Bangladesh consulate in Reading
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
Reading has no Bangladeshi consular office of its own. The road trip to the Embassy’s consular wing in Washington is 146 miles, about 3 h 16 min at the speed limit.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Reading?
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 |
|---|---|
| Consulate General, New York | 109 mi |
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. (office for Reading here) | 114 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami | 1,038 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 2,353 mi |
Visiting from Reading, or sending the papers by mail
From Reading, 3 h 16 min each way is a long day: set off early, because the Embassy stops taking papers before lunch.
For a same-day NVR, the Embassy takes passports only early in the morning, which from Reading means leaving before dawn.
For an e-passport, the Embassy sends you to the slots inside epassport.gov.bd, and for an NVR you can walk in.
Birth and marriage papers from Reading for the NVR and the passport
The Division of Vital Records, in New Castle issues the U.S. birth certificate that the NVR of a child born in Reading asks for, and the Pennsylvania page gives its fee (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
Reading is in Berks County: for a marriage license issued there, the certified copy comes from the Marriage License Clerk at the Berks County Courthouse, according to the CDC’s directory for Pennsylvania (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
Cities around Reading
- Lancaster, 29 miles away
- Allentown, 30 miles away
- Bethlehem, 35 miles away
- Upper Darby, 45 miles away
What people in Reading 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.