POMS Reference

GN 00302: Proof of Age

TN 9 (02-85)

A. General

Information may be available from the consulate which served the area in which the claimant lived if the claimant ever

  • Filed for West German Social Insurance Benefits,or

  • Filed for indemnity payment, or

  • Was asked to testify about atrocities committed by the Nazis.

B. Procedures

Take the following actions when a claimant states the he/she ever contacted the West German Embassy or Consulate in connection with the Holocaust.

Step Action
1 Ask the claimant where he/she lived at the time of the contact.
2 Consult the list of consulates below to determine to determine which one to contact.
3 Request authorization from the claimant to contact the consulate
4 Request the consulate to verify that the claimant is a survivor and to certify the age shown in the consulate's record.

C. Diplomatic offices

The following is a list of the diplomatic and consular offices of the Federal Republic of Germany in the U.S.

Address Of Diplomatic Office Area Served
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
4645 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: (202) 298-4000
•District of Columbia
•Delaware
•Maryland
•Virgina
•West Virgina
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of German
 
460 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 940—9200
(940-9253 on weekends or holidays)
•New York
•New Jersey
•Pennsylvania
• Fairfield County, Connecticut
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
1000 Peachtree Center

  Cain Tower
299 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel: (404) 659-4760/61/62
•Alabama
•Florida
•Georgia
•Mississippi
•North Carolina
•South Carolina
• Tennessee
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
Branch Office Miami
100 N. Biscayne Blvd.
Suite 1717
Miami, FL 33132
Tel: (305) 358-0190/0291
•Atlanta
•Florida Counties of:
  —Broward
   —Charlotte
  —Collier
  —Dade
  —Glades
  —Hendry
   —Highlands
  —Indian River
  —Lee
  —Martin
  —Monroe
   —Okeechobee
  —Palm Beach
  —St. Lucie
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
535 Boylston Stree
Boston, MA 02116
Tel:(617) 536—4414
•Connecticut (Except New York jurisdiction)
•Maine
•Massachusetts
•New Hampshire
•Rhode Island
•Vermont
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of German
 
104 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
Tel: (312) 263-0850
•Illinois
•Iowa
•Kansas
•Minnesota
•Missouri
•Nebraska
•North Dakota
•South Dakota
•Wisconsin
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
2200 Book Building
Washington Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48226
Tel: (313) 962-6526
•Indiana
•Kentucky
•Michigan
•Ohio
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
1900 Yorktown
Suite 405
Houston, TX 77056
Tel: (713) 627-7770
•Arkansas
•Louisiana
•New Mexico
•Oklahoma
•Texas
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
Houston
Branch Office New Orleans
2834 International Trade Mar
2834 International Trade Mart
2 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Tel: (504) 524-0356/6560
•Louisiana
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
 
6435 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel: (213) 852-0441
•Arizona
• California counties of;
  —Imperial
  —Kern
  —Los Angeles
   —Orange
  —Riverside
  —San Bernardino
  —San Diego
  —San Luis Obispo
  —Santa Barbar
  —Ventura
Consulate general of the Federal Republic of Germany
6th Floor International Building
601 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 981-4250
•California (except Los Angeles jurisdition)
• Hawaii
•Nevada
•Utah
•Midway Islands
•Colorado
•Wyoming
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations
 
600 Third Avenue 41st Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 949-9200
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