British consulate in Rockville

You won't find a British consulate in Rockville; the office for this area is elsewhere. Rockville falls under the British Embassy in Washington, which sits 14 miles away, a drive of roughly 31 min.

Which British consulate covers Rockville?

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

gov.uk lists two services by appointment at the British Embassy in Washington: emergency travel documents and notarial or documentary services. Passports and visas are handled online from the UK.

British Embassy Washington

UK visa biometrics near Rockville

Visa applicants from Rockville give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in Washington, District of Columbia, open Monday to Friday, some 12 miles away in a straight line.

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

Other cities near Rockville

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

Silver Spring, 9 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

Germantown, 9 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

Arlington, 14 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

What you can settle from Rockville without going

None of these needs a consulate visit.

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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