Austria Consulate Portland

Before your visit

• Visits on Fridays and Saturdays 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.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Beaumont-Wilshire area of Portland, Oregon, about 5.7 km in a straight line from the centre of Portland; the nearest large airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), about 4.3 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Austria in Portland

The honorary consul is Birgit Hayden, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Oregon. 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, Oregon belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Austria in Los Angeles, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Portland can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

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

• Address: 11859 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 501, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States
• Telephone: +1 310-444-9310
• Email: los-angeles-gk@bmeia.gv.at
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00 and 13:40–17:00
• Website: www.austria-la.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 Portland

3 other countries are represented in Portland: Japan (consulate), Mexico (consulate), Micronesia (consulate general).

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 +1 503-298-6949 or contact the Consulate General of Austria in Los Angeles. 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 Portland, the nearest other Austrian office is the Consulate (California) in San Francisco (about 860 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Portland.

• Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Austria in the United States
• Los Angeles (1,330 km) – Consulate General (California)
• New York – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco (860 km) – Consulate (California)
• Portland – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 24 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)