Chicago, IL

The Chicago Regional Office of Foreign Missions serves over 2200 members of career and honorary consulates general, cultural, education, tourism and trade offices in the north-central United States. The Chicago Regional Office has program responsibilities for the area which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 

The Chicago Regional Office provides the full range of OFM services to the region's consular community. It has regional responsibility for administering the diplomatic tax exemption program, diplomatic customs clearance program, diplomatic motor vehicle program, diplomatic property and travel programs.  OFM Chicago is the first point of contact on accreditation and status paperwork for all foreign mission members in the region.  

The Chicago Regional Office of Foreign Missions also actively coordinates with state and local authorities, performs a variety of outreach activities in an effort to better educate constituent communities regarding OFM activities and provides OFM-related information to interested businesses.  For specific information on individual programs or information on another regional office, please select this link OFM home page or the "Regional Office" button on the top left of this page.

Foreign Mission members and others with a specific interest related to OFM activities may contact the Chicago Regional Office of Foreign Missions from 8:00 am - 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays at 312-353-5762. Official correspondence may be addressed to:

Chicago Regional Office of Foreign Missions
U.S. Department of State
77 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 2122
Chicago, IL 60604

Email: OFMCGCustomerService@state.gov