British Consulate General Boston
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

The British Consulate General in Boston maintains and develops relations between the UK and the USA.

Our services involve working across political, commercial, security and economic areas of interest to the UK and New England states. The consulate provides consular assistance to British nationals in the New England region.

Find out more on our USA and the UK news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/usa/news)

We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut (except Fairfield County).

You can access UK government services while in the USA (https://www.gov.uk/world/usa).

If you’re travelling in USA, see our USA travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/usa).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/usa/british-consulate-general-boston)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/usa/british-consulate-general-boston).

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notarial-and-documentary-services-guide-for-the-usa) we provide.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in the USA (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/usa-consular-fees).

We also provide services in:
- Atlanta (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-atlanta)
- Chicago (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-chicago)
- Houston (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-houston)
- Los Angeles (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-los-angeles)
- Miami (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-miami)
- New York (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-new-york)
- San Francisco (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-san-francisco)
- Washington (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-washington)