Germany Consulate Anchorage

Before your visit

• Appointments by e-mail or text message; fees can be paid in cash, by check or via Venmo.
• The honorary consul reports to the German Consulate General in San Francisco.
• Services: according to the German Missions in the United States, the honorary consulate can accept passport applications, accept civil-status applications (name declarations, birth and marriage registrations), certify signatures, certify copies of documents and help in emergencies such as accidents, illness, death, crime or detention; it does not accept applications for German citizenship.
• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Spenard area of Anchorage, Alaska, about 3.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Anchorage; the nearest large airport is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), about 5.8 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Germany in Anchorage

The honorary consul is Larry Alan “Beau” Disbrow, according to the German Missions in the United States. It is one of 40 honorary consulates of Germany in the United States listed by the German Missions in the United States. Germany also has 8 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Germany, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Berlin (de.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Which German office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Alaska belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Germany in San Francisco, according to the German Missions in the United States. The honorary consulate in Anchorage can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the German Consulate General in San Francisco, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 1960 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States
• Telephone: +1 415-775-1061
• Website: www.germany.info/us-en/embassy-consulates/san-francisco

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 Germany and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help German 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 Anchorage

6 other countries are represented in Anchorage: Austria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Japan (consulate), Norway (honorary), South Korea (consulate), Sweden (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 Germany.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, German citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 907-231-2773 or contact the Consulate General of Germany in San Francisco. 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 Germany can contact the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.

Diplomatic missions of Germany in the United States

Germany in the United States

• Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Germany in the United States
• Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
• Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
• Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Houston – Consulate General (Texas)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
• New York – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
• Anchorage – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 39 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)