British consulate in San Jose

San Jose is not one of the nine places where the UK keeps a consular office in the United States. The drive to the British Consulate General in San Francisco covers 49 miles and takes about 1 h 2 min.

Which British consulate covers San Jose?

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

The consulate in charge of San Jose 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 San Jose

VFS Global, the contractor for UK visas, lists a visa application center in San Jose (a premium center, with its own schedule). It takes fingerprints and photos for visa files and does no consular work.

Nearby cities and their consulate

  • Palo Alto, 17 miles away, covered by San Francisco
  • Santa Cruz, 26 miles away, covered by San Francisco
  • Oakland, 39 miles away, covered by San Francisco
  • Berkeley, 42 miles away, covered by San Francisco

    • What you can settle from San Jose without going

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  • You can claim your UK State Pension through the International Pension Centre: State Pension.
  • You can register as an overseas voter and renew it every three years: Voting from abroad.
  • You can get a UK ETA in the official app or online, if you are not British: UK ETA for Americans.
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