German consulate in Bakersfield

Bakersfield is in Kern County, and Kern is the one place in the United States where two German consulates both claim you. The official Consulate Finder lists Kern in the Los Angeles district and again in the San Francisco one, in the same document.

There is no German consulate in Bakersfield. Which one covers you is a question the Federal Foreign Office has published two answers to, so this page gives you both rather than choosing.

Bakersfield

California is divided county by county between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Counting the two published lists gives 59 entries for a state with 58 counties, and Kern is the one that appears twice.

An appointment booked with the wrong mission is wasted, so contact both before you book. Los Angeles is the nearer of the two from Bakersfield by a wide margin.

Go to the Consulate General in Los Angeles
Go to the Consulate General in San Francisco

Everything else about the state is on the California page.

What you can settle without travelling

A good share of German paperwork never reaches a consular counter.

  • 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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