German consulate in Columbia, Maryland

There is no German consulate in Columbia. The mission that covers the city is the Embassy in Washington, D.C..

Columbia

You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For Maryland that means Washington, D.C. and nowhere else.

Columbia is 27 miles from Washington, D.C., about 53 min of driving at posted speed limits and with no traffic. A real journey takes longer than that.

Howard County, where Columbia sits, falls entirely within this consular district. That makes it the 3rd furthest of the 8 cities we list in Maryland.

Go to the Embassy in Washington, D.C.

More Maryland cities and their distance to the consulate: Annapolis (35 mi), Baltimore (42 mi), Bowie (20 mi), Gaithersburg (21 mi), Germantown (25 mi).

The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Maryland 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.

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