificates are needed from every country where you have lived for the period the program asks about.

If the aim is a file lodged early next year, November is when those two tracks should start, in parallel with the program decision. Send on WhatsApp the passports you hold, whether you want a new passport, a residence permit or both, and the budget in US dollars for the whole family. We confirm eligibility, the 2026 cost for your family size and the licensed agent of record, named in writing before any fee.