Coming up with a better process for the Overseas citizens of Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a giant chunk of its population living and migrating to other countries, which has been the scene for more than half a century. Whether with the promise of a better life or to send money back to Bangladesh to support families, the country receives a lot through its diaspora. In 2015 alone, Bangladesh received about 15.4 billion dollars through their migrant population, from
across the globe.
With 3.2 million Bangladesh migrants in India and 1.2 million of them in Saudi Arabia, the country had to work on improving its travel policies for its diaspora across the globe. To do this, Bangladesh launched their NVR No Visa Required seal and stamp for foreign passports. People who had ties to Bangladesh or connected to the country through their ancestors were allowed access to the NVR seal and could travel back and forth whenever they needed to. Unfortunately, people from the SAARC countries (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) were not allowed to avail of the benefits of the NVR scheme.
When did migrating out of Bangladesh become the fad?
The people from Bangladesh started moving out around the time of the Second World War since there was a shortage of work and jobs in the country. It doesn’t seem like much has changed since a new report, according to the World Bank shows that today an estimated 10 million Bangladeshis are working abroad, primarily as low-skilled labourers in the Arabian Gulf.
Overall, it seems that the only way to thrive in Bangladesh is to leave and work abroad.
Additionally, it is not easy to work abroad, since the process of getting a job for migrants in most parts of the world, is quite challenging, and this cannot be more true of the middle east where a majority of Bangladeshi migrants flock. They don’t even work for high-income jobs, but usually, most of them work toward the bottom of the ladder. These people face regular promises of change, but don’t seem to receive any of them. Any process that involves paperwork is quite challenging, so the Government worked on a one time plan for them to make their way home.
What is the process for getting the NVR stamp on their passports?
This process needs a foreign passport and can be handled either in Bangladesh or through the High Commission offices throughout the world. Furthermore, the application process can be worked on through their office directly or the online website. There are multiple websites like MRP Passport that have been assisting people with documentation to travel back and forth from Bangladesh. The passport website, not only assists with the NVR visa, stamp, or seal but also with the process of applying for a Bangladeshi passport directly. Most people working abroad usually apply for citizenship if they have been there for more than a specific number of years.
Submit all the documents, along with the passport, and if the details mentioned are accurate, the passport is sent back in about ten days with the No Visa Required seal.
