British consulate in Greenwich

No British consular office operates in Greenwich. The drive to the British Consulate General in New York covers 30 miles and takes about 48 min.

Which British consulate covers Greenwich?

gov.uk divides Connecticut by county. Fairfield County goes to New York and the remaining counties to Boston, which puts Greenwich with the British Consulate General in New York.

The consulate in charge of Greenwich 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 New York

UK visa biometrics near Greenwich

Visa applicants from Greenwich give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in New York, New York, open Monday to Friday, some 26 miles away in a straight line.

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

Nearby cities and their consulate

  • Stamford, 5 miles away, covered by New York
  • White Plains, 7 miles away, covered by New York
  • New Rochelle, 11 miles away, covered by New York
  • Norwalk, 13 miles away, covered by New York

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  • You can renew an adult British passport online with HM Passport Office, which sends it back by courier: Passport renewal.
  • 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.
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