German consulate in Dubuque
Germany keeps no office in Dubuque. For anything consular, the city belongs to the district of Chicago.
Dubuque
You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For Iowa that means Chicago and nowhere else.
The drive from Dubuque to Chicago is 185 miles and around 4 h on an empty road. Add to that for the time of day you travel.
Dubuque is in Dubuque County.
Iowa has honorary consuls at Des Moines. They handle local questions and forward documents, and none of them is listed as able to take passport applications.
More Iowa cities and their distance to the consulate: Davenport (173 mi), Cedar Rapids (248 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Iowa page.
What you can settle without travelling
A good share of German paperwork never reaches a consular counter.
- 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.