Bangladesh consulate in Des Moines
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
A Bangladesh consulate in Des Moines does not exist. The drive from Des Moines to the Embassy’s consular wing in Washington is 1,011 miles, close to 18 h 53 min at posted limits.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Des Moines?
The Embassy’s page leaves Iowa out of the three consular districts, which makes Washington the office for it (Embassy list of districts).
| Bangladeshi office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. (office for Des Moines here) | 891 mi |
| Consulate General, New York | 1,024 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami | 1,329 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 1,441 mi |
From Des Moines: the trip or the mail
With 18 h 53 min of driving, you cannot reach the Embassy before its morning counter closes unless you leave in the night, so count on a night near Washington, D.C.
A same-day NVR at the Embassy has a short drop-off window early in the morning, which from Des Moines means arriving the day before.
For an e-passport, the Embassy sends you to the slots inside epassport.gov.bd, and for an NVR you can walk in.
Des Moines is on Central time, and the Embassy works on Eastern time.
Where the U.S. birth and marriage papers from Des Moines come from
The birth certificate behind the NVR of a child born in Des Moines is issued by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, in Des Moines, and the Iowa page covers its fee and the apostille (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
More cities in Iowa
- Iowa City, 108 miles away
- Cedar Rapids, 104 miles away
- Davenport, 158 miles away
Paperwork you can start from Des Moines by mail or online
- 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.