British consulate in Gaithersburg

British consular work for Gaithersburg is handled from another city. The office that covers it is the British Embassy in Washington, 19 miles away by road, about 38 min at the speed limit.

Which British consulate covers Gaithersburg?

The district that gov.uk publishes puts Maryland under the British Embassy in Washington.

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

British Embassy Washington

UK visa biometrics near Gaithersburg

Visa applicants from Gaithersburg give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in Washington, District of Columbia, open Monday to Friday, some 17 miles away in a straight line.

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

Places close to Gaithersburg

Rockville, 5 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

Germantown, 5 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

Silver Spring, 13 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

Arlington, 18 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

What you can settle from Gaithersburg without going

Here is what you can settle without the drive.

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.

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