The Honorary Consulate of Germany in Tampa is an honorary consular post of Germany in Tampa, Florida. 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 Miami.
Contact Details
| Address | 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 3700, Tampa, FL 33602, United States |
| Telephone | +1 727-338-4059 |
| tampa@hk-diplo.de | |
| Honorary Consul | Roland Sydney Chase |
| Consular district | the Florida counties of Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota |
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 honorary consul reports to the German Consulate General in Miami.
- Services: according to the German Missions in the United States, the honorary consulate does not accept passport applications or accept visa applications.
- Location: The honorary consulate is in the Riverside area of Tampa, Florida, in the centre of Tampa; the nearest large airport is Tampa International Airport (TPA), about 7.5 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Honorary Consulate of Germany in Tampa
The honorary consul is Roland Sydney Chase, according to the German Missions in the United States. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers the Florida counties of Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota. It is one of 40 honorary consulates of Germany in the United States listed by the German Missions in the United States (2 of them in Florida). 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, Florida belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Germany in Miami, according to the German Missions in the United States. The honorary consulate in Tampa can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the German Consulate General in Miami, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 100 N. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2200, Miami, FL 33132, United States
- Telephone: +1 305-358-0290
- Email: info@miami.diplo.de
- Website: www.germany.info/us-en/embassy-consulates/gkmiami
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 Tampa
4 other countries are represented in Tampa: Austria (honorary), Greece (consulate general), Norway (honorary), Panama (consulate).
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 +1 727-338-4059 or contact the Consulate General of Germany in Miami. 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 Tampa, the nearest other German office is the Honorary Consulate (Florida) in Orlando (about 120 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General (Florida) in Miami (about 330 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Tampa.
- Washington, D.C. (1,320 km) – Embassy of Germany in the United States
- Atlanta (670 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston (1,900 km) – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago (1,620 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston (1,270 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami (330 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
- New York (1,620 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
- Orlando (120 km) – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
- Tampa – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- … and 38 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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