Austria Consulate Pittsburgh

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 and legalise (certify) signatures and documents; it does not accept passport applications, issue emergency passports on the spot or accept visa applications.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Squirrel Hill South area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about 7.5 km in a straight line from the centre of Pittsburgh; the nearest large airport is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), about 29 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Austria in Pittsburgh

The honorary consul is Dr. Franz Franchetti, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Western Pennsylvania. It is one of 25 honorary consulates of Austria in the United States listed by the Austrian foreign ministry (2 of them in Pennsylvania). 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, Pennsylvania belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Austria in New York, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Pittsburgh 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.

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 +1 412-626-7160 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 Pittsburgh, the nearest other Austrian office is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Pittsburgh.

• Washington, D.C. (310 km) – Embassy of Austria in the United States
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• New York (510 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco – Consulate (California)
• Philadelphia (410 km) – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
• Pittsburgh – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 23 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)