Embassy of Bangladesh in Lisbon

What Embassy of Bangladesh in Lisbon does

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Lisbon is the diplomatic mission of the Government of Bangladesh in Portugal, established in 2012 as Bangladesh's first resident mission in the country. It holds concurrent accreditation for Guinea Bissau, Cabo Verde, and Mozambique, and provides consular services to Bangladeshi nationals resident in or visiting those jurisdictions, as well as to foreign nationals seeking entry to or commercial interaction with Bangladesh. The mission operates under a small diplomatic and administrative headcount and uses an Honorary Consul General arrangement in Mozambique to extend on-the-ground representational capacity.

The embassy's core services comprise visa issuance, e-Passport and passport services, document attestation, Power of Attorney endorsement, birth registration certificates, declarations, Police Clearance Certificate attestation, and other consular acts. Service delivery is built around Bangladesh government-operated online portals — visa.gov.bd, passport.gov.bd, epassport.gov.bd, and bdris.gov.bd — which route applicants through standardised application and payment workflows. The mission additionally partners with CTT Portugal, the Portuguese national postal service, for the return of physical documents to applicants within Portugal. Strategic partnerships with AICEP Portugal Global, IST University of Lisbon, and BUET extend the embassy's function into trade promotion and academic cooperation.

As a non-commercial sovereign entity, the embassy does not operate on a profit-seeking basis. Where charges are levied, they take the form of nominal, government-mandated consular fees set by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh for transactional services. The mission's "customers" are therefore individual fee-payers rather than commercial counterparties, and revenue mechanics are cost-recovery oriented rather than growth-driven. Forward posture is characterised by gradual geographic and product expansion — accreditation to additional African states, e-Passport rollout, and online channel migration — rather than by commercial scaling.

Name

Embassy of Bangladesh in Lisbon

Legal name

Embassy of the People´s Republic of Bangladesh, Lisbon, Portugal

Website

https://lisbon.mofa.gov.bd

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Lisbon is a diplomatic mission of the Government of Bangladesh providing consular services — visas, e-Passports, document attestation, and birth registration — to Bangladeshi nationals and foreign applicants in Portugal and the concurrently accredited jurisdictions of Guinea Bissau, Cabo Verde, and Mozambique.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diplomatic and Consular Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Diplomatic Missions & Embassies (Bilateral Relations) (BPAIAIAA)

Keywords

• Consular services
• Visa processing
• Passport services
• Document attestation
• Diplomatic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consular Service Fees: Government-mandated consular fees collected for visa processing, passport services, attestation, document legalization, and other official services provided to citizens and foreign nationals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Lisbon provides official consular services for Bangladeshi nationals and foreign citizens within its jurisdiction (Portugal, Guinea Bissau, Cabo Verde, Mozambique). Core offerings include visa processing (Tourist, Business, NGO, Work Permit, Visa on Arrival, NVR), e-Passport issuance and reissue, document attestation (commercial, academic, personal), Power of Attorney authentication, Birth Registration Certificates, Police Clearance Certificate attestation, and declaration services. Services are delivered through in-person counter service, online government portals, and CTT postal service.

