British consulate in Reading

Reading is not one of the nine places where the UK keeps a consular office in the United States. From Reading to the British Consulate General in New York it is 127 miles by road, close to 2 h 51 min.

Which British consulate covers Reading?

Pennsylvania belongs to the British Consulate General in New York, according to the district list on gov.uk.

A British consulate here does not renew passports or issue visas: gov.uk says so on each office page. At the British Consulate General in New York you go in for an emergency travel document or a notarial appointment.

British Consulate General New York

UK visa biometrics near Reading

The UK visa center closest to Reading is VFS Global's in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, open on scheduled days, about 48 miles in a straight line.

A British passport holder does not need a visa center: it exists for people applying for UK visas.

Nearby cities and their consulate

  • Lancaster, 29 miles away, covered by New York
  • Allentown, 30 miles away, covered by New York
  • Bethlehem, 35 miles away, covered by New York
  • Upper Darby, 45 miles away, covered by New York

    • What you can settle from Reading without going

    Some of it can be done tonight, from a laptop.

  • You can cancel a lost or stolen passport online before you replace it: Lost or stolen passport.
  • You can order an English or Welsh birth, marriage or death certificate from the General Register Office: UK birth certificate.
  • You can register a U.S. birth with the UK authorities online, which is optional: Registering a birth.
    • An independent site with no link to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Nothing is filed or booked here, and gov.uk is the final word.
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