British consulates in Alabama

Alabama has no British office of its own. Consular matters go to Atlanta, which gov.uk assigns six states, from Mississippi to the Carolinas.

Which British consulate covers Alabama?

gov.uk lists Alabama in the district of the British Consulate General in Atlanta, the office that handles emergency travel documents, notarial appointments and consular help for people here (its district on gov.uk).

British Consulate General Atlanta

Cities in Alabama and their British consulate

City Office By road*
Birmingham Atlanta 146 mi, 2 h 44 min
Montgomery Atlanta 162 mi, 3 h 1 min
Huntsville Atlanta 179 mi, 3 h 55 min
Tuscaloosa Atlanta 203 mi, 3 h 45 min
Mobile Atlanta 329 mi, 6 h 2 min

*Driving times are at posted speed limits and without traffic, so treat them as a minimum.

Of the 5 places listed for Alabama, Birmingham is the closest to its consulate, at 146 miles, and Mobile the farthest, at 329. The average is about 204 miles each way.

What you can settle without going to the consulate

A good part of British paperwork is done without going to any office.

  • You can renew an adult British passport online with HM Passport Office, which sends it back by courier: Passport renewal.
  • You can apply for a first passport for a child born in the U.S., and your countersignatory may hold a U.S. passport: First or child passport.
  • You can cancel a lost or stolen passport online before you replace it: Lost or stolen passport.

    • Before driving to a consulate, check whether the thing you need is done online: for a British passport it is.

    This is an independent guide, not the UK government. It does not process applications or book appointments. Fees and procedures change: check anything that decides a trip on gov.uk.
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