Honorary Consul of Germany in Saint Louis

German consulate in Saint Louis
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.

Germany keeps an honorary consul in Saint Louis to serve Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri, under the supervision of the mission in Chicago.

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
    +1 314-498-8611
  • Email
    st-louis@hk-diplo.de
  • Honorary consul
    Paul R. Obernuefemann, Honorary Consul
  • States covered
    Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri
  • Reports to
    German Consulate General in Chicago

Book an appointmentFees and requirementsThe thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

This is an honorary office. It exists to save people a long journey, and its powers are narrower than a consulate general's.

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 Chicago.

No honorary consul issues visas or German ID cards. Those are limited to the embassy and the eight consulates general.

It is worth starting here even for things that end up elsewhere: the office knows the local situation.

How far your consulate general is

The consulate general in Chicago is 297 miles from here, roughly 5 h 38 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.

The other German offices near you

Saint Louis is not the only honorary consulate covering this ground.

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.

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