German consulate in Erie
No German mission is based in Erie. The office for this part of Pennsylvania is in New York.
Erie
You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For Pennsylvania that means New York and nowhere else.
Between Erie and New York there are 436 miles, some 8 h 20 min of driving at the speed limit.
Erie is in Erie County. Of the 6 cities we list in Pennsylvania, this is the furthest from New York.
Pennsylvania also has honorary consuls, at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh. Philadelphia can take passport applications, which may be a much shorter journey than New York.
More Pennsylvania cities and their distance to the consulate: Reading (127 mi), Upper Darby (105 mi), Allentown (93 mi), Bethlehem (88 mi), Harrisburg (174 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
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.