Product overview

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Lisbon provides consular services as a government diplomatic mission. The core offerings include visa services (Tourist, Business, NGO, Work Permit, Visa on Arrival, NVR), passport services (MRP and e-Passport), document attestation, birth registration certificates, power of attorney authentication, and declaration services. These services support Bangladeshi nationals and foreign citizens in Portugal, Guinea Bissau, Cabo Verde, and Mozambique. The embassy also provides digital services through online portals for visa applications (visa.gov.bd), passport applications (passport.gov.bd, epassport.gov.bd), and birth registration (bdris.gov.bd).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visa Services Visa issuance services including Tourist Visa, Business Visa, NGO Visa, Work Permit/Employment Visa, Visa on Arrival, and No Visa Required (NVR) seal for Portuguese citizens travelling to Bangladesh.
• e-Passport Services Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and e-Passport issuance and reissue services for Bangladeshi nationals residing in Portugal, with 48/64-page options and 5/10-year validity tiers.
• Document Attestation Attestation and legalization services for various documents including police clearance certificates, birth registration certificates, marriage certificates, academic documents, passport copies, and commercial documents, giving them legal validity in Bangladesh.
• Birth Registration Certificate (BRC) Issues Birth Registration Certificates for children of Bangladeshi nationals born in Portugal, providing official government recognition of foreign-born children.
• Power of Attorney Authentication Authentication and attestation services for Power of Attorney documents, enabling Bangladesh-based legal representation by individuals abroad.
• Declaration Services Certification and declaration services for documents such as driving licenses and other personal declarations requiring Bangladesh government authentication.
• Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) Attestation Attestation services for Police Clearance Certificate authorization letters for Bangladeshi citizens abroad, supporting background verification for residency and employment.
• e-Consular Online Application Services Government digital portals for visa applications (visa.gov.bd), passport applications (passport.gov.bd, epassport.gov.bd), and birth registration (bdris.gov.bd), enabling online pre-submission and appointment booking.
• Postal/Mail Services via CTT Postal service through CTT (Portugal's postal service) enabling remote applicants to send documents to the embassy and receive them by return post, with postal cheque payment.
• Commercial Document Attestation Specialised attestation of commercial documents such as invoices, certificates of origin, company registration papers, and trade-related documents for use in Bangladesh.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimum 7 working days for visa processing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aicep Portugal Global and Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) BangladeshcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 March 2023Memorandum of Understanding between Portugal's Trade & Investment Agency (Aicep Portugal Global) and Bangladesh's Export Promotion Bureau signed on 16 March 2023 to promote bilateral trade and investment.
• Portugal-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022First-ever Portugal-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group formed at Assembly of the Republic of Portugal in December 2022. Bangladesh Parliament formed a reciprocal group in January 2023.
• Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) University of Lisbon and BUETcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2022Cooperation Agreement between Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) of the University of Lisbon and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) signed on 09 September 2022.
• Instituto Camões and Dhaka UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 August 2022Protocol of Cooperation for Portuguese language course at Institute of Modern Languages (IML), Dhaka University signed on 16 August 2022.
• Mr. Yunus Merali (Honorary Consul General)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 August 2020Mr. Yunus Merali serves as Honorary Consul General of Bangladesh to Mozambique since 26 August 2020, based in Maputo, Mozambique.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh and Ministry of Foreign Affairs PortugalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2015Protocol of Cooperation on diplomatic training and exchange of information and documentation signed on 24 November 2015.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Portugal (MoU on Political Consultations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2015Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations between the two Foreign Ministries signed on 24 November 2015.
• DRCIM Bangladesh and IPQ PortugalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2014Cooperation Agreement between DRCIM of Bangladesh and IPQ (Instituto Português da Qualidade) of Portugal signed on 06 March 2014 for quality standards cooperation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Embassy of Bangladesh, Washington D.C. Bangladesh's primary diplomatic mission in the United States, offering the same consular, visa, e-passport, and attestation services under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Comparable as a sister Bangladesh mission with overlapping service catalog and policy framework.
• Embassy of Pakistan, Lisbon: South Asian embassy in Lisbon providing consular services, passport issuance, and visa processing for Pakistani nationals in Portugal. Operates an identical diplomatic-and-consular service mix from the same host jurisdiction.
• Embassy of Bangladesh, Berlin: Sister Bangladesh embassy in Germany delivering the same consular, e-passport, and visa services to a large diaspora under the same MoFA framework. Directly comparable as a peer Bangladesh mission of similar size and service catalog in a European host country.
• Bangladesh High Commission, London: Bangladesh's diplomatic mission in the UK serving a large diaspora with the full consular suite. Historically managed non-resident Portugal relations, making it a directly comparable Bangladesh mission with similar diaspora-driven demand profile.
• Embassy of India, Lisbon: South Asian diplomatic mission in Lisbon delivering consular, visa, passport, and attestation services for nationals in Portugal. Directly comparable as a foreign embassy operating the same service catalog for a large diaspora community in the same host city.
• Embassy of Nepal, Lisbon: South Asian diplomatic mission in Lisbon providing consular services to Nepalese nationals. Comparable as a small-to-mid-size embassy in the same host city delivering the same e-passport, visa, and attestation services.
• Embassy of Sri Lanka, Lisbon: South Asian diplomatic mission in Lisbon providing consular and visa services to Sri Lankan nationals. Comparable as a same-city foreign embassy delivering the same passport, visa, and attestation services for its diaspora.

Broad incumbents

• VFS Global: Largest global outsourced visa and consular services partner, handling application intake and biometric collection for many governments. Comparable as a scaled alternative channel that competes for consular-service workflow share and could be engaged by Bangladesh for outsourced processing.
• TLScontact: Major visa services outsourcing operator running application centers on behalf of governments across Europe. Comparable as an incumbent outsourced alternative that competes for the applicant-intake layer the embassy currently handles in-house.

Emerging players

• Honorary Consulate of Bangladesh, Maputo: Bangladesh's appointed Honorary Consul General office in Mozambique under the Lisbon embassy's jurisdiction. Comparable as a Bangladesh-affiliated consular extension handling part of the visa and welfare workload in a covered jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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