Honorary Consul of Germany in Birmingham

German consulate in Birmingham
An honorary consul is not a consulate general. None of them issue visas, and only some can take a passport application. Fees are paid in cash in US dollars, and applying through one adds 105.00 € to the passport fee.

The honorary consul in Birmingham covers Alabama, and reports to the Consulate General in Atlanta.

How to reach this office

  • Address
    The Federal Foreign Office does not publish a street address for this office. Write or call first and agree where to meet.
  • Telephone
    (205) 250-8357 Gabriele Kloiber-Hall
  • Email
    mhjohnson@bakerdonelson.com
  • Honorary consul
    Michael H. Johnson, Honorary Consul
  • States covered
    Alabama
  • Reports to
    German Consulate General in Atlanta

Book an appointmentFees and requirementsThe thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

An honorary consul is a local point of contact, not a consulate general. The work is unpaid and done alongside another job.

The Federal Foreign Office does not say whether this office can take passport applications. That is not the same as saying it cannot: call and ask before assuming you have to travel to Atlanta.

Visas are never issued by an honorary office, and neither are ID cards. Those two always mean a career mission.

Availability depends on the consul's own working week, so an appointment arranged by email is the way in.

How far your consulate general is

Atlanta is 147 miles away, about 2 h 45 min by road at posted speed limits and without traffic. That is close enough that the consulate general is a realistic option for anything this office cannot handle.

What you can settle without travelling

Some of what people book an appointment for does not need one.

  • Order a German birth, marriage or death certificate: the registry office of the German town where it happened issues it, and most of them take an online or postal request
  • Get a certificate of conduct: the Federal Office of Justice handles it; any US notary public can notarize your signature on the form
  • Get a document apostilled: for a US document it is the Secretary of State of the issuing state; no German mission can do it

This is an independent directory of German consular offices in the United States. It is not operated by the Federal Foreign Office or by any German mission. Fees, opening hours and requirements change: always confirm them with the office before you travel.

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