Ukrainian consulate in Independence

There is no Ukrainian office in Independence for passports or citizenship papers. From Independence, the Ukrainian Consulate General in Chicago is 509 miles by road, roughly 9 h 46 min of driving without traffic.

Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.

Which Ukrainian consulate serves Independence?

On its own pages, the Ukrainian Consulate General in Chicago puts Missouri in its consular district (district list, in Ukrainian).

From Independence to the consulate: distance and day trip

9 h 46 min on the road from Independence rules out a same-day visit; plan to sleep 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.

U.S. papers a family in Independence needs for Ukrainian procedures

For a child born in Independence, the birth certificate comes from the Bureau of Vital Records of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, in Jefferson City (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).

The Ukrainian office takes it apostilled, together with an apostilled notarized translation; see the Missouri page.

A marriage registered in Independence is recorded by the Jackson County Recorder of Deeds (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and a Ukrainian office asks for that certificate apostilled and translated when a surname changes.

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