Honorary Consul of Germany in Columbus

German consulate in Columbus
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.

For Ohio, the nearest German office is the honorary consulate in Columbus. It works under Chicago.

How to reach this office

  • Address
    41 S High St, Suites 2800-3200, Columbus, OH 43215
  • Telephone
    +1 614-227-2118
  • Email
    columbus@hk-diplo.de
  • Honorary consul
    Katja E. Garvey, Honorary Consul
  • States covered
    Ohio
  • Reports to
    German Consulate General in Chicago
Book an appointmentFees and requirementsThe thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

This is an honorary office. It exists to save people a long journey, and its powers are narrower than a consulate general's.

The Federal Foreign Office does not say whether this office can take passport applications. That is not the same as saying it cannot: call and ask before assuming you have to travel to Chicago.

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

Because the post is held alongside a main profession, do not expect someone to answer at any hour. Arrange the visit in advance.

How far your consulate general is

The consulate general in Chicago is 355 miles from here, roughly 6 h 51 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

Columbus is not the only honorary consulate covering this ground.

What you can settle without travelling

Some of what people book an appointment for does not need one.

  • 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
  • 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

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.

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