German consulate in Riverside
There is no German consulate in Riverside. The mission that covers the city is the Consulate General in Los Angeles.
Riverside
Consular districts in the United States are fixed and published, so there is no choosing between missions. California belongs to Los Angeles.
Riverside is 63 miles from Los Angeles, about 1 h 19 min of driving at posted speed limits and with no traffic. A real journey takes longer than that.
Riverside sits in Riverside County, and in this state the county is what decides the consulate rather than the city. That makes it the 8th furthest of the 14 cities we list in California.
California has honorary consuls at San Diego. They handle local questions and forward documents, and none of them is listed as able to take passport applications.
Other cities in California with a page of their own: Sacramento (88 mi), San Jose (50 mi), Santa Ana (41 mi), Santa Barbara (93 mi), Stockton (83 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the California page.
What you can settle without travelling
Several of these procedures are handled elsewhere entirely.
- Apply for a visa you may not need: a US passport gets you 90 days in Germany without one
- 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
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.