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The Consulate General attests documents provided these documents have prior authentication by concerned authorities.

For attestation, any document originating in Bangladesh (like marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc.) must contain the attestation of Consular Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

Likewise, any document originating in the USA (certificate of incorporation, tax return, etc. ) must have the authentication by the US Department of State.

Any educational certificate issued by a Board or University in Bangladesh, must have prior attestation by the respective Board or the University as well as that of the Consular Section of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka.

For attestation of any document such as a power of attorney (relating to sale /purchase of land in Bangladesh, transfer/purchase/sale of shares, withdrawal of money/pension from bank, etc.) executed(signed) by any expatriate Bangladeshi national(s) (in favour of a relative or a friend residing in Bangladesh), the executant (s) are required to appear in person before the Consular Officer at the Bangladesh Consulate General in Los Angeles along with his/her/their Bangladesh passport.

Please Note: If the executant(s) of a power of attorney is/are unable to appear in person, or are unable to produce their Bangladeshi passport or original copy of the Dual Nationality Certificate, the following procedure has to be followed with regard to the submission of the document:

• Notarization by a Notary Public;
• Authentication of commission of the Notary Public by the City/County Clerk;
• Authentication of the City/County Clerk by the Office of the Secretary of the State in which the document has been notarized;
• Authentication by the US Department of State.

For details on the procedure on authentication, please visit the web site of the US Department of State.

After obtaining such authentication, the document may be submitted along with a photocopy and filled-in application form and prescribed fee. Such documents which have prior authentication of the US Department of State may be sent to the Consulate General by mail also. Please visit our mail-in service for details.

After legalization/attestation, the original document will be returned to the applicant, while the photocopy will be retained by the Consulate General for record.

Attestation of Certificates regarding transportation of dead bodies to Bangladesh: The Consulate General attests all necessary documents for transportation of dead bodies of expatriate Bangladeshis to Bangladesh for burial/last rituals. The following documents issued by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene are usually required:

• Death Certificate / transcript;
• Certificate that there was no communicable disease;
• Permit to dispose of or transport human remains; and
• Exemplification of birth or death record

In addition, the Bangladesh passport of the deceased should also be sent to the Consulate for cancellation. This service is provided on the same day without any fees.

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To attest a document, the applicant must submit the following:

1. Completed Application Form.
2. Original document with notarization by a notary public and a photocopy of the same;
3. Bangladeshi Passport (in case the applicant is a Bangladeshi or a foreign citizen of Bangladesh origin)
4. Prescribed Fees

* Attestation of document which have prior authentication of the US State Department are serviced by mail. For details, please click Mail-in service.

Please note that separate processing fees will apply for each of the documents submitted for attestation.

Documents required for sending dead bodies to Bangladesh are attested by the Consulate General on the same day without any fees.