British consulate in Germantown

There is no British consulate in Germantown. The British Embassy in Washington handles Germantown. Plan on 23 miles each way, around 42 min without traffic.

Which British consulate covers Germantown?

Maryland belongs to the British Embassy in Washington, according to the district list on gov.uk.

Passport renewals, ETAs and UK certificates are handled online from Germantown. The visits that do go through the British Embassy in Washington are for emergency travel documents and limited notarial services.

British Embassy Washington

UK visa biometrics near Germantown

The UK visa center closest to Germantown is VFS Global's in Washington, District of Columbia, open Monday to Friday, about 21 miles in a straight line.

Those centers handle visa applications; they are not consulates and do not issue British passports.

Other cities near Germantown

  • Gaithersburg, 5 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.
  • Rockville, 9 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.
  • Frederick, 18 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.
  • Silver Spring, 18 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

    • What you can settle from Germantown without going

    A good part of British paperwork is done without going to any office.

  • 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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