British consulate in Metairie

Metairie is not one of the nine places where the UK keeps a consular office in the United States. The office that covers it is the British Consulate General in Houston, 342 miles away by road, about 6 h 28 min at the speed limit.

Which British consulate covers Metairie?

Louisiana belongs to the British Consulate General in Houston, according to the district list on gov.uk.

None of the British offices in the U.S. issues passports or visas. What the British Consulate General in Houston does in person is the emergency travel document and a limited notarial service, both by appointment.

British Consulate General Houston

UK visa biometrics near Metairie

The UK visa center closest to Metairie is VFS Global's in New Orleans, Louisiana, open on scheduled days, about 5 miles 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

  • New Orleans, 5 miles away, covered by Houston
  • Gulfport, 68 miles away, covered by Atlanta
  • Baton Rouge, 70 miles away, covered by Houston

    • What you can settle from Metairie without going

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

  • You can claim your UK State Pension through the International Pension Centre: State Pension.
  • You can register as an overseas voter and renew it every three years: Voting from abroad.
  • You can get a UK ETA in the official app or online, if you are not British: UK ETA for Americans.
    • 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.
    Go up