British consulate in Santa Monica

British consular work for Santa Monica is handled from another city. Santa Monica falls under the British Consulate General in Los Angeles, which sits 7 miles away, a drive of roughly 15 min.

Which British consulate covers Santa Monica?

gov.uk splits California into a southern half for Los Angeles and a northern half for San Francisco, without saying where the line runs. Santa Monica is in Los Angeles County, which we read as part of the area of 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 Monica

Visa applicants from Santa Monica give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in Los Angeles, California, open Monday to Friday, some 5 miles away in a straight line.

A visa center is run by a contractor and does no consular work.

Places close to Santa Monica

  • Pasadena, 22 miles away, covered by Los Angeles
  • Long Beach, 24 miles away, covered by Los Angeles
  • Anaheim, 36 miles away, covered by Los Angeles
  • Santa Ana, 40 miles away, covered by Los Angeles

    • What you can settle from Santa Monica without going

    Here is what you can settle without the drive.

  • You can request an ACRO police certificate online and have it mailed to a U.S. address: Police certificate.
  • 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.
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