Bangladesh consulate in Scranton
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
There is no Bangladesh consulate in Scranton. By road, the Embassy’s consular wing in Washington is 240 miles from Scranton, around 5 h 6 min at the speed limit.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Scranton?
Pennsylvania is outside the districts of New York, Los Angeles and Miami; the Embassy’s list gives every other state to the consular wing in Washington (Embassy list of districts).
| Bangladeshi office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Consulate General, New York | 101 mi |
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. (office for Scranton here) | 186 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami | 1,113 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 2,363 mi |
In a straight line, the Bangladesh Consulate General in New York is closer to Scranton (about 101 miles against 186), but Pennsylvania is not in its district: the Embassy’s list sends Scranton to the Embassy’s consular wing in Washington.
From Scranton: the trip or the mail
From Scranton, the 5 h 6 min drive and a counter that takes papers only in the morning add up to two days: one to arrive near Washington, D.C., one at the Embassy.
A same-day NVR at the Embassy has a short drop-off window early in the morning, which from Scranton 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.
Where the U.S. birth and marriage papers from Scranton come from
For the NVR of a child born in Scranton, the U.S. birth certificate comes from the Division of Vital Records, in New Castle, and the Pennsylvania page has its fee (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
For a marriage license issued in Lackawanna County, the county that includes Scranton, the CDC’s directory for Pennsylvania sends you to the Marriage License Clerk at the Lackawanna County Courthouse (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
Other cities near Scranton
- Allentown, 57 miles away
- Bethlehem, 57 miles away
- Dover, New Jersey, 68 miles away, covered by New York
Paperwork you can start from Scranton 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.