British consulate in Birmingham

There is no British consulate in Birmingham. The office that covers it is the British Consulate General in Atlanta, 146 miles away by road, about 2 h 44 min at the speed limit.

Which British consulate covers Birmingham?

gov.uk lists Alabama in the district of the British Consulate General in Atlanta.

None of the British offices in the U.S. issues passports or visas. What the British Consulate General in Atlanta does in person is the emergency travel document and a limited notarial service, both by appointment.

British Consulate General Atlanta

UK visa biometrics near Birmingham

Birmingham has no UK visa center. The closest one on VFS Global's list is in Atlanta, Georgia, about 140 miles away in a straight line, open Monday to Friday.

Those centers handle visa applications; they are not consulates and do not issue British passports.

Other cities near Birmingham

  • Tuscaloosa, 49 miles away, covered by Atlanta

    • What you can settle from Birmingham without going

    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.
    • 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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