British consulate in Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia has no British consulate of its own. Count on 213 miles and about 3 h 57 min on the road to reach the British Consulate General in Atlanta.

This page is about Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia, Maryland, is covered by the British Embassy in Washington; Columbia, Missouri, is covered by the British Consulate General in Chicago.

Which British consulate covers Columbia, South Carolina?

The district that gov.uk publishes puts South Carolina under the British Consulate General in Atlanta.

Passports come from HM Passport Office and visas from UK Visas and Immigration, both online. The British Consulate General in Atlanta handles emergency travel documents and some notarial work, by appointment.

British Consulate General Atlanta

UK visa biometrics near Columbia, South Carolina

Visa applicants from Columbia give their biometrics at a VFS Global center. The closest on its list is in Charlotte, North Carolina, open on scheduled days, some 85 miles away in a straight line.

A visa center is run by a contractor and does no consular work.

Places close to Columbia

  • Augusta, 65 miles away, covered by Atlanta

    • What you can settle from Columbia without going

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

  • 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.
  • You can have a UK document apostilled by the FCDO Legalisation Office by courier, or as an e-Apostille: Apostilles.
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