French consulate in New Britain
The French consular network has no office in New Britain. To reach the Consulate General of France in New York from New Britain: 102 miles by road, about 2 h 23 min.
Which French consulate covers New Britain?
It is a matter of geography: Connecticut is in the district of the Consulate General of France in New York, and so is New Britain.
French honorary consul near New Britain
Closer than the consulate there is the Honorary Consulate of France in Hartford, 12 miles from New Britain (19 min by road), which reports to New York.
Its directory card gives an email. It issues no passport, but can hand one over for $11.35 (€10) if you ask for it when you apply.
A visa file from New Britain goes to TLScontact, whose nearest center is New York (91 miles as the crow flies). The centers' list comes from TLScontact's US page as archived in October 2025 (TLScontact): check it before you book.
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Meriden, 9 miles away, covered by New York
- Waterbury, 16 miles away, covered by New York
- New Haven, 26 miles away, covered by New York
- Springfield, Massachusetts, 32 miles away, covered by Boston
What you can settle from New Britain without traveling
- Check that a US citizen needs no visa for up to 90 days in any 180 (journalists on assignment are the exception).
- Prove you are alive for a French pension with the “Mon certificat de vie” app or a US notary public.
- Get a French document apostilled through the regional council of notaries, which took over on May 1, 2025.
This site is an independent directory. frenchconsulates.us is not the Embassy of France or any of its consulates, and it handles no applications.
We gather what us.diplomatie.gouv.fr publishes and flag it when its own pages disagree. Confirm with the consulate before you go.