German consulate in Hempstead
Hempstead has no German consular office of its own. Consular matters here are handled by New York.
Hempstead
You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For New York that means New York and nowhere else.
From Hempstead the consulate general in New York is 25 miles away, which a routing engine puts at 39 min without traffic.
Nassau County, where Hempstead sits, falls entirely within this consular district. That makes it the 4th furthest of the 11 cities we list in New York.
New York also has honorary consuls, at Buffalo. Buffalo can take passport applications, which may be a much shorter journey than New York.
More New York cities and their distance to the consulate: Staten Island (21 mi), Syracuse (250 mi), Yonkers (16 mi), Albany (148 mi), Bronx (10 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the New York page.
What you can settle without travelling
Some of this does not need the consulate at all.
- Get a certificate of conduct: the Federal Office of Justice handles it; any US notary public can notarize your signature on the form
- Get a document apostilled: for a US document it is the Secretary of State of the issuing state; no German mission can do it
- Send in a life certificate for your pension: there is a free digital route with a QR code, and a bank or a police station can sign the paper one
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.