Topic: Rights of Immigrants
Country: Bangladesh
Delegate Name: Lily Huver
School: Forest Hills Northern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Bangladesh position papers GLIMUN 2012 committees
According to new Bangladeshi policies clearly state that any foreigner entering the country is required to have a valid passport and visa. Also, no nationals of Israel are permitted to enter the country of Bangladesh. Certain countries are only permitted to enter the country for up to 90 days ( Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Bhutan, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Guyana, Honduras, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Montserrat, Papua New Guinea, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Uruguay, Vatican City and Zambia) and will be fined for each day of an overstay. If the person is native to Bangladesh, they do not need a visa, so long they get their passport officially stamped with the following statement: “no visa required for travel to Bangladesh”.
It is in the the policies of Bangladesh that not any long-term resident may obtain citizenship. Those who are not citizens may be denied of certain privileges and/or rights an actual citizen has. However non-citizens may apply for citizenship, but must comply with certain requirements such as being competent in the Bengali language and must surrender their citizenship to their former country. If they are denied, they may appeal within 30 days of the rejection.
Policies regarding citizens mainly concern those not born in the country. Natural citizens include those that were born in Bangladesh, so long at least one parent was a natural citizen. If they were not born in the country, they are considered citizens if at least one of the parents is a natural citizen. Workers on a work visa may stay in the country for one year before they have to re-apply for a work visa if they are not citizens. On a world scale, Bangladesh feels that each nation has the right to their their own policies in on immigration, as long as said policies do not violate the basic rights of the immigrants. On a world scale, Bangladesh believes the basic rights of immigrants include a chance to apply for citizenship, so long that said immigrant is not from an enemy country of the country the immigrant is immigrating to.
