Japanese consulates in Iowa

Iowa reports to Chicago, 335 miles away, and has an honorary consul in Des Moines. Google lists a Japanese consulate at that address with a street in Dubai attached to it, which is a listing error rather than an office.

Which Japanese consulate covers Iowa?

Iowa 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

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.

  • Des Moines — Peggy Kerr

    • Distance from each city in Iowa

    City Consulate Distance Driving time
    Iowa City Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago 223 mi 4 h 19 min
    Cedar Rapids Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago 248 mi 4 h 45 min

    The distances come from real road routes. Add time for traffic, which these figures do not include.

    Of the 2 places listed for Iowa, the closest to its consulate is Iowa City at 223 miles and the furthest is Cedar Rapids at 248. The average across the state is around 236 miles each way.

    What you can settle without going

  • 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.
  • You can download and fill in the passport application form before your appointment.

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

    An independent site, with no connection to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nothing is filed or booked from here, and official pages are the final word.
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