The Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Austin is an honorary consular post of Belgium in Bastrop, Texas (serving the Austin area). It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps Belgian citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta.
Contact Details
| Address | 1404 Wilson Street, Bastrop, TX 78602, United States |
| Telephone | +1 512-571-3125 |
| Geoffrey.Connor.Austin@hc.diplobel.fed.be | |
| Honorary Consul | Geoffrey S. Connor |
| Consular district | the Austin area of Texas (the counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Brooks, Brown, Burnet, Caldwell, Cameron, Coke, Coleman, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit, Duval, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Gillespie, Glasscock, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hays, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, La Salle, Lampasas, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Martin, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Mills, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Starr, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Travis, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Webb, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Zapata and Zavala) |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published by the Belgian embassy. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a visit.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- For visas, passports and identity cards, the embassy refers to the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta.
- According to the Belgian embassy, honorary consuls do not always have Belgian nationality or speak Belgium’s official languages; for urgent matters, contact the embassy or a consulate general first.
- Services: according to the Belgian embassy, the honorary consulate does not handle visa matters or issue passports or identity cards.
- Location: The honorary consulate is in Bastrop, Texas, about 44 km in a straight line from the centre of Austin; the nearest large airport is Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), about 34 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Austin
The honorary consul is Geoffrey S. Connor, according to the Belgian embassy. The counties of its consular district are listed in the contact details above. It is one of 27 honorary consulates of Belgium in the United States listed by the Belgian embassy (3 of them in Texas). Belgium also has 3 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Belgium, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Brussels (be.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Belgian office handles passports and visas?
For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Texas belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta, according to the Belgian embassy. The honorary consulate in Austin can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
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 Belgium and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Belgian 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 Austin
6 other countries are represented in Austin: France (honorary), Germany (honorary), Ireland (consulate general), Luxembourg (honorary), Mexico (consulate general), Spain (honorary).
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 Belgium.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Belgian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 512-571-3125 or contact the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta. 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 Belgium can contact the U.S. Embassy in Brussels.
Diplomatic missions of Belgium in the United States
Belgium in the United States
Measured in a straight line from Austin, the nearest other Belgian office is the Honorary Consulate (Texas) in Houston (about 240 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 2,120 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Austin.
- Washington, D.C. (2,120 km) – Embassy of Belgium in the United States
- Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
- Austin – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Dallas (290 km) – Honorary Consulate (Texas)
- Houston (240 km) – Honorary Consulate (Texas)
- … and 24 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)
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Details checked on 23 October 2026. Sources: FPS Foreign Affairs of Belgium – Honorary consulates in the United States (last updated 16 July 2026) (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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