British consulate in Minneapolis

gov.uk mentions a UK Government Office in Minneapolis/St. Paul for business and political ties with Minnesota. It is not a consulate: consular issues are managed by Chicago.

The UK does not run a consular office in Minneapolis. The British Consulate General in Chicago handles Minneapolis. Plan on 409 miles each way, around 7 h 39 min without traffic.

Which British consulate covers Minneapolis?

gov.uk lists Minnesota in the district of the British Consulate General in Chicago.

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

British Consulate General Chicago

UK visa biometrics near Minneapolis

Minneapolis has no UK visa center. The closest one on VFS Global's list is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, about 9 miles away in a straight line, open on scheduled days.

A British passport holder does not need a visa center: it exists for people applying for UK visas.

Nearby cities and their consulate

  • Saint Paul, 9 miles away, covered by Chicago

    • What you can settle from Minneapolis without going

    You can handle these without leaving home.

  • You can request a J1 no objection statement online from the Embassy: J1 no objection.
  • 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.
    • This is an independent guide, not the UK government. It does not process applications or book appointments. Fees and procedures change: check anything that decides a trip on gov.uk.
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