If you hold Indonesian nationality and live within reach of New York, 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.
Below you will find the contact details on record, what the office typically handles, how appointments work and the questions people ask most before travelling to New York.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 5 E 68th ST, New York
- Phone: (212) 879-0600
- Official website: https://kemlu.go.id/newyork/id
- Type of office: Consulate
🛂 The consular work done at this post
In broad terms, expect the following. Anything unusual is worth confirming by telephone first:
- Civil status: births, marriages and deaths occurring here have to be entered in the home register, and that is done through the consulate.
- Documents: legalisation and certification. Ask the office that will receive the paper which certification it accepts before paying for any of it.
- Consular protection: help for nationals in serious trouble, which is the one thing every post does regardless of size.
- 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 Indonesia — selling property, dealing with a bank, handling an estate.
📅 Getting an appointment
Appointments are the norm rather than the exception. Plan around the availability at the New York office rather than around your own calendar.
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.
Bring originals and copies of everything. Counters keep the copy and return the original, and the reverse is the exception.
🤝 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.
Consular processing is slower than any commercial service and the timetable is not negotiable. Start early.
Common questions before you go
Where can I check the official information?
On the office’s own site at kemlu.go.id/newyork/id, which is the source to follow.
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 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.
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.