British consulate in Paterson

Britain has no consulate in Paterson. Paterson falls under the British Consulate General in New York, which sits 21 miles away, a drive of roughly 35 min.

Which British consulate covers Paterson?

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

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

British Consulate General New York

UK visa biometrics near Paterson

For UK visa biometrics, the closest center to Paterson on VFS Global's list is in New York, New York, open Monday to Friday, roughly 15 miles as the crow flies.

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

Places close to Paterson

  • Clifton, 4 miles away, covered by New York
  • Passaic, 5 miles away, covered by New York
  • Hackensack, 7 miles away, covered by New York
  • Bergenfield, 9 miles away, covered by New York

    • What you can settle from Paterson without going

    Several common requests never go through a consulate at all.

  • 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.
    • 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.
    Go up