Belgium Consulate Nashville

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 Nashville, Tennessee, about 3.6 km in a straight line from the centre of Nashville; the nearest large airport is Nashville International Airport (BNA), about 11 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Nashville

The honorary consul is Dr. Jeffrey W. Overby, according to the Belgian embassy. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Tennessee. It is one of 27 honorary consulates of Belgium in the United States listed by the Belgian embassy. 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, Tennessee belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta, according to the Belgian embassy. The honorary consulate in Nashville 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 Nashville

6 other countries are represented in Nashville: El Salvador (consulate general), Germany (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Japan (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 Belgium.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Belgian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 615-460-6499 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 Nashville, the nearest other Belgian office is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 910 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Nashville.

• Washington, D.C. (910 km) – Embassy of Belgium in the United States
• Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• New York – Consulate General (New York)
• Nashville – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 26 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)