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U.S. Düsseldorf Consulate is no longer

Citizen services are now in Frankfurt

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Villager

Jun 26 2008, 2:04 pm

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American Citizens Service Moved from Duesseldorf to Frankfurt

As of July 2, 2007, American Citizen Services for North-Rhine Westphalia will be provided by the Consular Section of the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt

Ok, so I am slow, I only noticed today when going in to get a new passport.
This was a cost-cutting measure from DC, perhaps to pay for a new jeep in Baghdad

Now I have the choice of either Frankfurt, with a waiting list of 300 to 400 (according to informed sources)
or Amsterdam.

lilplatinum

Jun 26 2008, 2:09 pm

Yeah they closed the citizens services in Hamburg so if you need something you need to take an early train to berlin so you can go to that consolate and meet their generous opening hours of 8-12.

kyllmann

Jun 26 2008, 2:19 pm

Yup, it's a real pain. Especially since you really have to be there early to get anything accomplished. And you have to drive around Köln, which is not real fun in the morning. We ended up going between Christmas and New Year's hoping that traffic would be bearable.

Oh, they're closed some Thursdays, too. Your tax dollars at work...

Conquistador

Jun 26 2008, 2:23 pm

With that much hassle, can't it be renewed by mail instead?

Villager

Jun 26 2008, 2:27 pm

by mail? And pass up a reason to go to Amsterdam?

carolien

Jun 28 2008, 10:49 pm

Unfortunately/luckily I have no experience at US consulates, but I can definitely recommend Amsterdam, my hometown for over 5 years before I came to Cologne :-D
By car or ICE train it is only 2,5 hours away.

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