Japanese Honorary Consulate in Phoenix

Honorary consulates exist where there is no consulate general, and their remit is deliberately narrow. No passport, no visa, no notarisation: those belong to Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles.

Arizona's honorary consul has been in post in Phoenix since December 2004. The consulate general for the state is in Los Angeles.

How to book an appointment at the Japanese consulate in Phoenix

The calendar at Honorary Consulate of Japan in Phoenix fills up faster than most people expect, so start there.

Each office runs its own calendar. On the Honorary Consulate of Japan in Phoenix website the visa pages and the passport pages have different contact points, so follow the one for your service.

Reserving a time is free of charge at every Japanese office in the United States.

Address

The official source does not publish a street address for this office. Write first.

Telephone

No telephone number is published for this office. Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles is the line that answers.

Book an appointment Fees and requirements All the procedures

How to cancel an appointment at the Japanese consulate in Phoenix

When the date no longer works, say so early.

Send an email to the section that gave you the slot. The consular section and the visa section keep separate inboxes at Honorary Consulate of Japan in Phoenix.

Getting to the Japanese consulate in Phoenix

The consulate is at Phoenix, inside a commercial building. Look for the floor rather than a street entrance.

Real reviews of the Japanese consulate in Phoenix

This office has no public Google listing, so there are no reviews to summarise. If you have been, the official site is still the place to check hours before you travel.

Opening hours of the Japanese consulate in Phoenix

The building may be open all day; the consular window is not.

This office does not publish counter hours. Write before you travel.

Phone number of the Japanese consulate in Phoenix

No telephone number is published for this office, and we do not copy one from a directory. Use the email address the official source gives.

What the Japanese consulate in Phoenix handles

Some of what people come here for is handled in Japan, not in Phoenix.

What an honorary consul does is real, and useful: helping Japanese nationals in trouble, supporting cultural and educational events, and pointing you at the office that can do the rest.

For anything this office cannot issue, the counter is at Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles: 374 miles from Phoenix, about 6 h 44 min by road at the speed limit.

What you can settle without going

Some of it never requires you to set foot in the building.

You can check whether you need a visa at all, because most U.S. passport holders do not for stays under 90 days.

You can fill in Visit Japan Web before you fly, which covers immigration and customs.

You can apply for the eVISA online if your nationality is not visa-exempt.

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