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The primary mission of the Honorary Consulate of Lebanon in Cleveland, Ohio is to promote and safeguard the interest and welfare of Lebanese in its jurisdiction. It is our commitment to provide efficient, thorough and courteous service to all our clients.
The services offered by the Honorary Consulate are:
* Renewing passports and processing other forms of travel documents
* Providing information in obtaining:
* Certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates from Lebanon
* Translation of Lebanese ID
* Deportation and repatriation
* Providing information to Returning Residents
* Visas
* Power of Attorney
* Letters & Recommendations
* Military Draft
* Providing information on the shipment of human remains to Lebanon; Legalization of documents.
The Honorary Consulate of Lebanon has jurisdiction for the Cleveland, Ohio area.
In addition to the Embassy and eight Consulates General, there are also many honorary consuls in the U.S. ready to assist you with advise and counsel. Honorary consuls are called „honorary“ because they perform their work on an honorary basis and are not paid a fee for their services. Many of our honorary consuls are not German citizens; compared with the foreign missions, they have only limited consular authority and thus also only limited official means to provide assistance. For example, only some are able to accept passport applications from you, notarize signatures, or perform similar functions. Because they frequently practice their consular office alongside a main profession, it is not reasonable to expect that they are always present or available by phone. If there is an honorary consul at your vacation site and you require assistance, you should nevertheless initially contact them because they best knows the local situation. Honorary consuls will, if necessary, refer you further to the competent German foreign mission if they themselves cannot assist.
Administrative / consular district
Ohio Counties: Ashland, Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Harrison, Holmes, Huron, Jefferson, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Sandusky, Seneca, Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas, Trumbull & Wayne
Honorary Consuls of France are either French citizens or citizens of the host country who are nominated by the French “Ministère des Affaires Etrangères” and delegated by the Consul General of the circumscriptions to which they belong. They are not diplomats by training and are not paid. They are, however, officially accredited by the host country and enjoy privileges and immunities as defined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations dated 24 April 1963.
The Honorary Consuls perform certain administrative functions; protect their constituent inhabitants and travelers; facilitate visits by political representatives and business leaders, and promote trade, investment and the arts.
Services Rendered
- Passport distribution
- Delivery of Proof of Living Certificates
- Delivery of Residential Certificates
- Legal validation and authentication of signatures
- Legal validation and authentication of copies of documents
- Legal validation and authentication of translators’ signatures
- Reception of proxy votes
A Honorary Consulate General of Romania in Cleveland is generally a independent person living in Cleveland who represents to execute certain consular duties.
A Honorary Consulate General mission is headed by a Honorary Consul General who often works as the diplomatic representative in Cleveland on a part-time basis.
Philippine Honorary Consulate in Ohio operates under the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago, provides local consular assistance—including document legalization, notarial services, and support to nationals—for residents in Ohio.