Japanese consulate in Iowa City: no office

Iowa City is not one of the eighteen places where Japan keeps a consular office.

Which Japanese consulate covers Iowa City?

The drive from Iowa City to Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago covers 223 miles and takes about 4 h 19 min.

Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago

There is an honorary consul in Des Moines, closer than the consulate general. It can help in an emergency and with local matters, but it issues no passports and no visas.

What you can settle without going

  • You can apply for the eVISA online if your nationality is not visa-exempt.
  • You can order a koseki copy from your registered domicile in Japan by mail.
  • You can get an apostille for a U.S. document from the Secretary of State of the issuing state, not from a Japanese consulate.

    • Other places in the same district

  • Cedar Rapids, 248 miles from its consulate

    • Before booking the trip, look at what can be done online: it is more than most people expect.

    Not an official site. We gather what the Japanese offices publish, including the places where their own sources contradict each other, and point you back to them.
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