German consulate in Fargo

Fargo has no German consular office of its own. Consular matters here are handled by Chicago.

Fargo

You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For North Dakota that means Chicago and nowhere else.

From Fargo the consulate general in Chicago is 643 miles away, which a routing engine puts at 11 h 50 min without traffic.

The city lies in Cass County.

North Dakota has honorary consuls at Minneapolis. They handle local questions and forward documents, and none of them is listed as able to take passport applications.

More North Dakota cities and their distance to the consulate: Bismarck (836 mi).

The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the North Dakota page.

What you can settle without travelling

Part of what people travel for is settled by post or online.

• 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.