Austria Consulate Chicago

Before your visit

• Visits by telephone appointment. Because of limited staff, the honorary consulate can accept only a limited number of passport applications (for example from people who cannot travel to New York for health reasons); an appointment in advance is essential.
• 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.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Theatre District area of Chicago, Illinois, about 1.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Chicago; the nearest large airport is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 15 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Austria in Chicago

The honorary consul is Reinhold Frank Krammer, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. It is one of 25 honorary consulates of Austria in the United States listed by the Austrian foreign ministry. 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, Illinois belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Austria in New York, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Chicago can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the Austrian Consulate General in New York, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 31 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021, United States
• Telephone: +1 212-737-6400
• Email: new-york-gk@bmeia.gv.at
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00
• Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/en/austrian-consulate-general-new-york

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.

Other consulates in Chicago

43 other countries are represented in Chicago, among them: Bosnia and Herzegovina (consulate general), Brazil (consulate general), Bulgaria (consulate general), Canada (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), China (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Costa Rica (consulate), Croatia (consulate general), Czech Republic (consulate general), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Haiti (consulate general), Hungary (consulate general). The full list of all 44 missions is on the overview page for the United States.

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 +1 312-752-3000 or contact the Consulate General of Austria in New York. 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 Chicago, the nearest other Austrian office is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 960 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Chicago.

• Washington, D.C. (960 km) – Embassy of Austria in the United States
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• New York (1,140 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco – Consulate (California)
• Chicago – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 24 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)