Honorary Consul of Germany in Jackson

German consulate in Jackson
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.

For Mississippi, the nearest German office is the honorary consulate in Jackson. It works under Atlanta.

How to reach this office

  • Address
    Watkins & Eager PLLC400 East Capitol Street, The Emporium Building, Jackson, MS 39201
  • Telephone
    (601) 965-1859
  • Email
    jackson@hk-diplo.de
  • Honorary consul
    Joseph Collins Wohner, Honorary Consul
  • States covered
    Mississippi
  • Reports to
    German Consulate General in Atlanta
Book an appointmentFees and requirementsThe thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

An honorary consulate is not a smaller version of a consulate general. It is a different kind of office with a narrower brief.

This office cannot take passport applications. The Federal Foreign Office states it plainly, so a new German passport means going to Atlanta.

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

Because the post is held alongside a main profession, do not expect someone to answer at any hour. Arrange the visit in advance.

How far your consulate general is

The consulate general in Atlanta is 382 miles from here, roughly 6 h 58 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.

What you can settle without travelling

Some of what people book an appointment for does not need one.

  • Apply for a visa you may not need: a US passport gets you 90 days in Germany without one
  • 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

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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