E-passport

It is mandatory to seek an appointment and appear in person for biometric enrolment for E-passport.

Please book your appointment.

Please read carefully all the instructions on this page before going to fill in and submit the online application form. Please check the list of required documents given below:

While filling in the online application, you need to choose Ottawa Mission as your passport office. Your present address must be an address in Canada/Trinidad & Tobago/Nicaragua/Cuba/ the Bahamas and Permanent address in Bangladesh.

1. The High Commission only processes the passport application and send the same electronically to the Department of Immigration and Passports, Dhaka. The verification and printing of the passport is conducted by the Department of Immigration and Passports, Dhaka. The applicant can check the status of the application of the passport until arriving from the Department of Immigration and Passports, Dhaka through:

For E-Passport: https://epassport.gov.bd/authorization/application-status

For MRP: http://passport.gov.bd/OnlineStatus.aspx

2. Soon after receiving the passport from the Department of Immigration and Passports, Dhaka, the High Commission will send the passport to the applicant either by in person or by postal service (Depending on the options to be confirmed by the applicant during the submission of the application) at the earliest.

3. For postal services, the applicant can check the delivery status through the tracking number of the concern postal services of Canada.

১. বাংলাদেশ হাইকমিশন, অটোয়া হতে শুধুমাত্র পাসপোর্টের আবেদন প্রক্রিয়া করা হয় এবং বাংলাদেশ হাইকমিশন আবেদন গ্রহণ কররার পরই আবেদন ও অন্যান্য সংশ্লিষ্ট কাগজপত্র ইলেকট্রনিক্যালি  ঢাকাস্থ ইমিগ্রেশন ও পাসপোর্ট অধিদপ্তরে প্রেরণ করে। পাসপোর্টের যাচাইকরণ ও প্রিন্টিংসহ অন্যান্য সকল প্রক্রিয়া ঢাকাস্থ ইমিগ্রেশন ও পাসপোর্ট অধিদপ্তর কর্তৃক পরিচালিত হয়। আবেদনকারীগণ পাসপোর্টের আবেদন করার পর থেকে ইমিগ্রেশন এবং পাসপোর্ট অধিদপ্তর, ঢাকা হতে প্রিন্ট হয়ে আসা পর্যন্ত নিম্নের লিংকের মাধ্যমে Updated Status সম্পর্কে অবগত হতে পারবেন।  

ই-পাসপোর্টের জন্য: https://epassport.gov.bd/authorization/application-status

এমআরপির জন্য: http://passport.gov.bd/OnlineStatus.aspx

২. ঢাকাস্থ ইমিগ্রেশন ও পাসপোর্ট অধিদপ্তর থেকে পাসপোর্ট প্রাপ্তি সাপেক্ষে অটোয়াস্থ হাইকমিশন দ্রুততম সময়ে আবেদনকারীকে ব্যক্তিগতভাবে হস্তান্তর বা ডাক পরিষেবার মাধ্যমে পাসপোর্ট প্রেরণ করে থাকে। (আবেদনকারীগণ আবেদনপত্র জমা দেওয়ার সময় ব্যক্তিগতভাবে পাসপোর্ট গ্রহণ অথবা ডাক পরিষেবার মাধ্যমে গ্রহণের বিষয়টি নিশ্চিত করে থাকে) ।

৩. ডাক পরিষেবার জন্য, আবেদনকারী কানাডার সংশ্লিষ্ট পোস্টাল পরিষেবাগুলির ট্র্যাকিং নম্বরের মাধ্যমে ডেলিভারি স্ট্যাটাস সম্পর্কে জানতে পারেন৷

Who can apply:

Any Bangladeshi-origin national living in Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Cuba, and the Bahamas can apply with the compulsory documents supporting his/her Bangladeshi-origin nationality.  

List of Required Documents:

While coming to the High Commission for biometric enrolment, please do not forget to bring all the following required documents:

1. Application Summary, i.e. confirmation page of the online submission having barcode (Please make sure it shows "Application Submitted" on the top left corner of the page). If the application is not submitted, it will not be available in the server of the High Commission for enrolment).
2. Print out a copy of the completed application that has been submitted online (If you find that certain data need to be corrected, please correct on the printout hardcopy and inform the official of the High Commission during biometric enrolment).
3. Original bank draft/pay order/postal order as per the table of fees shown below;
4. Provide your current Original Bangladesh passport. In case of lost passport, provide Original GD/Police report containing the number of the lost passport lodged in the local police station with the case number including the reporting date which is mandatory; A copy of the lost passport and a copy of the valid status in Canada must be attached.  
5. Photocopy of Bangladeshi NID (both front and back page) or photocopy of the Bangladeshi English version online Birth Registration Certificate (BRC) as well as a copy of the webpage with BRC data verified at everify.bdris.gov.bd;
6. If an applicant is born in Canada of Bangladeshi origin, Bangladeshi English version online birth certificate, copy of Canadian birth certificate and copy of parents’ Bangladeshi Passport/NID or Dual citizenship certificate are compulsorily required.
7. Photocopy of legal status in Canada;
8. If someone needs to make any change in their Marital status, they need to provide copy of Nikahnama/Marriage or Talaknama/Divorce Certificate).
9. If there is any change in data from the most recent Bangladeshi MRP/E-passport, please submit relevant supporting documents as per this Circular: Please click here
10. Any other documents that might be applicable to you as per the following link: https://www.epassport.gov.bd/instructions/instructions
11. If an applicant is below 06 (six) years old please, bring a 4R (4x6 inches) size photograph with gray color background
12. If you are willing to receive delivery by mail, please use the prepaid express self-addressed return envelope with the tracking number.

Payment of Fees:

A)  The fee has to be paid by Bank Draft/Pay Order/ Postal order payable to “Bangladesh High Commission, Ottawa".

B)  The applicant can also pay by Credit/Debit Card by being present at the High Commission office in Ottawa.

 E-Passport fees for General applications at Bangladesh mission abroad

E-Passport fees for students at Bangladesh mission abroad

NO REFUNDS: Fees, once received by the High Commission cannot be refunded.

Processing time for issuance of e-passport:

Express delivery: 30 working days (Depends on receiving passport from Bangladesh)

Regular delivery: 45 working days (Depends on receiving passport from Bangladesh)

(NB: Processing time may vary depending on the merit of individual cases. Mismatch of data in the applications and among different documents of an applicant usually take longer than the stipulated time for the issuing passport).

Delivery:

By Mail: The applicants are requested to provide at the time of enrolment a prepaid, self-addressed return envelope with tracking number.

In Person:

• Please bring passport delivery slip (which you got during enrolment).
• If the new passport belongs to your child (younger than 12 years) please also bring your NID or passport.
• If you want to collect the passport by somebody else, please provide signed authorization letter for the authorized person.

When the new passport comes from Dhaka and is officially received through the system-generated email to the applicant requesting the applicant to pick up the passport, please do not get confused by this 'pick-up' message. Because the `pick-up’ message is not applicable for the applicants who have already provided a prepaid self-addressed return envelope, through which the newly issued/re-issued passport will be sent.

To fill in and submit the online application form, please follow the E-passport link:

https://www.epassport.gov.bd/onboarding