British consulate in Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is not one of the nine places where the UK keeps a consular office in the United States. Springfield falls under the British Consulate General in Chicago, which sits 202 miles away, a drive of roughly 3 h 56 min.

This page is about Springfield, Illinois. Springfield, Massachusetts, is covered by the British Consulate General in Boston; Springfield, Missouri, is covered by the British Consulate General in Chicago.

Which British consulate covers Springfield, Illinois?

The district that gov.uk publishes puts Illinois under the British Consulate General in Chicago.

gov.uk lists two services by appointment at the British Consulate General in Chicago: emergency travel documents and notarial or documentary services. Passports and visas are handled online from the UK.

British Consulate General Chicago

UK visa biometrics near Springfield, Illinois

Visa applicants from Springfield give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in St Louis, Missouri, open on scheduled days, some 86 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

  • Peoria, 62 miles away, covered by Chicago

    • What you can settle from Springfield without going

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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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