German consulate in Richmond

There is no German consulate in Richmond. The mission that covers the city is the Embassy in Washington, D.C..

Richmond

You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For Virginia that means Washington, D.C. and nowhere else.

Richmond is 109 miles from Washington, D.C., about 2 h 15 min of driving at posted speed limits and with no traffic. A real journey takes longer than that.

That makes it the 3rd furthest of the 7 cities we list in Virginia.

Virginia has honorary consuls at Norfolk. They handle local questions and forward documents, and none of them is listed as able to take passport applications.

Go to the Embassy in Washington, D.C.

More Virginia cities and their distance to the consulate: Arlington (3 mi), Chesapeake (209 mi), Manassas (31 mi), Virginia Beach (209 mi), Woodbridge (24 mi).

The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Virginia 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.

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