Austria Consulate Düsseldorf

The Austrian honorary consul in Düsseldorf

Honorary consul Georg Schmidt represents Austria in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous German state. On Wednesdays the office also opens in the afternoon.

Passports and visas: who is responsible?

For a new passport or ID card, book an appointment at the Austrian Embassy in Berlin. Citizenship certificates and civil-status documents are handled there as well. The honorary consul can help with certifications and in emergencies.

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

• Address: Austrian Embassy, Stauffenbergstraße 1, 10785 Berlin, Germany
• Telephone: +49 30 20 28 70
• Email: berlin-ob@bmeia.gv.at
• Opening hours: Monday to Tuesday 09:00–13:00; Wednesday 12:00–16:00; Thursday to Friday 09:00–13:00
• Website: www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-berlin

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 and embassies in Düsseldorf

41 other countries are represented in Düsseldorf, among them: Belgium (honorary), Bulgaria (consulate general), Canada (consulate), China (consulate general), Croatia (consulate general), Czech Republic (consulate general), Democratic Republic of the Congo (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Guatemala (honorary), Hungary (consulate general), Japan (consulate general), Jordan (honorary), Libya (consulate general), Liechtenstein (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Madagascar (honorary), Malawi (honorary), South Korea (honorary). The full list of all 42 missions is on the overview page for Germany.

Austrian missions in Germany

Measured in a straight line from Düsseldorf, the nearest other Austrian office is the Honorary Consulate General in Frankfurt am Main (about 180 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 480 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Düsseldorf.

• Berlin (480 km) – Embassy of Austria
• Munich (490 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg)
• Bremen (250 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
• Düsseldorf – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia) (this page)
• Frankfurt am Main (180 km) – Honorary Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate)
• Fürth (350 km) – Honorary Consulate (Franconia and Upper Palatinate)
• Hamburg (340 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg)
• Hanover (240 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lower Saxony)
• Kiel (410 km) – Honorary Consulate (Schleswig-Holstein except the Lübeck area)
• Lübeck (390 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lübeck, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Stormarn, Ostholstein)
• Rostock (480 km) – Honorary Consulate (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
• Saarbrücken (220 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saarland)
• Stuttgart (320 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg and Bavarian Swabia)