British consulate in Lowell

Lowell has no British consulate of its own. The office that covers it is the British Consulate General in Boston, 28 miles away by road, about 41 min at the speed limit.

Which British consulate covers Lowell?

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

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

British Consulate General Boston

UK visa biometrics near Lowell

The UK visa center closest to Lowell is VFS Global's in Lawrence, Massachusetts (a premium center, with its own schedule), about 9 miles in a straight line.

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

Places close to Lowell

  • Methuen, 8 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Lawrence, 9 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Nashua, 12 miles away, covered by Boston
  • Haverhill, 15 miles away, covered by Boston

    • What you can settle from Lowell without going

    These can all be done from home, online or by mail.

  • 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.
    • 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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