About British Consulate General New York


1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue
New York City NY 10017-6927
USA

Telephone:
+1 212 745 0200 / +44 20 7008 5000

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-new-york

About us

Visit our profile page for more about the work we do.

Opening hours

Due to security considerations, public access is by appointment only.

Telephone: 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)

Emergency consular assistance following the death, hospitalisation, arrest, or other serious incident involving a British national is available 24 hours by calling +1 212 745 0200 or +1 202 588 6500

Visa enquiries

Service not offered at this location.

Check if you need a visa or send an enquiry to UK Visas and Immigration.

Passports

Service not offered at this location.

Find out how to apply for a British passport or send an enquiry to HM Passport Office.

Services available by appointment in New York

Make an appointment on-line for the following services, or contact us by telephone for further help.

Disabled access

Our offices are fully equipped with facilities for disabled visitors. If you need special assistance, please contact us before you arrange an appointment.

Press enquiries

Our press team answers media enquiries about the work of the UK government and the British Consulate General in New York. To contact the press team, please email us.

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Department for Business and Trade USA helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high-quality investment to the UK’s dynamic economy, acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business.

Public holidays

On the following public holidays, our office will be closed for normal business. Emergency consular assistance for British nationals is available by telephone.

2024 Public Holiday
Monday 1 January New Year’s Day
Monday 15 January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday 19 February Presidents’ Day
Friday 29 March Good Friday
Monday 1 April Easter Monday
Monday 27 May Memorial Day
Wednesday 19 June Juneteenth/Emancipation Day
Tuesday 4 July Independence Day
Monday 2 September Labour Day
Monday 14 October Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Thursday 28 November Thanksgiving Day
Friday 29 November Privilege Holiday
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December Boxing Day