Japanese consulates in Illinois

Illinois hosts the Chicago consulate general, which covers ten states, the largest district by number of units in the country, and supervises seven honorary consuls.

Which Japanese consulate covers Illinois?

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

Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago

Distance from each city in Illinois

City	Consulate	Distance	Driving time
Cicero	Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago	10 mi	18 min
Naperville	Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago	32 mi	50 min
Aurora	Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago	43 mi	1 h 2 min
Joliet	Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago	47 mi	1 h 8 min
Rockford	Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago	85 mi	1 h 52 min

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

Of the 5 places listed for Illinois, the closest to its consulate is Cicero at 10 miles and the furthest is Rockford at 85. The average across the state is around 43 miles each way.

What you can settle without going

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.

You can register your address abroad through ORR net instead of at the counter.

A single visit can often cover several services, so ask what else you can bring while you are there.

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.