Japanese consulates in Minnesota

Minnesota reports to Chicago, 409 miles away, and has an honorary consul in Minneapolis for local assistance.

Which Japanese consulate covers Minnesota?

Minnesota 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.

Minneapolis — Ron Leonhardt

Distance from each city in Minnesota

City	Consulate	Distance	Driving time
Saint Paul	Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago	400 mi	7 h 24 min

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

The one place listed here, Saint Paul, is 400 miles from its consulate, about 7 h 24 min by road.

What you can settle without going

You can check the office hours: most consular counters close at midday.

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.

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.