German consulate in Bethlehem
Bethlehem has no German consular office of its own. Consular matters here are handled by New York.
Bethlehem
Consular districts in the United States are fixed and published, so there is no choosing between missions. Pennsylvania belongs to New York.
From Bethlehem the consulate general in New York is 88 miles away, which a routing engine puts at 1 h 59 min without traffic.
Northampton County, where Bethlehem sits, falls entirely within this consular district. It is the closest of the 6 cities we list in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania also has honorary consuls, at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. Philadelphia can take passport applications, which may be a much shorter journey than New York.
Other cities in Pennsylvania with a page of their own: Harrisburg (174 mi), Reading (127 mi), Upper Darby (105 mi), Allentown (93 mi), Erie (436 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Pennsylvania page.
What you can settle without travelling
Several of these procedures are handled elsewhere entirely.
- Apply for a visa you may not need: a US passport gets you 90 days in Germany without one
- 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
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.