The Honorary Consulate of Germany in Salt Lake City is an honorary consular post of Germany in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps German citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Consulate General of Germany in Los Angeles.
Contact Details
| Address | 36 South State Street, 20th Floor, Suite 1900, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, United States |
| Telephone | +1 801-350-7608 |
| Fax | +1 801-212-2138 |
| salt-lake-city@hk-diplo.de | |
| Honorary Consul | James T. Burton |
| Consular district | Utah |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published by the German Missions in the United States. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a visit.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- The office is in the Key Bank Tower.
- The honorary consul reports to the German Consulate General in Los Angeles.
- Services: according to the German Missions in the United States, the honorary consulate can accept passport applications; it does not accept visa applications.
- Location: The honorary consulate is in the Downtown area of Salt Lake City, Utah, about 1 km in a straight line from the centre of Salt Lake City; the nearest large airport is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), about 7.9 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Honorary Consulate of Germany in Salt Lake City
The honorary consul is James T. Burton, according to the German Missions in the United States. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers Utah. 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, Utah belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Germany in Los Angeles, according to the German Missions in the United States. The honorary consulate in Salt Lake City can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the German Consulate General in Los Angeles, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 6222 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
- Telephone: +1 323-930-2703
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00–16:00; Friday 08:00–13:00
- Website: www.germany.info/us-en/embassy-consulates/losangeles
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 Salt Lake City
5 other countries are represented in Salt Lake City: Austria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), El Salvador (consulate general), Mexico (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 +1 801-350-7608 or contact the Consulate General of Germany in Los Angeles. 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 Salt Lake City, the nearest other German office is the Consulate General (California) in Los Angeles (about 930 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Salt Lake City.
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Germany in the United States
- Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago (2,020 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston (1,930 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles (930 km) – Consulate General (California)
- Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco (960 km) – Consulate General (California)
- Salt Lake City – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- … and 39 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: German Missions in the United States (Federal Foreign Office) – Honorary Consuls in the US, by state (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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