British consulates in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is covered by New York. VFS Global lists visa centers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

Which British consulate covers Pennsylvania?

gov.uk lists Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania and their British consulate

City Office By road*
Bethlehem New York 88 mi, 1 h 58 min
Allentown New York 93 mi, 2 h 6 min
Philadelphia New York 97 mi, 2 h 10 min
Upper Darby New York 104 mi, 2 h 28 min
Scranton New York 124 mi, 2 h 40 min
Reading New York 127 mi, 2 h 51 min
Lancaster New York 166 mi, 3 h 25 min
Harrisburg New York 174 mi, 3 h 41 min
Pittsburgh New York 375 mi, 7 h 31 min
Erie New York 436 mi, 8 h 19 min

*Road distances, measured point to point; the times leave out traffic.

Of the 10 places listed for Pennsylvania, Bethlehem is the closest to its consulate, at 88 miles, and Erie the farthest, at 436. The average is about 178 miles each way.

What you can settle without going to the consulate

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  • 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.
  • You can get a UK ETA in the official app or online, if you are not British: UK ETA for Americans.

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

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