British consulate in Portland, Maine

Britain has no consulate in Portland. The drive to the British Consulate General in Boston covers 106 miles and takes about 2 h 11 min.

This page is about Portland, Maine. Portland, Oregon, is covered by the British Consulate General in San Francisco.

Which British consulate covers Portland, Maine?

Maine belongs to the British Consulate General in Boston, according to the district list on gov.uk.

The consulate in charge of Portland works by appointment, and what it does in person is narrow: an emergency travel document, or a notarial service that a local notary cannot do.

British Consulate General Boston

UK visa biometrics near Portland, Maine

The UK visa center closest to Portland is VFS Global's in Lawrence, Massachusetts (a premium center, with its own schedule), about 80 miles in a straight line.

A visa center is run by a contractor and does no consular work.

Places close to Portland

  • Lewiston, 31 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Portsmouth, 47 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Concord, 71 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Haverhill, 73 miles away, covered by Boston

    • What you can settle from Portland without going

    Several common requests never go through a consulate at all.

  • You can order an English or Welsh birth, marriage or death certificate from the General Register Office: UK birth certificate.
  • You can register a U.S. birth with the UK authorities online, which is optional: Registering a birth.
  • You can have a UK document apostilled by the FCDO Legalisation Office by courier, or as an e-Apostille: Apostilles.
    • 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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