The document that matters most in the Bangladeshi system is the online birth registration certificate, with its 17-digit number and its verifiable record. It is the foundation for the passport, for the identity card and for a child’s place in the family record, and it is checked online rather than taken at face value.
Quick facts
If the verified page shows names that do not match your application — a spelling, a missing parent’s name, an English transliteration — the missions are explicit: go back to the office that issued it and have it corrected. No consulate can override the record.
Fees breakdown
| Service | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Birth registration certificate | Charged in Bangladesh | Union council or city corporation |
| Correction of the record | Charged in Bangladesh | Through the issuing office |
| Registration of a birth abroad | Mission tariff | For children born in the U.S. |
| Attestation of U.S. certificates | Mission tariff | Part of the attestation chain |
| Marriage or divorce certificate | Charged in Bangladesh | Registered there |
For a child born in the United States, the practical route is to obtain a Bangladeshi birth registration alongside the American certificate, since that is what every later Bangladeshi procedure will ask for.
How to file
- Order the U.S. birth certificate from the state vital records office.
- Have it attested through the chain if it will be used in Bangladesh.
- Apply for the Bangladeshi birth registration, through the mission or in Bangladesh.
- Verify the resulting record online and check the English names carefully.
- Have any mismatch corrected by the issuing office before using the document.
- Keep the printed verification page: missions ask for it alongside the certificate.
Required documents
- U.S. certificate of the event, original.
- Both parents’ identity or birth documents.
- Parents’ marriage certificate where applicable.
- Bangladeshi parent’s passport, valid or expired.
- Printed verification page for any birth registration certificate.
- Proof of address in the United States.
Where to file
Through the mission covering your state, or directly with the union council or city corporation in Bangladesh.
Additional notes
Check the certificate before the appointment
Verifying it online takes a minute and prevents the single commonest reason a Bangladeshi passport application fails.
Identity card or birth certificate
If your last electronic passport carried your identity card number, you must use that number from then on. The birth certificate no longer serves.
Parents’ names in English
They must appear on the verified record and match. Missing or differently spelled parent names are a frequent problem.
Keep copies
Every later procedure asks for these documents again. Scan them once and keep them.