Bangladesh consulate in Columbia, South Carolina
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
Columbia is served from another city: Bangladesh has no office there. The drive from Columbia to the Bangladesh Consulate General in Miami is 641 miles, close to 11 h 45 min at posted limits.
This page is about Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia, Maryland and Columbia, Missouri have pages of their own.
Which Bangladesh consulate serves Columbia, South Carolina?
The district list the Embassy publishes puts South Carolina with the Bangladesh Consulate General in Miami (Embassy list of districts).
| Bangladeshi office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | 406 mi |
| Consulate General, Miami (office for Columbia here) | 570 mi |
| Consulate General, New York | 608 mi |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | 2,126 mi |
In a straight line, the Embassy’s consular wing in Washington is closer to Columbia (about 406 miles against 570), but South Carolina is not in its district: the Embassy’s list sends Columbia to the Bangladesh Consulate General in Miami.
Getting from Columbia, South Carolina to the office, or using the mail
From Columbia, the 11 h 45 min drive and a counter that takes papers only in the morning add up to two days: one to arrive near Miami, one at the Miami consulate.
The Miami consulate serves people first come, first served, with no appointment.
Birth and marriage papers from Columbia, South Carolina: which U.S. office issues them
For the NVR of a child born in Columbia, the U.S. birth certificate comes from DPH – Vital Records, and the South Carolina page has its fee (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records, Embassy NVR page).
Other cities near Columbia
- Augusta, 65 miles away
Steps that need no visit from Columbia
- 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.