British consulate in Bakersfield

Bakersfield is not one of the nine places where the UK keeps a consular office in the United States. From Bakersfield to the British Consulate General in Los Angeles it is 110 miles by road, close to 2 h 10 min.

Which British consulate covers Bakersfield?

The FCDO says Los Angeles covers southern California and San Francisco covers the north, but it names no counties. Our reading puts Bakersfield (Kern County) with the British Consulate General in Los Angeles.

A British consulate here does not renew passports or issue visas: gov.uk says so on each office page. At the British Consulate General in Los Angeles you go in for an emergency travel document or a notarial appointment.

British Consulate General Los Angeles

UK visa biometrics near Bakersfield

Visa applicants from Bakersfield give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in Los Angeles, California, open Monday to Friday, some 97 miles away in a straight line.

A British passport holder does not need a visa center: it exists for people applying for UK visas.

More places in California

  • Eureka, covered by San Francisco
  • Fresno, covered by San Francisco
  • Irvine, covered by Los Angeles

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  • You can get a UK ETA in the official app or online, if you are not British: UK ETA for Americans.
  • You can request a J1 no objection statement online from the Embassy: J1 no objection.
  • You can renew an adult British passport online with HM Passport Office, which sends it back by courier: Passport renewal.
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