Honorary Consul of Germany in Norfolk

German consulate in Norfolk
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.

This is the German honorary consulate for Virginia, based in Norfolk and answering to Washington, D.C.. The Federal Foreign Office does not name a supervising mission for this office, so we give the consulate general that covers Virginia.

How to reach this office

  • Address
    The Federal Foreign Office does not publish a street address for this office. Write or call first and agree where to meet.
  • Honorary consul
    CURRENTLY VACANT
  • States covered
    Virginia
  • Reports to
    German Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Book an appointmentFees and requirementsThe thirteen procedures

What this office can and cannot do

An honorary consulate is not a smaller version of a consulate general. It is a different kind of office with a narrower brief.

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 Washington, D.C..

No honorary consul issues visas or German ID cards. Those are limited to the embassy and the eight consulates general.

If a matter is beyond what this office can do, it will point you to the career mission rather than leave you guessing.

How far your consulate general is

Washington, D.C. is 194 miles away, about 3 h 57 min by road at posted speed limits and without traffic. That is close enough that the consulate general is a realistic option for anything this office cannot handle.

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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