Honorary Consul of Germany in San Diego

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.

San Diego is the German honorary office for California. The career mission behind it is in 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 (619) 633-9566
Email
san-diego@hk-diplo.de
Honorary consul
Jörg Dürrbeck, Honorary Consul
States covered
California
Reports to
German Consulate General in Los Angeles

Book an appointment Fees and requirements The thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

Honorary consuls hold limited consular authority and are not staffed like a career mission. Many are not German citizens.

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 and German ID cards are outside every honorary consul's powers, here and everywhere else in the country.

There are no published counter hours. Email or call first and agree a time before travelling.

How far your consulate general is

Los Angeles is 129 miles away, about 2 h 38 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

A good part of German paperwork never touches a consulate.

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
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

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.