Ukrainian consulate in Lancaster
There is no Ukrainian office in Lancaster for passports or citizenship papers. From Lancaster, the Ukrainian Consulate General in New York is 166 miles by road, roughly 3 h 25 min of driving without traffic.
Checked against the official pages on 22 October 2026. How we check.
Which Ukrainian consulate serves Lancaster?
On its own pages, the Ukrainian Consulate General in New York puts Pennsylvania in its consular district (district list, in Ukrainian).
| Ukrainian office | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | 88 miles |
| Consulate General, New York (office for Lancaster here) | 133 miles |
| Consulate General, Chicago | 604 miles |
| Consulate General, Houston | 1,294 miles |
| Consulate General, San Francisco | 2,456 miles |
Distance does not decide the office: the Embassy’s consular section in Washington is 88 miles from Lancaster in a straight line and the Ukrainian Consulate General in New York is 133 miles, and the lists give Pennsylvania to the Ukrainian Consulate General in New York.
The trip from Lancaster and how the office receives you
From Lancaster, plan an early start: after 3 h 25 min on the road you still need to be at the New York consulate on time for your slot.
For the pickup, the passport can travel by VFS Global courier to Washington, D.C., 88 miles from Lancaster, paid by you (VFS conditions, in Ukrainian).
Closer to Lancaster than the career office: the honorary consul of Ukraine in Philadelphia, 66 miles away in a straight line, listed by the Embassy (list, in Ukrainian). The list gives contacts, not services.
Local records in Lancaster for Ukrainian paperwork
For a child born in Lancaster, the birth certificate comes from the Division of Vital Records, in New Castle (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records). The Ukrainian office takes it apostilled, together with an apostilled notarized translation; see the Pennsylvania page.
A marriage registered in Lancaster is recorded by the Marriage License Clerk at the Lancaster County Courthouse (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and a Ukrainian office asks for that certificate apostilled and translated when a surname changes.
Nearby cities to Lancaster
- Reading, 29 miles away
- Harrisburg, 34 miles away
- Newark, Delaware, 38 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.
- Wilmington, Delaware, 45 miles away, covered by Washington, D.C.
Steps a family in Lancaster 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 apply for a Ukrainian tax number in electronic form through e-Consul: Tax number (RNOKPP).