British Passport San Diego

San Diego is America’s 17th-most populous city and is the third-most populous urban area in the state of California. This metropolis of 3.3 million residents shares a 15-mile border with Mexico, where just to the other side sits Tijuana—Mexico’s sixth-most populous city. About 200,000 people cross the border each day, making this one of the busiest land borders in the world. San Diego is well known for its mild Mediterranean climate, which some consider to be the best in the U.S. The San Diego metropolitan area includes cities such as Carlsbad, Chula Vista, El Cajon, San Marcos, Santee, La Mesa, National City, Oceanside, Vista, and Encinitas.

San Diego is a popular tourist destination that receives about 35 million visitors each year, including nearly 200,000 visitors from the United Kingdom. This is a beach city that has nearly year-round perfect weather, plenty of scenic vistas, and miles of spectacular beaches including La Jolla Shores, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach, Coronado Beach, and Imperial Beach, which is located near the United States - Mexico border. The most beautiful views of this region can be found from Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, Sunset Cliffs, Grant Hill Park, Cabrillo National Monument, Embarcadero Marina Park, Mount Soledad, and Cowles Mountain.

San Diego is known as a “City of Villages”, meaning there are several compact and walkable neighborhoods that each have their own unique atmosphere and characteristics. Some of the more popular neighborhoods include Little Italy, Hillcrest, North Park, Mission Valley, La Jolla Village, Downtown San Diego and the Gaslamp Quarter. All these neighborhoods have plenty of trendy restaurants, cocktails bars, coffee shops and shopping. Visitors to San Diego will also enjoy Balboa Park, an urban park that is home to museums, performing arts venues, lush gardens, and other attractions such as the world-famous San Diego Zoo.

While tourism is an important part of the San Diego economy, there are other large industries in the region dealing in international trade, biotechnology, biomedical products, communications technology, and defense. San Diego is home to the largest naval fleet in the world, and visitors to the city will likely see US Navy ships and military personnel conducting training exercises on the Coronado peninsula. The region’s universities and research institutes are the backbone of San Diego’s thriving life sciences industry, and in 2016 the U.K. government established a trade office here to facilitate business partnerships within these sectors of the economy.

San Diego International Airport (SAN) is the primary commercial airport serving the San Diego metropolitan area and is located just 3 miles from downtown. There are 17 airlines providing nonstop service to over 60 destinations, including 11 international destinations. British Airways provides nonstop service to San Diego from London-Heathrow. For those individuals that are making a connecting flight out of Los Angeles or need to visit the British consulate, there are several flights throughout the day to LAX on United Express, American Eagle, and Delta Connection.

San Diego does not have a British consulate, so if you are a British national living in or visiting Southern California and require urgent assistance, you must call the British consulate in Los Angeles by dialing +1 310-789-0031. The British consulate in Los Angeles can also provide an emergency passport if you are stuck abroad and need to return quickly to the United Kingdom. It is about a 3-hour drive to Los Angeles from San Diego on Interstate 5 traveling north.

Here is their physical address:

British Consulate General Los Angeles

2029 Century Park East, Suite 1350
Los Angeles CA 90067
USA

For those U.K. citizens or other British nationals that live in the United States and require a new 10-year British passport, you must apply online through the U.K. government website.

If you have difficulty applying online for a British passport and require assistance with this process, please give our office a call or schedule an appointment with our company. We are a private agency in the United States providing British passport services to U.K citizens living in North America. Our number one goal is to ensure your application documents for a passport are submitted accurately to Her Majesty’s Passport Office in the United Kingdom. Our services eliminate delays and give you the peace of mind to focus on your travel plans.

We provide the following British passport services for our customers: