Honorary Consul of Germany in Scottsdale

German consulate in Scottsdale
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.

This is the German honorary consulate for Arizona, based in Scottsdale and answering to Los Angeles.

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
    +1 (602) 600-8171
  • Email
    phoenix@hk-diplo.de
  • Honorary consul
    Carolin Gey, Honorary Consul
  • States covered
    Arizona
  • Reports to
    German Consulate General in Los Angeles

Book an appointmentFees and requirementsThe thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

The office is honorary, which changes what it can do rather than how helpful it is.

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 Los Angeles.

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

If a matter is beyond what this office can do, it will point you to the career mission rather than leave you guessing.

How far your consulate general is

The consulate general in Los Angeles is 393 miles from here, roughly 7 h 11 min of driving without traffic. That is a long day out and back, so it is worth confirming by email what can be settled locally first.

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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