Ireland Consulate San Diego

About the Honorary Consulate of Ireland in San Diego

The honorary consul is Patrick O’Toole, according to Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. It is one of 11 honorary consulates of Ireland in the United States listed by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. Ireland also has 8 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Ireland, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Dublin (ie.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Which Irish office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, California belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Ireland in Los Angeles, according to Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. The honorary consulate in San Diego can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.

Contact details of the Irish Consulate General in Los Angeles, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: 6300 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1440, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
• Telephone: +1 310-279-5380
• Website: www.ireland.ie/en/usa/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 Ireland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Irish 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 San Diego

5 other countries are represented in San Diego: Germany (honorary), Mexico (consulate general), Norway (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Spain (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 Ireland.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Irish citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 619-291-1630 or contact the Consulate General of Ireland 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 Ireland can contact the U.S. Embassy in Dublin.

Diplomatic missions of Ireland in the United States

Ireland in the United States

Measured in a straight line from San Diego, the nearest other Irish office is the Consulate General (California) in Los Angeles (about 180 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from San Diego.

• Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Ireland in the United States
• Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
• Austin (1,860 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
• Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
• Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Los Angeles (180 km) – Consulate General (California)
• Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
• New York – Consulate General (New York)
• San Francisco (740 km) – Consulate General (California)
• Charleston – Honorary Consulate (South Carolina)
• Denver (1,340 km) – Honorary Consulate (Colorado)
• Houston (2,090 km) – Honorary Consulate (Texas)
• Nashville – Honorary Consulate (Tennessee)
• New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
• Orlando – Honorary Consulate (Florida)
• Pittsburgh – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
• San Diego – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Seattle (1,710 km) – Honorary Consulate General (Washington)
• St. Louis – Honorary Consulate (Missouri)
• Wilmington – Honorary Consulate (Delaware)