Philippine Consulate in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is covered by the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, and for the southern part of the state that is one of the shorter consular trips in the Midwest.
Where Wisconsin is served from
Responsibility for Wisconsin sits with the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, whose district takes in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. That is the only post that can process your application, whatever another office may be nearer.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Post | Philippine Consulate General in Chicago |
| Address | 122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603 |
| Phone | (312) 583-0621 |
| chicagopcg@att.net | |
| Hours | Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, by appointment only |
How far the consulate is from your city
Driving distances to the post that covers each city, calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic:
| City | Philippine post | Distance | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha | Chicago | 62 miles | 1 h 25 min by car |
| Milwaukee | Chicago | 89 miles | 1 h 52 min by car |
| Madison | Chicago | 148 miles | 2 h 58 min by car |
| Green Bay | Chicago | 203 miles | 4 h by car |
Before you plan the journey
The most frequent wasted journey in this system is for a document the consulate cannot produce. There are three of them:
- PSA certificates — birth, marriage, death, CENOMAR — come from the Philippine Statistics Authority and are ordered online.
- Apostilles on documents issued in Wisconsin come from the state’s own competent authority. Since 15 May 2019 the consulate cannot authenticate them.
- NBI clearance is issued in the Philippines and applied for by mail; only the fingerprint card needs a consular officer.
The procedures that genuinely need you at a window are the ones where a consular officer has to watch you do something: give fingerprints for a passport, swear the oath of allegiance, or sign a power of attorney.
Milwaukee to Chicago is around ninety minutes. From Green Bay or Madison it is longer, but this remains one of the best-placed states in a twelve-state district.
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