Medical visa for treatment
Medical visa for treatment
The medical visa route for treatment abroad: documents, attendant visa, embassy steps and processing times, source-dated.
What the route asks for
The checklist the destination mission publishes, in the order it is asked for.
Step 1 - Passport
Passport with 6+ months validity, plus any old passports holding a previous visa.
Step 2 - Purpose documents
For this route the purpose is medical: hospital appointment or referral letter, diagnosis summary and the treatment estimate.
Step 3 - Financial evidence
Shown to the published rule for that destination, cited to the source rather than paraphrased.
Step 4 - Biometrics
Where the mission requires in-person biometrics, the appointment route is set out step by step.
Step 5 - Insurance
Shown where the destination mandates cover for this visa class.
Every requirement above is tied to the official source it came from, with the date it was checked.
How the route runs
Four stages, from lodging the application to travelling for treatment.
Stage 1 - Application
Lodge the application with the mission or its authorised centre, with the medical purpose documents attached.
Stage 2 - Appointment
Where required, the in-person appointment and biometrics are booked to the mission or centre rules.
Stage 3 - Decision
Processing time is published per mission. The decision is theirs to make, not ours to predict.
Stage 4 - Travel and treatment
Once the visa is issued, the hospital plan sets the dates. The record then tracks the stay and the aftercare the hospital publishes.
What each destination publishes
Every route below is written from the destination's own page, with the date we read it. They are set out one destination at a time on purpose: the terms are not interchangeable, and putting them side by side as a single table would invite a comparison the numbers do not support. Where a figure could not be read from an official source, the field says so instead of showing an estimate.
India — e-Medical Visa
The e-Medical Visa is India's own dedicated medical category. It runs one year (365 days) from the date of arrival and permits multiple entries (Government of India e-Visa portal). The purpose documents are a hospital appointment or referral letter with a diagnosis summary. A separate e-Medical Attendant Visa exists alongside it, on the same duration and entry terms. Fees for Bangladeshi nationals and the processing charge at the Indian Visa Application Centre in Bangladesh are stated by the centre itself; check them there, with the date shown, because they change by notice.
Thailand — Non-Immigrant "O" Medical Treatment
Bangladeshi ordinary passport holders are not on Thailand's visa-exemption or visa-on-arrival lists; the day after Thailand ended its 60-day exemption scheme, that position was unchanged. For treatment, the route is the Non-Immigrant "O" Medical Treatment visa, which the Royal Thai Consulate-General describes for stays longer than 60 days. Two thresholds matter and both are published: the application must be filed at least 15 working days before travel, and the applicant must show a recent bank statement with an ending balance of no less than US$4,000. Applications are filed online at the Thai eVisa portal.
Malaysia — Visa Without Reference (social visit)
Malaysia publishes no "medical visa" class. The High Commission of Malaysia in Dhaka sets out a Visa Without Reference (social visit) for medical treatment, filed through the authorised official partners of the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, with an appointment letter from an MHTC-registered provider. The resulting social visit pass permits a stay of not more than 30 days and does not permit work, work-related training or study. The visa fee for a Bangladesh passport is RM 20; the processing fee is RM 105.
Singapore — entry visa (no medical class)
Singapore also publishes no dedicated medical visa. Bangladeshi travel-document holders apply for an entry visa and medical travel is handled as a business or social visit; diplomatic, official and service passport holders are exempt. The application needs Form 14A, a photograph taken within the last three months, a passport valid for at least six months, and Form V39A — the Letter of Introduction, which normally comes from a Singapore citizen or permanent resident (aged 21+, via Singpass) or, where no local contact exists, from the applicant's own Embassy. The fee is S$30, non-refundable, and processing is 3 working days; apply within the 30 days before arrival.
Travelling with an attendant
The attendant rule is published by the destination, not by us, and the two treatment corridors where it is clearest are the ones with the most movement.
For India, the official e-Visa portal states the general rule directly: only two e-Medical Attendant Visas are granted against one e-Medical Visa, on the same duration and entry terms as the patient's visa. A Bangladesh-specific allowance of up to three attendants has been reported from a Ministry of Home Affairs document, but we could not open that document, so we publish the rule we could read and flag the one we could not.
For Thailand, the Royal Thai Consulate-General page that sets out the Non-O Medical Treatment visa does not state an attendant allowance, and we found no official source that does. The file for a Thai treatment trip should therefore be built from the embassy's current guidance rather than from an assumed number.
Where a destination has not published its attendant rule, this page shows the gap rather than filling it.
What no one can promise you
No visa outcome can be guaranteed. The decision belongs to the destination mission.
Worker medical screening (GAMCA / WAFID) is not part of this route.
Where a destination has not published its fee schedule, this record shows the gap rather than an estimate.
What the money side looks like
A treatment trip from Bangladesh has a foreign-currency side that the visa file runs into, and Bangladesh Bank publishes the envelope. Under its consolidated foreign-exchange rules, release of foreign exchange in excess of USD 200 for outward travel requires a valid visa, and for travel on health grounds up to USD 15,000 may be released by an Authorised Dealer on the recommendation of a registered physician or hospital (ledger c-093, c-094). A case that exceeds that envelope needs a different financial-documentation route, so it is worth knowing the ceiling before the hospital issues its estimate. For organ-transplant cases the visa file additionally requires clearance from the Law Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ledger c-097).
সারসংক্ষেপ
মেডিকেল ভিসা চিকিৎসার উদ্দেশ্যে ভ্রমণের জন্য। কোন কাগজপত্র লাগবে, অনুগামী কে যেতে পারবেন এবং দূতাবাসের ধাপগুলো কী — সবই সরকারি সূত্র ও তারিখসহ দেওয়া থাকে। ভিসার নিশ্চয়তা কেউ দিতে পারে না; সিদ্ধান্ত দূতাবাসের।
Questions patients ask
Can AbroadGuideBD guarantee a visa?
No. The visa decision belongs to the destination mission. We document the published rules, the documents they ask for, and the steps - with the source shown for each one.
How long does the medical visa take?
প্রক্রিয়ার সময় প্রতিটি মিশন নিজেই প্রকাশ করে। সিদ্ধান্ত দূতাবাসের, আমাদের অনুমানের নয়।
Who can travel as an attendant?
কোন অনুগামী যেতে পারবেন, তা গন্তব্য ঠিক করে। যে মিশন যা প্রকাশ করে, সেটিই এখানে তারিখসহ দেওয়া থাকে।
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