German consulate in Fort Smith
There is no German consulate in Fort Smith. The mission that covers the city is the Consulate General in Houston.
Fort Smith
You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For Arkansas that means Houston and nowhere else.
Fort Smith is 518 miles from Houston, about 9 h 21 min of driving at posted speed limits and with no traffic. A real journey takes longer than that.
Fort Smith is in Sebastian County.
Arkansas has honorary consuls at Little Rock. They handle local questions and forward documents, and none of them is listed as able to take passport applications.
More Arkansas cities and their distance to the consulate: Jonesboro (571 mi), Fayetteville (574 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Arkansas page.
What you can settle without travelling
Before working out the journey, check what can be done from home.
- Find out whether you are German at all: the dates of your family's emigration decide it, and you can work that out from your own records before anyone books an appointment
- Track a passport that is already in progress: it is printed in Berlin and the six to eight weeks are set there, not at the counter that took your application
- Order copies of German civil records for a citizenship file: those come from German municipalities by post, and they are the slowest part of any descent case
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.