Ukrainian consulate in Hammond
There is no Ukrainian office in Hammond for passports or citizenship papers. Plan on 24 miles by road, about 39 min, to reach the Ukrainian Consulate General in Chicago.
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
Which Ukrainian consulate serves Hammond?
The consular district that the Ukrainian Consulate General in Chicago publishes includes Indiana (district list, in Ukrainian).
| Ukrainian office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Consulate General, Chicago (office for Hammond here) | 20 miles |
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | 582 miles |
| Consulate General, New York | 707 miles |
| Consulate General, Houston | 933 miles |
| Consulate General, San Francisco | 1,861 miles |
From Hammond to the consulate: distance and day trip
From Hammond, 39 min on the road leaves time to reach the Chicago consulate for a booked slot and drive home the same day.
U.S. papers a family in Hammond needs for Ukrainian procedures
For a child born in Hammond, the birth certificate comes from the Indiana State Department of Health’s Vital Records office, in Indianapolis (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The Ukrainian office takes it apostilled, together with an apostilled notarized translation; see the Indiana page.
A marriage registered in Hammond is recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit or Superior Court of Lake County (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and a Ukrainian office asks for that certificate apostilled and translated when a surname changes.
Other cities near Hammond
- Gary, 10 miles away
- Cicero, 20 miles away
- Valparaiso, 26 miles away
- Joliet, 30 miles away
What people in Hammond can settle without going to the office
- You can follow your passport at passport.mfa.gov.ua with the session ID you get when you file: Ukrainian passport.
- You can travel to Ukraine on a U.S. passport for up to 90 days in any 180 without a visa: Visa for U.S. citizens.