British consulate in Hartford

Britain has no consulate in Hartford. The British Consulate General in Boston handles Hartford. Plan on 100 miles each way, around 2 h 6 min without traffic.

Which British consulate covers Hartford?

In Connecticut the line is a county line: Fairfield County is covered by New York, everything else by Boston. Hartford goes to the British Consulate General in Boston.

Passport renewals, ETAs and UK certificates are handled online from Hartford. The visits that do go through the British Consulate General in Boston are for emergency travel documents and limited notarial services.

British Consulate General Boston

UK visa biometrics near Hartford

If you are applying for a UK visa, the biometrics appointment can be in Hartford itself: VFS Global lists a center here, open on scheduled days. It is there for visa applicants.

Places close to Hartford

  • New Britain, 8 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Meriden, 17 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Waterbury, 23 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Springfield, 24 miles away, covered by Boston

    • What you can settle from Hartford without going

    Several common requests never go through a consulate at all.

  • 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.
    • 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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