Japanese consulates in Louisiana

Louisiana belongs to Nashville, and its honorary consul is in New Orleans. Older listings still place the state under Houston, which is no longer the case.

Which Japanese consulate covers Louisiana?

Louisiana is covered by Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville, and that is the office that handles passports, visas, certificates and family register entries for anyone living here.

Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville

Honorary consuls in this state

An honorary consul is a local contact point, not a counter: the post issues no passports and no visas and cannot notarise a document. For that you still go to the consulate general.

  • New Orleans — Donna D. Fraiche

    • Distance from each city in Louisiana

    City Consulate Distance Driving time
    Metairie Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville 534 mi 9 h 43 min
    Shreveport Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville 558 mi 9 h 56 min
    Baton Rouge Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville 588 mi 10 h 40 min
    Lafayette Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville 642 mi 11 h 43 min

    Driving times are calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so treat them as a floor rather than a promise.

    Of the 4 places listed for Louisiana, the closest to its consulate is Metairie at 534 miles and the furthest is Lafayette at 642. The average across the state is around 580 miles each way.

    What you can settle without going

  • 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.
  • You can order a koseki copy from your registered domicile in Japan by mail.

    • If you only need a certificate or a registration, check whether it can travel by mail before you plan the drive.

    This is an independent guide. It is not the Japanese government, and it does not process applications or book appointments. Details change: check anything that decides a trip against the office itself.
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