For the Indonesian community in Houston, this is the practical link to the administration back home — documents, identity, civil status, and help when something goes badly wrong far from home.
Everything on record about this office follows: where it is, how to reach it, what it does, and what to settle before you go.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 10900 Richmond AVE, Houston
- Phone: (713) 785-1691
- Official website: https://kemlu.go.id/houston/en
- Type of office: Consulate General
🛂 The consular work done at this post
In broad terms, expect the following. Anything unusual is worth confirming by telephone first:
- Passports: applications and renewals for Indonesian nationals, with personal attendance required because of the biometric data.
- Visas: applications from people travelling to Indonesia, where the category is not handled through an online system.
- 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.
- Powers of attorney: drawn up or witnessed here for use at home. The wording should come from the lawyer or notary who will use it.
- Consular protection: help for nationals in serious trouble, which is the one thing every post does regardless of size.
- Documents: legalisation and certification. Ask the office that will receive the paper which certification it accepts before paying for any of it.
📅 Getting an appointment
Most consular procedures need an appointment, and at a busy consulate general the wait for one is usually the longest part of the whole process.
Check the official site for how this post takes bookings — online system, email or telephone all exist across the network. Whatever the method, it is free.
Ask about payment when you book. Cash or a money order for the exact amount is common across consular networks, and cards are the exception rather than the rule.
🤝 Practical points
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.
Public holidays close the office twice over: the American ones and those of Indonesia. Check both calendars before travelling.
Common questions before you go
Do I need a visa to visit Indonesia?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Indonesia 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.
Is it worth calling ahead?
Yes, and it saves wasted journeys. Call (713) 785-1691 and ask what they need and how they take payment — cards are the exception rather than the rule.
Where exactly is this consulate general?
At 10900 Richmond AVE, in Houston. Check the floor or suite number before travelling — it is the detail that ruins more visits than anything else.
Where can I check the official information?
On the office’s own site at kemlu.go.id/houston/en, which is the source to follow.