Japanese consulate in Lafayette: no office

There is no Japanese consulate in Lafayette.

Which Japanese consulate covers Lafayette?

The drive from Lafayette to Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville covers 642 miles and takes about 11 h 43 min.

Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville

There is an honorary consul in New Orleans, closer than the consulate general. It can help in an emergency and with local matters, but it issues no passports and no visas.

What you can settle without going

  • 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.
  • You can get an apostille for a U.S. document from the Secretary of State of the issuing state, not from a Japanese consulate.

    • Other places in the same district

  • Metairie, 534 miles from its consulate
  • Baton Rouge, 588 miles from its consulate
  • Shreveport, 558 miles from its consulate

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

    Not an official site. We gather what the Japanese offices publish, including the places where their own sources contradict each other, and point you back to them.
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