Honorary Consul of Germany in Cincinnati

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.

Cincinnati is the German honorary office for Kentucky and Ohio. The career mission behind it is in Chicago.

How to reach this office

Address
Scripps Center, 312 Walnut Street, Suite 1600, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Telephone
+1 513 - 762-7633
Email
cincinnati@hk-diplo.de
Honorary consul
Martin Wilhelmy, Honorary Consul
States covered
Kentucky and Ohio
Reports to
German Consulate General in Chicago

Book an appointment Fees and requirements The thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

Honorary consuls work on an honorary basis, without a fee for their services, and their consular authority is limited by law.

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.

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

How far your consulate general is

The consulate general in Chicago is 291 miles from here, roughly 5 h 43 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

Cincinnati is not the only honorary consulate covering this ground.

Cleveland, which also covers Ohio
Columbus, which also covers Ohio
Saint Louis, which also covers Kentucky

What you can settle without travelling

Before you plan the trip, check whether your matter needs the office at all.

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
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

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.