Ukrainian consulate in Des Moines
No Ukrainian diplomatic office works out of Des Moines. The Ukrainian Consulate General in Chicago is 335 miles away by road, about 6 h 19 min at posted speed limits.
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
Which Ukrainian consulate serves Des Moines?
The Ukrainian Consulate General in Chicago lists Iowa in its consular district on its own pages (district list, in Ukrainian).
| Ukrainian office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Consulate General, Chicago (office for Des Moines here) | 310 miles |
| Consulate General, Houston | 825 miles |
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | 891 miles |
| Consulate General, New York | 1,022 miles |
| Consulate General, San Francisco | 1,545 miles |
The Ukrainian Consulate General in Chicago held a mobile consular session in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on 17–18 October 2026, 232 miles from Des Moines in a straight line; its page announces the next ones (notice, in Ukrainian).
The trip from Des Moines and how the office receives you
The Chicago consulate is 6 h 19 min from Des Moines by road, too far for a same-day trip: book a night near Chicago.
The Chicago consulate books visits only through e-Consul, with no phone bookings and no walk-in line; finished documents are handed out without a booking.
Local records in Des Moines for Ukrainian paperwork
The Ukrainian citizenship registration of a child born in Des Moines needs the U.S. birth certificate, which in Iowa comes from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, in Des Moines, according to the CDC’s directory (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).
The office wants it apostilled, with a notarized Ukrainian translation that carries its own apostille; the Iowa page has the fee.
More cities in Iowa
- Cedar Rapids, 104 miles away
- Davenport, 158 miles away
- Iowa City, 108 miles away
Steps a family in Des Moines can take without a visit
- You can follow your passport at passport.mfa.gov.ua with the session ID you get when you file: Ukrainian passport.
- You can update your military records yourself in the Reserv+ app; the offices in the U.S. do not keep them: Military registration.