German consulate in San Antonio
Germany keeps no office in San Antonio. For anything consular, the city belongs to the district of Houston.
San Antonio
Consular districts in the United States are fixed and published, so there is no choosing between missions. Texas belongs to Houston.
The drive from San Antonio to Houston is 191 miles and around 3 h 25 min on an empty road. Add to that for the time of day you travel.
Bexar County, where San Antonio sits, falls entirely within this consular district. That makes it the 6th furthest of the 8 cities we list in Texas.
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.
Other cities in Texas with a page of their own: New Braunfels (171 mi), Arlington (260 mi), El Paso (741 mi), Fort Worth (266 mi), Fredericksburg (234 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
Some of this does not need the consulate at all.
- 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.