Bangladesh consulate in Lancaster
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
There is no Bangladeshi government office in Lancaster for passports or the NVR. From Lancaster, the Embassy’s consular wing in Washington is 117 miles by road, roughly 2 h 42 min of driving without traffic.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Lancaster?
Pennsylvania is not among the twenty-four states of the three consulates general, and the Embassy’s page sends “the remaining US States” to its consular wing in Washington (Embassy list of districts).
| Bangladeshi office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. (office for Lancaster here) | 86 mi |
| Consulate General, New York | 134 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami | 1,013 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 2,334 mi |
From Lancaster: the trip or the mail
From Lancaster, 2 h 42 min each way is a long day: set off early, because the Embassy stops taking papers before lunch.
A same-day NVR at the Embassy has a short drop-off window early in the morning, which from Lancaster means leaving before dawn.
At the Embassy, the e-passport enrollment slot comes from the national portal, while the NVR is handled the same day without an appointment.
Where the U.S. birth and marriage papers from Lancaster come from
The Division of Vital Records, in New Castle issues the U.S. birth certificate that the NVR of a child born in Lancaster asks for, and the Pennsylvania page gives its fee (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
If the marriage license was issued in Lancaster County, where Lancaster lies, the CDC’s directory for Pennsylvania points to the Marriage License Clerk at the Lancaster County Courthouse for the certified copy (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
Nearby cities on this site
- Reading, 29 miles away
- Harrisburg, 34 miles away
- Newark, Delaware, 38 miles away
- Wilmington, Delaware, 45 miles away
Paperwork you can start from Lancaster by mail or online
- You can mail an NVR application with a prepaid USPS return envelope: No Visa Required (NVR).
- You can mail a visa application with a prepaid return envelope: Visa for U.S. citizens.
- You can mail a travel permit application, USPS only: Travel permit.