Bangladesh consulate in Jersey City
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
There is no Bangladesh consulate in Jersey City. The Bangladesh Consulate General in New York sits 9 miles from Jersey City by road, about 26 min if the traffic is light.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Jersey City?
The Bangladesh Consulate General in New York covers eight states on the Embassy’s list, and New Jersey is one of them (Embassy list of districts).
| Bangladeshi office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Consulate General, New York (office for Jersey City here) | 7 mi |
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | 202 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami | 1,095 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 2,450 mi |
Visiting from Jersey City, or sending the papers by mail
From Jersey City, 26 min on the road leaves time to reach the New York consulate before its morning counter for papers closes and to be home the same day.
The New York consulate takes appointments through an online token form linked from its own website, and its e-passport page asks you to book before you come.
Birth and marriage papers from Jersey City for the NVR and the passport
The birth certificate behind the NVR of a child born in Jersey City is issued by the Office of Vital Statistics & Registry of the NJ Department of Health, in Trenton, and the New Jersey page covers its fee and the apostille (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
Other cities near Jersey City
- Manhattan, 4 miles away
- Union City, 4 miles away
- Bayonne, 5 miles away
- Harrison, 6 miles away
What people in Jersey City can do without the trip
- 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.