British consulate in Gainesville

Gainesville is not one of the nine places where the UK keeps a consular office in the United States. Count on 336 miles and about 6 h 15 min on the road to reach the British Consulate General in Miami.

Which British consulate covers Gainesville?

The British Consulate General in Miami serves Florida as a whole, going by its own gov.uk page.

Passports come from HM Passport Office and visas from UK Visas and Immigration, both online. The British Consulate General in Miami handles emergency travel documents and some notarial work, by appointment.

British Consulate General Miami

UK visa biometrics near Gainesville

VFS Global, which takes fingerprints and photos for UK visa applications, lists no center in Gainesville; Jacksonville, Florida is the closest, about 61 miles away in a straight line, open on scheduled days.

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

Nearby cities and their consulate

  • Jacksonville, 61 miles away, covered by Miami

    • What you can settle from Gainesville without going

    Some of it can be done tonight, from a laptop.

  • You can have a UK document apostilled by the FCDO Legalisation Office by courier, or as an e-Apostille: Apostilles.
  • 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.
    • 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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