Bangladesh consulate in Chicago
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
There is no Bangladesh consulate in Chicago. From Chicago, the Embassy’s consular wing in Washington is 692 miles by road, roughly 13 h 2 min of driving without traffic.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Chicago?
On the Embassy’s list of consular districts, New York, Los Angeles and Miami take eight states each, and Illinois falls under the Embassy itself (Embassy list of districts).
| Bangladeshi office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. (office for Chicago here) | 591 mi |
| Consulate General, New York | 714 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami | 1,187 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 1,748 mi |
In person or by mail from Chicago
13 h 2 min on the road from Chicago rules out a same-day visit: the Embassy takes papers only in the morning, so plan to sleep near Washington, D.C.
A same-day NVR at the Embassy has a short drop-off window early in the morning, which from Chicago means arriving the day before.
The Embassy books the e-passport visit inside the national portal, epassport.gov.bd, and says it cannot book those slots itself, while an NVR is walk-in.
Chicago is on Central time, and the Embassy works on Eastern time.
U.S. birth and marriage papers from Chicago for a Bangladeshi office
In Illinois, a child born in Chicago needs a birth certificate from the Division of Vital Records of the Illinois Department of Public Health, in Springfield for the NVR, with the fee on the Illinois page (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
For a marriage license issued in Cook County, the county that includes Chicago, the CDC’s directory for Illinois sends you to the Cook County Clerk (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
Other cities near Chicago
- Cicero, 7 miles away
- Hammond, 19 miles away
- Gary, 24 miles away
- Naperville, 28 miles away
What you can settle from Chicago without traveling
- You can mail an NVR application with a prepaid USPS return envelope: No Visa Required (NVR).
- You can apply for the dual nationality certificate online, straight to the Security Services Division, and pay by card: Dual nationality certificate.
- You can fill out the e-passport application at epassport.gov.bd before your enrollment visit: Bangladeshi passport.