Austria Consulate New Orleans

Before your visit

• Visits by appointment.
• Services: according to the Austrian foreign ministry, the honorary consulate can accept applications for children’s passports and emergency passports; it does not accept passport applications, issue emergency passports on the spot, accept visa applications or legalise (certify) signatures or documents.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Garden District area of New Orleans, Louisiana, about 5 km in a straight line from the centre of New Orleans; the nearest large airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 19 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Austria in New Orleans

The honorary consul is Jean Paul Lagarde, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Louisiana and Mississippi. 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, Louisiana belongs to the consular district of the Embassy of Austria in the United States, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in New Orleans 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.

Other consulates in New Orleans

4 other countries are represented in New Orleans: Dominican Republic (consulate general), France (consulate general), Mexico (consulate), Panama (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 +1 504-374-1299 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 New Orleans, the nearest other Austrian office is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 1,550 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from New Orleans.

• Washington, D.C. (1,550 km) – Embassy of Austria in the United States
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• New York (1,880 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco – Consulate (California)
• New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 24 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)