If you hold Icelandic nationality and live within reach of New Orleans, this is the office your paperwork goes through. Consular work is unglamorous and exacting, and knowing what this post does before you turn up saves the wasted morning that catches most people out.
The contact details, the services usually available and the appointment process are set out below, along with the things worth knowing before you make the trip into New Orleans.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 643 Magazine ST, New Orleans
- Phone: (504) 524-3342
- Type of office: Consulate General
🛂 Services normally available
In broad terms, expect the following. Anything unusual is worth confirming by telephone first:
- Documents: certification for use across borders. Whether that means an apostille or full legalisation depends on treaties, not on preference.
- Visas: the counter still matters for the categories online systems do not cover, which is most things beyond tourism.
- Powers of attorney: authorising someone to act for you back in Iceland — selling property, dealing with a bank, handling an estate.
- Help in trouble: a consulate cannot lift you out of a foreign legal system, but it can make sure you are not facing it alone.
- Passports: applications and renewals for Icelandic nationals, with personal attendance required because of the biometric data.
- Civil status: a marriage celebrated in the United States does not exist back home until it is registered. The same goes for a birth and a death.
📅 Getting an appointment
Appointments are the norm rather than the exception. Plan around the availability at the New Orleans office rather than around your own calendar.
Without a published system, contact the office directly and ask how it handles appointments and whether it sees anyone without one.
If you are travelling a long way, telephone first to confirm the appointment still stands. Closures are announced at short notice.
🤝 Worth knowing before you go
Districts get redrawn. If you last used this office years ago, confirm it still covers you.
Check that names and dates match across every document you bring. Mismatches stop files more often than missing papers do.
Consular processing is slower than any commercial service and the timetable is not negotiable. Start early.
Common questions before you go
How do I know which office is mine?
By the consular district assigned to it, not by distance. It is the first thing worth asking on the phone.
Where exactly is this consulate general?
At 643 Magazine ST, in New Orleans. Check the floor or suite number before travelling — it is the detail that ruins more visits than anything else.
Do I need a visa to visit Iceland?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Iceland does require one, it is increasingly applied for online rather than at a counter.
What if I lose my passport days before a flight?
That does not go through the ordinary appointment queue. Call and say it is an emergency: for imminent travel most networks issue a travel document valid for a single journey.
Does this office handle passports?
It usually does, by appointment and with personal attendance for biometrics. Ask whether the booklet is collected at the counter or posted out.
How do I get hold of this office?
By telephone on (504) 524-3342. Note who you speak to and what you are told, because requirements differ between posts of the same country.