British Consulate General New York
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-08)

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

Our work involves a wide range of political, commercial, cultural, security and economic interests to the UK and our 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 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Fairfield County in Connecticut.

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-new-york)

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.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-new-york#contact-us).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

We also provide services in:
- Atlanta (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-atlanta)
- Boston (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-boston)
- 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)
- 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)