Honorary Consul of Germany in Raleigh

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.

Germany keeps an honorary consul in Raleigh to serve North Carolina, under the supervision of the mission in Atlanta.

How to reach this office

Address
The Federal Foreign Office does not publish a street address for this office. Write or call first and agree where to meet.
Telephone
706-250-0143
Email
raleigh@hk-diplo.de
Honorary consul
Cecile Willems, Honorary Consul
States covered
North Carolina
Reports to
German Consulate General in Atlanta

Book an appointment Fees and requirements The thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

The office is honorary, which changes what it can do rather than how helpful it is.

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

Visas are never issued by an honorary office, and neither are ID cards. Those two always mean a career mission.

It is worth starting here even for things that end up elsewhere: the office knows the local situation.

How far your consulate general is

The consulate general in Atlanta is 404 miles from here, roughly 7 h 48 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.

The other German offices near you

Raleigh is not the only honorary consulate covering this ground.

Charlotte, which also covers North Carolina

What you can settle without travelling

Before you plan the trip, check whether your matter needs the office at all.

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
Order a German birth, marriage or death certificate: the registry office of the German town where it happened issues it, and most of them take an online or postal request

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.