British consulates in New York

The British Consulate General in New York is on Second Avenue in Manhattan, and it also covers New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Fairfield County in Connecticut.

Which British consulate covers New York?

gov.uk lists New York in the district of the British Consulate General in New York, the office that handles emergency travel documents, notarial appointments and consular help for people here (its district on gov.uk).

British Consulate General New York

Cities in New York and their British consulate

City Office By road*
Manhattan New York 2 mi, 5 min
Bronx New York 10 mi, 21 min
Brooklyn New York 10 mi, 25 min
Queens New York 11 mi, 21 min
Yonkers New York 15 mi, 26 min
Mount Vernon New York 16 mi, 30 min
New Rochelle New York 18 mi, 32 min
Staten Island New York 21 mi, 39 min
Hempstead New York 25 mi, 40 min
White Plains New York 27 mi, 46 min
Spring Valley New York 32 mi, 51 min
Newburgh New York 67 mi, 1 h 33 min
Poughkeepsie New York 83 mi, 1 h 55 min
Albany New York 148 mi, 3 h 5 min
Syracuse New York 250 mi, 5 h 8 min
Plattsburgh New York 306 mi, 6 h 10 min
Rochester New York 317 mi, 6 h 48 min
Watertown New York 318 mi, 6 h 31 min
Massena New York 361 mi, 7 h 51 min
Ogdensburg New York 368 mi, 7 h 31 min
Buffalo New York 376 mi, 7 h 55 min
Niagara Falls New York 392 mi, 8 h 17 min

*Times assume a clear road at the speed limit; add margin for traffic.

Of the 22 places listed for New York, Manhattan is the closest to its consulate, at 2 miles, and Niagara Falls the farthest, at 392. The average is about 144 miles each way.

What you can settle without going to the consulate

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

  • 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.
  • You can claim your UK State Pension through the International Pension Centre: State Pension.

    • For visas, the place you visit is a VFS Global center, not the consulate.

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