British consulates in the District of Columbia

The British Embassy is in the District itself, on Massachusetts Avenue NW, and its consular team covers DC, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

Which British consulate covers the District of Columbia?

gov.uk lists the District of Columbia in the district of the British Embassy in Washington, the office that handles emergency travel documents, notarial appointments and consular help for people here (its district on gov.uk).

British Embassy Washington

The consular office for the District of Columbia is in the territory itself, so this site has no separate city pages here.

What you can settle without going to the consulate

A good part of British paperwork is done without going to any office.

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.

A notarial appointment is worth it only after a local notary has said no; gov.uk recommends trying a notary first.

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