Visas
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The Embassy's Consular Section provides emergency and other assistance to U.S. citizens, including the issuance of passports. We also provide a wide variety of visa services to Bangladeshi and other foreign nationals here in Bangladesh. The section provides four major types of services:
Non-Immigrant Visas: Processes applications for temporary visas to the United States including tourist visas, business visas, student visas, and temporary work permits.
Immigrant Visas: Processes cases for people wishing to immigrate to the United States.
Diversity Visas (DV): Administers the DV or visa lottery program in Bangladesh allowing Bangladeshis to immigrate to America to contribute to the ethnic diversity of American society.
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For reasons of security, visitors or visa applicants MAY NOT bring any Cell Phones, Cameras, CDs, VCDs, DVDs, Video Cassettes etc. into the Chancery.
Contact Us
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Consular Section, U.S. Embassy Dhaka
Madani Ave., Baridhara, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Phone:
(880)(2) 885-5500 (Citizen Services)
(880)(2) 882-3800 (Visa Inquiries)
Fax: (880)(2) 882-4449
E-mails:
Immigrant Visas: DhakaIV@state.gov
Non-Immigrant Visas: DhakaNIV@state.gov
Visa Fraud, Malfeasance or Crime Tips: DhakaFraud@state.gov