Bangladesh consulate in Meriden
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
There is no Bangladeshi government office in Meriden for passports or the NVR. The Bangladesh Consulate General in New York sits 91 miles from Meriden by road, about 2 h 9 min if the traffic is light.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Meriden?
Connecticut is one of the eight states that the Embassy’s page assigns to the Bangladesh Consulate General in New York (Embassy list of districts).
| Bangladeshi office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Consulate General, New York (office for Meriden here) | 80 mi |
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | 288 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami | 1,172 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 2,511 mi |
In person or by mail from Meriden
The 2 h 9 min drive from Meriden fits a same-day trip only if you leave at dawn, since the New York consulate takes papers in the morning.
Before a visit to the New York consulate, get an appointment token from the online form on its website, linked from its page here.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Meriden for a Bangladeshi office
A child born in Meriden gets the NVR with a U.S. birth certificate issued by the vital records office of the town where the child was born, or the state Department of Public Health, in Hartford, whose fee is on the Connecticut page (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
Nearby cities on this site
- New Britain, 9 miles away
- Waterbury, 13 miles away
- Hartford, 17 miles away
- New Haven, 17 miles away
What you can settle from Meriden without traveling
- You can mail an NVR application with a prepaid USPS return envelope: No Visa Required (NVR).
- You can apply for the police clearance certificate online at pcc.police.gov.bd: Police clearance.
- You can apply for the dual nationality certificate online, straight to the Security Services Division, and pay by card: Dual nationality certificate.