British consulate in Brooklyn

If you searched for a British consulate in Brooklyn, there isn't one in the city. The office that covers it is the British Consulate General in New York, 10 miles away by road, about 25 min at the speed limit.

Which British consulate covers Brooklyn?

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

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

British Consulate General New York

UK visa biometrics near Brooklyn

For UK visa biometrics, the closest center to Brooklyn on VFS Global's list is in New York, New York, open Monday to Friday, roughly 7 miles as the crow flies.

Those centers handle visa applications; they are not consulates and do not issue British passports.

Other cities near Brooklyn

  • Jersey City, 7 miles away, covered by New York
  • Manhattan, 8 miles away, covered by New York
  • Queens, 8 miles away, covered by New York
  • Union City, 10 miles away, covered by New York

    • What you can settle from Brooklyn without going

    Online or by mail, these do not need a trip.

  • 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.
  • You can register as an overseas voter and renew it every three years: Voting from abroad.
    • 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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