British consulate in Berkeley

You won't find a British consulate in Berkeley; the office for this area is elsewhere. Berkeley falls under the British Consulate General in San Francisco, which sits 12 miles away, a drive of roughly 23 min.

Which British consulate covers Berkeley?

California is split between Los Angeles (“southern California”) and San Francisco (“Northern California”), and gov.uk publishes no county list. We place Berkeley, in Alameda County, with the British Consulate General in San Francisco; that is our reading, so check with either office if it matters.

gov.uk lists two services by appointment at the British Consulate General in San Francisco: emergency travel documents and notarial or documentary services. Passports and visas are handled online from the UK.

British Consulate General San Francisco

UK visa biometrics near Berkeley

Visa applicants from Berkeley give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in San Francisco, California, open Monday to Friday, some 9 miles away in a straight line.

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

Other cities near Berkeley

  • Oakland, 5 miles away, covered by San Francisco
  • Palo Alto, 30 miles away, covered by San Francisco
  • San Jose, 42 miles away, covered by San Francisco
  • Stockton, 54 miles away, covered by San Francisco

    • What you can settle from Berkeley without going

    None of these needs a consulate visit.

  • 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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