German consulate in Newark, New Jersey
Newark has no German consular office of its own. Consular matters here are handled by New York.
Newark
You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For New Jersey that means New York and nowhere else.
From Newark the consulate general in New York is 15 miles away, which a routing engine puts at 31 min without traffic.
Newark is in Essex County. That makes it the 7th furthest 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.
More New Jersey cities and their distance to the consulate: Camden (94 mi), East Orange (17 mi), Elizabeth (18 mi), Irvington (18 mi), Jersey City (7 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
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.