Bangladesh: Registration of Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 1966

Registration of Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 1966

Rule 2. The provisions of the Registration of foreigners Rules, 1966 (hereinafter in this Order referred top as the Rule) shall not be applied to, or in relation to, any person who was not attained the age of sixteen years.

Rule 3. The provisions of Rules 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 and the provisions other than those which relate to the signing and furnishing of name and nationality of a foreigner under rules 4, 15, 16 and 17 of the Rules shall not be applied to or in relation to-

(a) a commonwealth citizen, as defined in section 2 of the Bangladesh Citizenship Act 1951 (II of 1951) not being a citizen of India, provided that at the time of his entry in Bangladesh he shall give his intended address and places to be visited by him in Bangladesh and at the time of his departure, his last address in Bangladesh.

(b) a citizen of India or Bangladesh holding 'A', 'C', or, in the case of a transport worker, E category visa for Bangladesh;

(c) a citizen of India holding 'C' category visa, to the extent they are not applicable to, or in relation to, a tourist;

(d)any foreigner in the service of the Central or Provincial Government and his wife and children;

(e) The members of the diplomatic corps holding diplomatic passports; and

(i) Their spouses and children;

(ii) Servants (if they belong to the Country of the Mission);

(f) countries holding diplomatic passports;

(g) non-diplomatic staff of Foreign Missions (if they belong to the country of the Mission) whose names are notified to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Foreign Missions;

(h) (i) Consul-General

(ii) Consul and their spouses and children;

(iii) Vice-Consul

(j) any person of Asiatic birth who by an law for the time being in force is not required to obtain a passport or a visa for the purpose of entering Bangladesh; (any foreigner to whom immunity from alien registration is granted under clause (d) of section 18 of the schedule to the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1948 (XX of 1948), read with section 17 of the schedule to that Act;

(k) any foreigner not specified in any of the preceding clauses who enters Bangladesh solely in transit to a destination beyond Bangladesh, for so long as he is authorized to travel in Bangladesh, under a licence previously obtained by him from the Registration Officer of the place at which he enters Bangladesh and complies with such conditions as to route and other matters as may be specified in the said licence;

(l) any foreigner invited by the Government for attending any function in Bangladesh or a State Guest, class I, and his encourage;

(m) a citizen of Iran or Turkey whose stay in Bangladesh does not exceed three months.