Japanese Honorary Consulate in New Orleans

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Before you drive here, check what you need. Passports, visas and notarised certificates are all outside what an honorary consulate may do, and they are handled by Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville.

Louisiana's honorary consul is in New Orleans, under Nashville. Note that the state moved between districts in the past, and older listings still put it under Houston.

How to book an appointment at the Japanese consulate in New Orleans

Plan around the appointment. Everything else at Honorary Consulate of Japan in New Orleans follows from it.

Honorary Consulate of Japan in New Orleans sets its own procedure. Some services need an appointment, some are handled by mail, and the site says which is which.

The appointment is free. What you pay are the fees for the service itself, which is a different thing.

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 Nashville is the line that answers.
Book an appointmentFees and requirementsAll the procedures

How to cancel an appointment at the Japanese consulate in New Orleans

A slot released early gets used by somebody who has been trying for weeks.

Email Honorary Consulate of Japan in New Orleans as far ahead as you can, quoting the reference on your confirmation.

Getting to the Japanese consulate in New Orleans

Address: New Orleans. Allow extra time for building security, which is separate from the consulate itself.

Real reviews of the Japanese consulate in New Orleans

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 New Orleans

Office hours and counter hours are not the same thing here.

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

Phone number of the Japanese consulate in New Orleans

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 New Orleans handles

The list of what this office does is shorter than most visitors assume.

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 Nashville: 530 miles from New Orleans, about 9 h 37 min by road at the speed limit.

Consulate-General of Japan in Houston is closer in a straight line, and it is not your office. Consular districts follow the map Japan publishes, not the distance.

What you can settle without going

Before you book anything, check what you can finish from home.

  • 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.
    • This page is informational. We are not a consulate and cannot act on your behalf. Confirm dates, fees and hours with the office before you travel.
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