British consulate in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara is not one of the nine places where the UK keeps a consular office in the United States. Santa Barbara falls under the British Consulate General in Los Angeles, which sits 90 miles away, a drive of roughly 1 h 52 min.

Which British consulate covers Santa Barbara?

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

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

British Consulate General Los Angeles

UK visa biometrics near Santa Barbara

VFS Global, which takes fingerprints and photos for UK visa applications, lists no center in Santa Barbara; Los Angeles, California is the closest, about 78 miles away in a straight line, open Monday to Friday.

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

More places in California

  • Berkeley, covered by San Francisco
  • Eureka, covered by San Francisco
  • Fresno, covered by San Francisco

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  • You can apply for a first passport for a child born in the U.S., and your countersignatory may hold a U.S. passport: First or child passport.
  • You can cancel a lost or stolen passport online before you replace it: Lost or stolen passport.
  • You can order an English or Welsh birth, marriage or death certificate from the General Register Office: UK birth certificate.
    • This page is for information only. We are not a consulate and cannot act for you. Confirm fees, dates and hours with the office before you travel.
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