British Consulate General Los Angeles

The consulate is in Century City, at 2029 Century Park East, and gov.uk notes that Britain has had consular representation in Los Angeles since the nineteenth century. Its district stretches across the Pacific, as far as Guam and American Samoa.

How to book an appointment at the British Consulate in Los Angeles

There are no walk-in hours at the British Consulate General in Los Angeles: every visit needs an appointment.

For an emergency travel document, apply online and pay £125; the FCDO then tells you how and where to collect it. For notarial services, gov.uk expects you to try a local notary first. Visa biometrics are not done here: VFS Global runs a UK visa center in Los Angeles for that.

The number below is the one gov.uk gives for the press team; Google shows the same one for the consulate. For consular questions and emergencies, gov.uk sends you to the online contact form, open 24 hours.

How to cancel an appointment at the British Consulate in Los Angeles

When the trip is off, cancel through the same channel you used to book.

gov.uk does not publish a cancellation route for Los Angeles. Use the email thread that set up your appointment, or the contact form. A changed travel date on an emergency travel document means a new application and a new £125 fee.

Getting to the British Consulate in Los Angeles

The British Consulate General in Los Angeles is at 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1350, Los Angeles. Arrive a little early for your appointment.

The consulate is in Suite 1350; check it against your confirmation.

Real reviews of the British Consulate in Los Angeles

Los Angeles averages 2.5 stars from 77 reviews. People who lost a passport tend to praise the emergency service; people who called with visa questions describe a paid phone line or a call that went silent.

Lost my passport on a Friday night, applied online for the emergency document, and it was processed over the weekend. Monday morning the phone was answered at once and I made my flight.

Gillian H.

Tried several times this week; after the menu the call transfers and then goes silent. I finally reached a helpful person through the Washington number.

Corrie

For a visa question, the option that reaches a person is a paid line charged by the minute. It did solve my problem.

Charles M.

Reviews read on 5 October 2026 and rewritten in our words; the full set is on the office's Google listing.

Opening hours of the British Consulate in Los Angeles

What the British Consulate General in Los Angeles publishes are phone hours, and holidays when it closes.

Phone lines open 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. Visits are by appointment only, so the time that matters is the one on your confirmation.

For the rest of 2026, gov.uk lists these closures for British Consulate in Los Angeles: Indigenous Peoples' Day (12 October), Thanksgiving (26 November), Privilege Day (27 November), Christmas Day and Boxing Day (28 December). Its list does not include Veterans Day (11 November).

Phone number of the British Consulate in Los Angeles

+1 310 789 0031: the number gov.uk gives for its press team, which is also the one Google shows for the consulate (source).

For emergencies outside office hours, the FCDO in London answers 24 hours on +44 20 7008 5000, according to the travel advice for the USA. Passport questions go to HM Passport Office's Passport Adviceline, +44 300 222 0000.

What the British Consulate in Los Angeles handles

Check this list before you book: The British Consulate General in Los Angeles does not issue passports or visas.

gov.uk lists emergency travel documents, notarial services and help with lost or stolen passports. A UK Government Office in San Diego works on business ties; consular matters there are handled from Los Angeles.

UK visa biometrics are not taken at the consulate: VFS Global, the company that runs UK visa application centers here, lists one in Los Angeles, open Monday to Friday.

gov.uk also mentions UK Government Offices in San Diego, which work on business and political ties and do no consular work: those cases come to the British Consulate General in Los Angeles.

What you can settle without going

Several common requests never go through a consulate at all.