British consulates in Maryland

Maryland is covered by the Embassy in Washington, and every Maryland city on this site is a short drive from it.

Which British consulate covers Maryland?

gov.uk lists Maryland 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

Cities in Maryland and their British consulate

City	Office	By road*
Silver Spring	Washington, D.C.	7 mi, 20 min
Hyattsville	Washington, D.C.	9 mi, 23 min
Rockville	Washington, D.C.	14 mi, 31 min
Bowie	Washington, D.C.	19 mi, 38 min
Gaithersburg	Washington, D.C.	19 mi, 38 min
Germantown	Washington, D.C.	23 mi, 42 min
Columbia	Washington, D.C.	25 mi, 50 min
Annapolis	Washington, D.C.	34 mi, 53 min
Baltimore	Washington, D.C.	39 mi, 1 h 4 min
Frederick	Washington, D.C.	42 mi, 1 h 7 min

*Distances follow real road routes. Real trips take longer than the times shown.

Of the 10 places listed for Maryland, Silver Spring is the closest to its consulate, at 7 miles, and Frederick the farthest, at 42. The average is about 23 miles each way.

What you can settle without going to the consulate

Here is what you can settle without the drive.

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.

If you need an emergency travel document, apply online first; the office tells you whether you need to come in.

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