IATA Travel Agent

Application Guide
Bangladesh

1 IATA Travel Agent

Application Guide
Accreditation Checklist – NEW Application
Important Note

▪ In order to achieve savings in cost and time, Agent is requested to submit their Application electronically
via Customer portal only.
▪ For the files to be uploaded to IATA portal, please use only pdf format.
▪ Please upload one file per document type. Uploading of multiple files for the same document type may
lead to rejection of your application.
▪ Please prepare in advance the following documents for submission. Incomplete submission of the
document may lead to a rejection of application
▪ Once you are ready, please fill up the online Application form and submit the signed form to IATA.
▪ During the application process we may request additional documentation.
▪ Please download application related fees here.
▪ All legal documents must be accompanied by an English translation by a certified translator.

HEAD ENTITY (HE)

Document Required GoLite GoStandard GoGlobal
Application Form ● ● ●
Log in to the IATA Customer Portal to fill in your Application Form
online. Once completed, please download and sign the form to be
submitted as attachment to the case.

Legal Document ● ● ●
If business entity: Company
• Notarized Certificate of Incorporation
• Article & Memorandum of Association
• Form X – Annual Summary of Share Capital & list of Shareholders
• Form XII - Registrar of Companies for appointment of directors
• Form XV – Return of Allotment of Shares
• Valid Passport or National ID Card of each shareholders

If business entity: Partnership

• Notarized copy of registered Partnership Deed
• Valid Passport copies or National ID Card of each partners
• Signed Application Summary Form with signatory of all the partners

If business entity: Sole Proprietor

• Valid Passport or National ID Card of sole proprietor

Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism Registration certificate ● ● ●

Notarized, renewed and valid for the current year

Trade Registration from City Corporation ● ● ●

Notarized, renewed and valid for the current year
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 Staff Details ● ● ●
Please submit employment letter and/or GDS/Airlines Ticketing
Certificate as proof of employment of competent and qualified
employees with the ability to sell international air transportation and
issue electronic travel documents and report to the BSP (Employment
letter and/or GDS/Airlines Ticketing Certificate)

Financial Statement Not Applicable ● ●

Please submit the latest audited financial statements (Balance Sheet
and Profit & Loss Account, Auditors/Directors Report and
Schedules/Notes to Account) prepared as per Bangladesh Local
Financial Criteria. (Financial statement should cover the period after
the change effective date of the ownership. Age of account must not
be more than 12 months old at the time of submission)

PCI DSS Certificate of Compliance ● ● ●

If your agency will not issue tickets using Credit Cards, please fill the
“Self-declaration of Nil CC” form attached at the end of this checklist

If your agency will issue tickets using Credit Cards, PCI DSS Certificate
of Compliance is mandatory. Please visit our PCI DSS dedicated web
page for further details of the required document
http://www.iata.org/services/finance/Pages/pci-dss.aspx

Financial Security *** ● ●

The level and mandatory sample text will be informed once your
application document is reviewed

Bank Beneficiary Form and copy of the Bank Statement ● ● ●

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ASSOCIATE ENTITY (AE)
Document Required GoLite GoStandard GoGlobal
Application Form ● ● ●
Log in to the IATA Customer Portal to fill in your Application Form
online. Once completed, please download and sign the form to be
submitted as attachment to the case.

Legal Document ● ● ●
If business entity: Company
• Notarized Certificate of Incorporation
• Article & Memorandum of Association
• Form X – Annual Summary of Share Capital & list of Shareholders
• Form XII - Registrar of Companies for appointment of directors
• Form XV – Return of Allotment of Shares
• Valid Passport or National ID Card of each shareholders

If business entity: Partnership

• Notarized copy of registered Partnership Deed
• Valid Passport copies or National ID Card of each partners
• Signed Application Summary Form with signatory of all the partners

If business entity: Sole Proprietor

• Valid Passport or National ID Card of sole proprietor

Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism Registration certificate ● ● ●

Notarized, renewed and valid for the current year

Trade Registration from City Corporation ● ● ●

Notarized, renewed and valid for the current year

Staff Details ● ● ●
Please submit employment letter and/or GDS/Airlines Ticketing
Certificate as proof of employment of competent and qualified
employees with the ability to sell international air transportation and
issue electronic travel documents and report to the BSP (Employment
letter and/or GDS/Airlines Ticketing Certificate)

PCI DSS Certificate of Compliance ● ● ●

If your agency will not issue tickets using Credit Cards, please fill the
“Self-declaration of Nil CC” form attached at the end of this checklist

If your agency will issue tickets using Credit Cards, PCI DSS Certificate
of Compliance is mandatory. Please visit our PCI DSS dedicated web
page for further details of the required document
http://www.iata.org/services/finance/Pages/pci-dss.aspx

Bank Beneficiary Form and copy of the Bank Statement ● ● ●

4 - Aug 20
Notes:

• *** Financial Security will be required only when ADMs/Chargebacks reach more than USD 5,000

• If documents is in foreign language, a translation in English is required, all translation documents must be done by
certified translator, high commission/ embassy or notary public.

• GoGlobal requirements: Minimum of 1 Head Entity (HE) and 1 Associate Entity in different BSP markets. The Head
Entity has to hold 50% or more ownership of the Associate Entity. The Head Entity is liable to all legal and financial
responsibilities of it’s accompanying AE(s).

CONTACT DETAILS
Should you have any questions, please contact us:
Customer Portal: https://www.iata.org/cs

Address:

Global Delivery Centre – Agency Management

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
80 Pasir Panjang Road, #20-81
Mapletree Business City
Singapore 117372

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 (Letterhead of the Travel Agent)

Date: ………………….

To: International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Subject: Self-Declaration of Nil CC

This is to declare that the undersigned agent …………………………………………………….… (Agency Legal

Name) does not accept credit cards as a form of payment using an airline’s card merchant agreement.

This is certified by an authorized person in the agency, who is the IATA portal administrator.

Yours faithfully

(Name & Signature of authorized person)

Stamp of the Travel Agent

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