British consulate in Chesapeake

You won't find a British consulate in Chesapeake; the office for this area is elsewhere. Count on 208 miles and about 4 h 9 min on the road to reach the British Embassy in Washington.

Which British consulate covers Chesapeake?

Virginia belongs to the British Embassy in Washington, according to the district list on gov.uk.

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

British Embassy Washington

UK visa biometrics near Chesapeake

The UK visa center closest to Chesapeake is VFS Global's in Raleigh, North Carolina, open on scheduled days, about 148 miles in a straight line.

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

Other cities near Chesapeake

  • Norfolk, 9 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.
  • Virginia Beach, 18 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.

    • What you can settle from Chesapeake without going

    None of these needs a consulate visit.

  • 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.
    • 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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