The Honorary Consulate of Latvia in Graz is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Prim. Prof. Dr. Peter Grieshofer. It assists Latvian citizens in Styria; passport and visa applications go to the Latvian Embassy in Vienna.
Contact Details
| Address | Am eisernen Tor 11 - 2, 8010 Graz, Austria |
| Telephone | +43 664 424 5505 |
| honorarkonsulat.lettland@act1.at | |
| Head of Mission | Prim. Prof. Dr. Peter Grieshofer, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Styria |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | By appointment |
| Tuesday | By appointment |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday | By appointment |
| Friday | By appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Visits by appointment only. Please call or e-mail before you go.
Location of the Consulate
The Latvian honorary consul in Graz
The honorary consulate – led by Prim. Prof. Dr. Peter Grieshofer since 2025 – covers Styria. Call or e-mail before you go – there are no regular office hours.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
The consular section of the Latvian Embassy in Vienna is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
Contact details of the Latvian Embassy in Vienna, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Stefan Esders Platz 4, 1190 Vienna, Austria
- Telephone: +43 1 403 31 12
- Email: embassy.austria@mfa.gov.lv
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00–15:00
- Website: www.mk.gov.lv/en
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 Latvia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Latvian 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 and embassies in Graz
35 other countries are represented in Graz, among them: Albania (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Bosnia and Herzegovina (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malta (honorary), Morocco (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Romania (honorary), Serbia (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Spain (honorary), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Tunisia (honorary), Ukraine (honorary), Vietnam (honorary). The full list of all 36 missions is on the overview page for Austria.
Latvian missions in Austria
Measured in a straight line from Graz, the nearest other Latvian office is the Honorary Consulate in Klagenfurt (about 99 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Vienna (about 140 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Graz.
- Vienna (140 km) – Embassy of Latvia
- Graz – Honorary Consulate (Styria) (this page)
- Klagenfurt (99 km) – Honorary Consulate (Carinthia)
- Linz (160 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper Austria)
- Salzburg (200 km) – Honorary Consulate (Salzburg)
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) – directory of consular representations, BMEIA travel information. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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