British consulate in Redding

You won't find a British consulate in Redding; the office for this area is elsewhere. The drive to the British Consulate General in San Francisco covers 215 miles and takes about 4 h 2 min.

Which British consulate covers Redding?

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

The consulate in charge of Redding works by appointment, and what it does in person is narrow: an emergency travel document, or a notarial service that a local notary cannot do.

British Consulate General San Francisco

UK visa biometrics near Redding

The UK visa center closest to Redding is VFS Global's in San Francisco, California, open Monday to Friday, about 193 miles in a straight line.

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

Other cities in California

  • Long Beach, covered by Los Angeles
  • Modesto, covered by San Francisco
  • Monterey, covered by San Francisco

    • What you can settle from Redding 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.
    • An independent site with no link to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Nothing is filed or booked here, and gov.uk is the final word.
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