German consulate in El Paso
No German mission is based in El Paso. The office for this part of Texas is in Houston.
El Paso
Consular districts in the United States are fixed and published, so there is no choosing between missions. Texas belongs to Houston.
Between El Paso and Houston there are 741 miles, some 12 h 16 min of driving at the speed limit.
El Paso County, where El Paso sits, falls entirely within this consular district. Of the 8 cities we list in Texas, this is the furthest from Houston.
Texas has honorary consuls at Austin, Dallas. They handle local questions and forward documents, and none of them is listed as able to take passport applications.
The same question, answered for other Texas cities: Arlington (260 mi), Fort Worth (266 mi), Fredericksburg (234 mi), Irving (255 mi), Killeen (189 mi).
The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Texas page.
What you can settle without travelling
A good share of German paperwork never reaches a consular counter.
- 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.