British Embassy & Consulates in the United States

The British embassy is in Washington D.C., the capital of the United States, at Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 3100, 20008 Washington. Its phone number and website are on its page.

The United Kingdom also has 8 consulates general in Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco; career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

US citizens do not need a visa for the United Kingdom, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 180 days. The application is made online on the official portal of the United Kingdom, not at the British embassy.

In return, the United States has 4 missions in the United Kingdom, including its embassy in London.

The United Kingdom in the United States

Worldwide, the United Kingdom has 280 missions in 168 countries; 10 of them are in the United States.

Travel to the United States for British citizens

British citizens do not need a visa for the United States, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 90 days. In the United States, British citizens can turn to the British embassy for passports and emergency help.

When British missions in the United States are closed

British missions in the United States close on the United States’ public holidays, the next being Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026, Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026 and Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, and usually on some holidays of the United Kingdom, such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.