Austria Consulate Tampa

Before your visit

• Visits by telephone appointment.
• Services: according to the Austrian foreign ministry, the honorary consulate can accept passport applications and legalise (certify) signatures and documents; it does not accept applications for children’s passports or emergency passports, issue emergency passports on the spot or accept visa applications.

About the Honorary Consulate of Austria in Tampa

The honorary consul is Christian Zeller, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers the Florida counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Liberty, Franklin, Gadsden, Wakulla, Leon, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Suwanee, Lafayette, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Lee and Collier. It is one of 25 honorary consulates of Austria in the United States listed by the Austrian foreign ministry (3 of them in Florida). Austria also has 3 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Austria, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Vienna (at.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Which Austrian office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Florida belongs to the consular district of the Embassy of Austria in the United States, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Tampa can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the Austrian Embassy in Washington, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 3524 International Court, NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States
• Telephone: +1 202-895-6700
• Website: austria.org

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. According to the Austrian foreign ministry, visits to the honorary consulate are by appointment only.

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Austria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Austrian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Austria.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Austrian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 813-221-1159 or contact the Embassy of Austria in the United States. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Austria can contact the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.

Diplomatic missions of Austria in the United States

Austria in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Tampa, the nearest other Austrian office is the Honorary Consulate (Florida) in Orlando (about 120 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 1,320 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Tampa.

• Washington, D.C. (1,320 km) – Embassy of Austria in the United States
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• New York (1,620 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco – Consulate (California)
• Miami (330 km) – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
• Orlando (120 km) – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
• Tampa – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 22 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)