General Information for New MRP


New Application For MRP

This category applicants have to Visit the High Commission Office in Ottawa in person for their Picture to be taken and Biometrics submission in addition to the required documents as detailed below.

 For Appointment call +1 (613) 236 0138 then press 0 or Email: reception.bdhc@gmail.com


How to Apply, Instructions and Required Documents:

1) 

  • You have to fill and submit the duly online application form DIP Form 1 using the website www.passport.gov.bd and bring the print out to the High Commission, (see the note below about the form)
  • You have to visit the High Commission Office in Ottawa and you are required to give biometric data in person in the High Commission Office.
  • Please do not use this form for Reissue of your Passport.

2)         Provide a copy of Online Birth Registration Certificate containing 17-digit Birth Registration Number (BRN) or National ID card. If you don’t have both, you may apply for your Birth Certificate using the website www.bdris.gov.bd

3)         Provide your current Original Bangladesh passport. In the case of lost passport, providing police report copy lodged in local police station with Case No. and reported date is mandatory. Please also include your own cover letter mentioning that you have lost your passport and reported to the police station and mentioning the police station name, case number and reporting date in your letter as well. Your old passport will be returned back to you with the new one after the appropriate verification is done.

4)         Provide a copy of your passport (1-5 pages)

5)         Two recently taken photographs of the applicant (size: 45 mm x 35 mm or any passport size). These photographs are not intended to update the photo on your current passport however, are only used for your paper application.


How to Use the Forms:

  • Please DO NOT forgets to sign your application and write payment details on part provided on your application. 
  • Name of Division will be Bangladesh High Commission, Ottawa,
  • USD and CAD are the same. Delete USD and Write CAD,
  • Bank/Mission is the Institution you may order a Bank Draft from, (TD Bank ,RBC, Canada Post, etc...)
  • Branch is the branch name or number where the draft is prepared,
  • All information to fill under payment of fee section of the form will be available on your Bank/postal Draft.


when you fill the online form:

  • Fill the form correctly with all mandatory fields(*) and click the “Save” button.
  • You can put your Birth Id No. as your birth year following any fourteen number a total of seventeen digits (for example if you were born in 1992, put your numbers as 199200000000000000). As soon as you applied for Birth Certificate in our office during your Visit for passport application, we will do a data correction for your actual Birth Certificate Number which will be generated later on.
  • Emergency Contact should be someone from Bangladesh having Bangladesh address and phone number.
  • On successful completion of first page, you will receive an e-mail containing your Application ID and Password. Please reserve your Application ID and Password carefully for future print/view/modification of your application.
  • To submit your application, click “submit” button. You are not allowed to modify anything after you click “submit”. You will also receive an “Online Application Form” in pdf format. You have to report to the Passport Office for providing biometric data along with a printed version of the Online Application form.
  • After submission, the system will assign you to your authorized Regional Passport Office. Your application shall remain valid for 15 days from the date of submission. Your record will be removed automatically by the system after 15 days.

 

How to make an Appointment, Submission and Delivery:

  • All applicants wishing to submit their applicant in person must make prior appointment with the High Commission by calling the number 613-236-0138 and press 0 on any working day between 9 AM to 5 PM or Email: reception.bdhc@gmail.com
  • At applicants convenient, applicant can pick new passport from the High Commission on the time schedule suggested by the High Commission otherwise, provide an extra registered return envelope with applicant’s full and correct address well written on it. The High Commission bears no responsibility for delay or failure of delivery if their mentioned address is wrong or incomplete.
  • This type applicants cannot mail their application because they have to present themselves in our office for biometrics process and for that reason, they have to bring their Online filled application form and required documents


Mode of Payment:

  1. The fee has to be paid by Bank Draft/Pay Order/ Postal order in favor of or payable to "Bangladesh High Commission, Ottawa” /  Bangladesh High Commission”
  2. The applicant can also pay by Credit/ Debit Card in favor of Bangladesh High Commission by being present at the High Commission office in Ottawa.
  3. No personal check or cash is accepted.


Fees and processing time: 

Sl. No.

Type

Processing Time

Fees

Remarks



1.





Regular



Within 6 to 8 weeks (minimum), depending on 

the arrival of the passport from Dhaka.



C$ 150.00




If applicable depending of positive police verification and 

subject to arrival of the passport from Dhaka



2



Express


Within 4 weeks (minimum), depending on the arrival of the passport from      Dhaka.



C$ 300.00


If applicable depending of positive police verification and 

subject to arrival of the passport from Dhaka


 

How to make Biometric Enrolment Process: 

  • At the MRP enrolment booth, applicant’s Finger Prints, Electronic Signature and Photograph will be taken during the enrollment for applicants in the High Commission office.
  • After completion of the enrollment process, the High Commission electronically sends data and necessary documents to the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) in Dhaka. DIP then prints the new MRP after completion of necessary verification and sends it back to the High Commission by courier service. Following electronic authentication, the High Commission delivers the MRP in person or by post as desired by the applicant.


How to check the status of MRP issuance:

To Check Your Application Status, Please Use The Following Link- //passport.gov.bd/OnlineStatus.aspx . Your enrollment ID number will be sent to your email after we received your application and once it enrolled in our system.


For hand Pick:

The applicant may come to the High Commission in person, along with existing Bangladesh Passport /personal identification and/or delivery slip to receive New MRP from the counter. However, before visiting the High Commission counter, the applicant is strongly advised to obtain confirmation from the High Commission about arrival of the MRP from Bangladesh.


Common delays of your application:

  • Forget to sign your application with mention of place and date,
  • Not providing documents listed above and supporting documents,
  • All fees not be payable to “BANGLADESH HIGH COMMISSION, OTTAWA”/ BANGLADESH HIGH COMMISSION.
  • Inappropriate fees /charges or none for the service requested. Please check processing fees above.
  • Forget to send paid express return envelop having correct and full address.
  • During filling-up the form, please type or write by hand in block-letters; illegibility may cause delay or even nullify the process.
  • If you are willing to receive delivery by mail, please use the guaranteed or registered or express mail of Canada Post. Ordinary mail sometimes gets lost or causes unexpected delay. Please also enclose a self-addressed express return envelope of Canada Post. The High Commission bears no responsibility for delay or failure of delivery if that mentioned address is wrong or incomplete.

 Please note: Incomplete form will not be processed and the High Commission will not be held responsible for such applications.