Germany Consulate Portland

Before your visit

• The honorary consul is also listed for New Hampshire and reports to the German Consulate General in Boston.
• Services: according to the German Missions in the United States, the honorary consulate can certify signatures, certify copies of documents and help in emergencies such as accidents, illness, death, crime or detention; it does not accept passport applications, accept civil-status applications (name declarations, birth or marriage registrations), accept applications for German citizenship or accept visa applications.

About the Honorary Consulate of Germany in Portland

The honorary consul is Adrian P. Kendall, 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, Maine belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Germany in Boston, according to the German Missions in the United States. 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 German Consulate General in Boston, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Three Copley Place, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116, United States
• Telephone: +1 617-369-4900
• Website: www.germany.info/us-en/embassy-consulates/boston

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 Portland

6 other countries are represented in Portland: Austria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Germany (honorary), 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 Germany.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, German citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 207-553-4656 or contact the Consulate General of Germany in Boston. 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

Measured in a straight line from Portland, the nearest other German office is the Consulate General (Massachusetts) in Boston (about 160 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Portland.

• Washington, D.C. (770 km) – Embassy of Germany in the United States
• Atlanta (1,640 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
• Boston (160 km) – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
• Chicago (1,430 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Houston – Consulate General (Texas)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• Miami (2,180 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
• New York (450 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
• Portland – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• … and 39 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)