British Consulate General New York
The British Consulate General in New York is at 885 Second Avenue, the building gov.uk also calls 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. On 5 October 2026 it had 535 Google reviews, and many of the ones we read are about visas, which this consulate does not handle.
How to book an appointment at the British Consulate in New York
The British Consulate General in New York sees the public by appointment only, and gov.uk gives security as the reason.
You book online. An emergency travel document starts with the online application (£125), and the FCDO then tells you whether you need to come in. For notarial services, gov.uk asks you to try a local notary first and to use the online enquiry form only if a notary cannot help.
New York also lists a citizenship ceremony service.
New York, New York 10017
gov.uk prefers the online contact form
gov.uk publishes a 24-hour emergency line for this office, +1 212 745 0200 (source). Five of the nine British offices in the U.S. have one on their gov.uk pages.
For anything else, gov.uk points to the online contact form.
How to cancel an appointment at the British Consulate in New York
Letting the office know is better than not turning up.
There is no published cancellation procedure. Reply through the emails that set up your appointment, or use the contact form. If your travel plans change for an emergency travel document, gov.uk says you must reapply and pay £125 again.
Getting to the British Consulate in New York
Go to 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, New York, at the time you were given.
gov.uk gives the address both ways, 885 Second Avenue and 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, ZIP 10017. Bring the appointment confirmation.
Real reviews of the British Consulate in New York
New York averages 2.2 stars from 535 reviews, and many of them are really about UK visas, which are decided by UK Visas and Immigration and not by the consulate. Several reviewers say the process went fine once they applied early.
Our family trip to London hit a snag with an ETA that did not come through as quickly as everyone had told us. Apply well before you book anything.
Nicholas R.
Paid for priority on a visa and waited four weeks with no update and no way to ask what was happening.
Anita
Applied for a Standard Visitor visa, gave biometrics at the support center in Philadelphia, and the decision came faster than I expected.
Dez E.
Reviews read on 5 October 2026 and rewritten in our words; the full set is on the office's Google listing.
Opening hours of the British Consulate in New York
There are two clocks here: The phone line and your appointment time.
Phone lines open 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, according to its gov.uk page. Visits are by appointment only, so the time that matters is the one on your confirmation.
For the rest of 2026, gov.uk lists these closures for British Consulate in New York: Indigenous Peoples' Day (12 October), Thanksgiving (26 November), Privilege Day (27 November), Christmas Day and Boxing Day (28 December). Its list does not include Veterans Day (11 November).
Phone number of the British Consulate in New York
+1 212 745 0200: the 24-hour line gov.uk gives for emergency consular help (a death, a hospital stay, an arrest or another serious incident), on the consulate’s press and passport enquiries pages (source).
For emergencies outside office hours, the FCDO in London answers 24 hours on +44 20 7008 5000, according to the travel advice for the USA. Passport questions go to HM Passport Office's Passport Adviceline, +44 300 222 0000.
What the British Consulate in New York handles
It helps to know what the British Consulate General in New York can do before you plan a visit.
gov.uk lists emergency travel documents, notarial services, citizenship ceremonies and help with lost or stolen passports here. Passport renewals go to HM Passport Office online, and visa questions to UK Visas and Immigration.
UK visa biometrics are not taken at the consulate: VFS Global, the company that runs UK visa application centers here, lists one in New York, open Monday to Friday.
What you can settle without going
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