German consulate in Jersey City
People searching for a German consulate in Jersey City are looking for one that does not exist. The responsible mission is in New York.
Jersey City
Consular districts in the United States are fixed and published, so there is no choosing between missions. New Jersey belongs to New York.
New York sits 7 miles from Jersey City, roughly 20 min by car before traffic. The appointment is the fixed point; the trip plans around it.
Hudson County, where Jersey City sits, falls entirely within this consular district. It is the closest of the 8 cities we list in New Jersey.
New Jersey also has honorary consuls, at Philadelphia. Philadelphia can take passport applications, which may be a much shorter journey than New York.
Other cities in New Jersey with a page of their own: Trenton (63 mi), Camden (94 mi), East Orange (17 mi), Elizabeth (18 mi), Irvington (18 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the New Jersey page.
What you can settle without travelling
Some of this does not need the consulate at all.
- 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.