The consulate general in Chicago is the office that Romanian nationals in this part of the United States deal with when they need something done officially: a passport that is about to expire, a document that has to be recognised back home, a birth that needs registering.
What follows is the contact information on record, the services normally available, how to go about getting an appointment, and the practical points that tend to trip people up.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 737 Michigan AVE, Chicago
- Phone: (312) 573-1315
- Official website: http://chicago.mae.ro/en
- Type of office: Consulate General
🛂 The remit of this office
The list below is what a post of this kind usually covers. Confirm yours before travelling, because services move between offices more often than people assume:
- Civil status: the route by which an American certificate becomes a Romanian one. It matters for inheritance, property and later passports.
- Documents: a diploma, a court order or a deed only works abroad once certified. This is where that chain begins or ends.
- Emergencies: arrest, accident, serious illness or the death of a relative. Say it is an emergency when you call, because it changes how the call is handled.
- Passports: new books and renewals. The booklet itself is produced back home, so the timetable is longer than the appointment suggests.
📅 Arranging a visit
Walking in without an appointment works at some posts and not at others. Where it does work, the queue tends to form well before the doors open.
How this post takes bookings is published on its own site. Whatever the method, booking through the official channel is free.
Confirm the exact fee before the visit. Consular tariffs are revised more often than most people expect, and several posts will not take a payment that is a dollar out.
🤝 Things worth checking first
Being in the same state is not the same as being in the district. Ask, because the answer decides where your file goes.
If a certificate is old, order a fresh copy. Many offices refuse documents issued beyond a certain age.
Allow more time than seems necessary. Between appointment waits, production abroad and return postage, a routine document can take months end to end.
What people ask most
Can I go there if I live in another state?
Usually not: applications from outside the district are refused. Ask which states the Chicago office covers before you travel.
Do they deal with emergencies outside opening hours?
Genuine emergencies — detention, hospitalisation, the death of a relative, a stolen passport — are handled outside the appointment system. Say so when you call.
Where exactly is this consulate general?
At 737 Michigan AVE, in Chicago. Check the floor or suite number before travelling — it is the detail that ruins more visits than anything else.
How do I confirm the requirements before travelling there?
By telephone on (312) 573-1315. Ask about the documents and the exact fee: both change without much notice, and many posts take only cash or a money order.
Which source wins if there is a contradiction?
The office’s own, at chicago.mae.ro/en. No directory, this one included, replaces the official source.
Can I renew a Romanian passport here?
Passport work is standard across the Romanian consular network, though not every post performs it. Confirm before travelling.