The Congo keeps two consular offices in the United States, in Bolingbrook and Washington. This page gives what we hold for each of them and links the six consular procedures Congolese citizens ask about most.
Every office below carries the address and telephone we hold for it, and its official website where the mission publishes one. Where a field is missing it is because we do not have it, not because it does not exist.
Congo consular offices in the U.S.
Consular procedures for Congolese citizens
U.S. documents for use in Congo
The Congo is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. An apostille is therefore not enough: a U.S. document intended for use in Congo goes through the full legalisation chain — authentication by the Secretary of State of the state that issued it, then the U.S. Department of State, then the Congo's own consular stamp. The last step is the office above, in person or by post.
Apostille status from the HCCH status table for the Convention of 5 October 1961, checked on 6 October 2026.
Translation
Documents issued in Congo usually arrive in French, so a U.S. authority will normally want a certified English translation, and Congolese authorities will want the reverse for U.S. paperwork. Who counts as a certified translator is decided by the authority that receives the document, not by the consulate, so ask before you pay for one.
Closest is not always correct
Consulates divide the United States into jurisdictions by state, and the office nearest you is not necessarily the one that can serve you. The Congo publishes that division on its own missions' websites; we link those on each office page where the mission has one. For anything that needs you to appear in person, confirm which office covers your state before you travel. For postal services some offices accept applications from outside their jurisdiction and some do not — that one you have to ask.