Legal Department

The following directory provides you with an alphabetical overview of the services and information we offer. Please note the regional specifications to the right of the general overview.

Important Note: The Consulate General Chicago can only provide those services to residents of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. If you do not live in this region, please contact the mission that is responsible for your area. To find out which of the nine German missions in the US can assist you, please use our Consulate Finder.

Consulate Finder

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Visa, Passport, Legal

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Regional Specifications

Contact in Case of Emergency

Translators, Lawyers, Doctors

Apostille - Legalization of Documents

Forms Center

Passport Application

- Important Note -

A website named “application-download.com” has recently been offering a so-called “German passport application kit” for a fee of $20.00. We would like to clarify that this said website is not in any way connected with the German Missions in the US. All consular forms, including passport application forms, can be easily downloaded free of charge at www.Germany.info.

Crisis prevention

Online registration for German citizens in case of emergency situations

For more information (in German only)

Register here 

Did you know...?

... that some of the legal and consular services we offer can also be delivered by an honorary consul?

Honorary Consuls in the Area

Important notice for German passport applicants:

Please note:   As of November 1, 2007 fingerprints must be stored on a microchip in all new German passports. Thus, passport applications can only be submitted in person as we will need to take your fingerprints as part of the application process.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Have a question about our consular services? Take a moment to have a look at our FAQs before you call or send an e-mail. You might find the answer to your question right there.

Top 5 Links

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Looking for any of those? Our most frequently requested links: