British consulate in Clifton

Britain has no consulate in Clifton. The British Consulate General in New York handles Clifton. Plan on 16 miles each way, around 30 min without traffic.

Which British consulate covers Clifton?

On gov.uk, New Jersey appears in the list of states covered by the British Consulate General in New York.

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

British Consulate General New York

UK visa biometrics near Clifton

For UK visa biometrics, the closest center to Clifton on VFS Global's list is in New York, New York, open Monday to Friday, roughly 12 miles as the crow flies.

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

Places close to Clifton

  • Passaic, 2 miles away, covered by New York
  • Paterson, 4 miles away, covered by New York
  • Kearny, 6 miles away, covered by New York
  • Hackensack, 7 miles away, covered by New York

    • What you can settle from Clifton without going

    Several common requests never go through a consulate at all.

  • 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.
  • You can request an ACRO police certificate online and have it mailed to a U.S. address: Police certificate.
    • Not an official website. We collect what the British offices publish, including the places where their own pages disagree, and point you back to the source.
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