The Honorary Consulate of Austria in Richmond is an honorary consular post of Austria in Glen Allen, Virginia (serving the Richmond area). It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps Austrian citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Embassy of Austria in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 11904 Brookmeade Court, Glen Allen, VA 23059, United States |
| Telephone | +1 804-364-8615 +1 804-414-3090 |
| hcaustriaricva@verizon.net | |
| Honorary Consul | Bernhard Barta |
| Consular district | Virginia and West Virginia |
Opening Hours
According to the Austrian foreign ministry, visits are by appointment only. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a time.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- Visits by prior 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.
About the Honorary Consulate of Austria in Richmond
The honorary consul is Bernhard Barta, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Virginia and West Virginia. 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, Virginia belongs to the consular district of the Embassy of Austria in the United States, according to the Austrian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in Richmond 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.
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 +1 804-364-8615 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 Richmond, the nearest other Austrian office is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 150 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Richmond.
- Washington, D.C. (150 km) – Embassy of Austria in the United States
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- New York (460 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco – Consulate (California)
- Richmond – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- … and 24 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) – Austrian representations in the United States (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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