Bangladeshi Passport Renewal in the UK 2026 (e-Passport / Bangladesh Missions)

Determine whether you are renewing an existing e-Passport, converting an old MRP or handwritten passport, replacing a lost/stolen passport, correcting personal information, applying for the first Bangladeshi passport, or applying as a Bangladeshi citizen by descent. The required documents and processing conditions differ between these categories.

Before starting the online form, compare your NID or 17-digit online-verifiable English BRC with the existing passport. Names, date of birth, parents' names and other identity information should match. A mismatch can delay or prevent successful e-Passport processing and may require correction of the underlying Bangladeshi record before the passport application can proceed.

Choose the mission responsible for your UK residence. The Birmingham Assistant High Commission serves specified Midlands and South Wales areas. The Manchester Assistant High Commission serves North East and North West England, North Wales, the Isle of Man and Scotland. London has its own e-Passport submission process and requires the application to be submitted to the London mission when London is selected in the portal.

Apply through epassport.gov.bd. Use the correct country, mission, permanent Bangladesh address and present UK address. London specifically warns applicants not to select Bangladesh as the application country or submit the application to a Bangladesh passport office by mistake. An active email address is required to create the online account.

After submitting the online application, download the completed form and summary sheet containing the barcode, then print the appointment schedule. Bring the printed package and all required original documents to the appointment.

The appointment is booked through the e-Passport portal after completing the online application. An appointment is mandatory. Do not travel to a mission without confirming the appointment because the current UK missions do not accept ordinary e-Passport submissions without prior booking.

Bring the originals and copies requested by the mission. Officers compare the application against the existing passport and NID/BRC records. Additional documentation may be requested where there is a data mismatch, citizenship-by-descent issue, lost passport, marital-status change, profession change or other special circumstance.

For adults and eligible children, the biometric process includes live photograph, fingerprints, iris capture and signature according to the mission procedure. London requires children and newborns to attend physically, even though children under 6 are exempt from biometric capture; those children must bring the required 3R lab-printed photograph. Manchester currently states that applicants over 6 must attend in person, while newborns and children under 6 are exempt from attendance and require the specified printed photograph.

Payment arrangements differ by mission. London currently does not provide online e-Passport payment; the fee is paid at the counter by credit or debit card, and cash and postal orders are not accepted. Birmingham currently states that payment is collected at submission by debit card and that online payment is not yet available.

After documents are scanned and biometrics are captured, the mission provides an enrolment or delivery slip. Keep it safely because it is required to check the application status and, where collection is used, to collect the completed passport.

Use the official Bangladesh e-Passport application-status system with the information supplied during enrolment. The missions can also send email or SMS notifications when the passport is ready.

Delivery arrangements are not identical throughout the UK. London currently uses a collection procedure and permits an authorised person to collect only in a medical emergency with the required authorisation and Bangladeshi identity documents; parents must collect a child's passport. Birmingham permits collection in person, postal delivery using a prepaid Special Delivery envelope, or collection by an authorised representative under its stated rules. Manchester follows a home-delivery-by-post policy and asks applicants to provide a prepaid Special Delivery return envelope.