The Germany Embassy and its Consulates General are the official representation of the Federal Government of Germany in the United States. Visa, Passport and Legal Section provides services for US residents and German citizens within the Embassy’s area of consular jurisdiction. In order to facilitate efficient consulate services in the United States, Germany Embassy in Washington, D.C. is complemented by eight German Consulates General in the United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Francisco.
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Germany Embassy in Washington D.C.
Address: 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20007 USA
Administrative / consular district: The consular district includes Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Fax: Chancery: +1 (202) 298-4261; Legal and Consular: +1 (202) 471-5558
Telephone: +1 (202) 298-4000
Opening Hours: In order to guarantee the necessary social distancing between visitors, only a few people at a time can be granted access to the Consular Section at any given time. As a consequence, not all appointment requests can be fulfilled in time. It is recommended to schedule an appointment at a later time if slots are filled. Please schedule an appointment for the appropriate matter via the Embassy Website.
If you do not find an available appointment that meets your request, please send an email to pass@wash.diplo.de .
The pick-up times for passports Monday – Friday, 8:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Website: http://www.washington.diplo.de/
Consulate General in Atlanta
Address: Marquis Two Tower – Suite 901 | 285 Peachtree Center Avenue, N.E. | Atlanta, GA 30303-1221
Administrative / consular district: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Departments: Consular and Legal. The Consular and Legal Departments are open to the public Monday through Friday, except on selected German and American Holidays.
Fax: +1 404 905 0055
Telephone: +1 404 905 0000
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Admittance to the Consulate will be by appointment only. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated. The Consulate can be reached by telephone during the following hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Friday 8:30 am – 2:00 pm.
You can also send an email to the Consulate. They will respond as quickly as possible.
Website: http://www.atlanta.diplo.de/
If you have an extreme emergency outside of office regular telephone hours, please call 202 298 4000.
Information about Accessibility: The Consulate General strives to provide its visitors with the best possible accessibility of our offices. The Marquis Two Tower, where the Consulate General is located, meets ADA requirements. You can reach visitor’s aria via elevator. All elevators offer directions in Braille. There are ADA compliant bathrooms just outside the Consulate General. If you have questions concerning accessibility or require additional support, please contact the Consulate.
Consulate General in Boston
Address: Three Copley Place, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02116
Administrative / consular district: Connecticut (except Fairfield County), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Departments:
Fax: +1 617 369 49 40
Telephone: +1 617 369 49 00. If you use a telephone or fax connection via satellite (Satcom), higher fees will apply.
Opening Hours: Telephone Hours: Monday through Thursday: 8 AM to 4 PM; Friday: 8 AM to 1 PM.
Please note: Specific questions about Visas, as well as appointments, CANNOT be answered over the phone. Appointments are made exclusively online. Due to high volume, the Consulate kindly ask that you refrain from calling phone lines to request an appointment. To get in touch with the Consulate, please write them an email or use the contact form.
Information on passport and consular/legal matters can be answered by phone ONLY during the following times: Monday through Thursday between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Website: http://www.boston.diplo.de/
In case of emergency, the on-call service can be reached outside business hours at +1 202 298 4000.
Information regarding Accessibility: All entrances to the Copley Place Shopping Mall, where the Consulate General is located, are accessible. Accessible parking is available in the parking garage. The security gate, elevators, and doors inside the building are of sufficient width for wheelchairs. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are available on the floor where the Consulate General is located. The Consulate General supports people with disabilities and makes every effort to facilitate your access to staff. For questions regarding accessibility or if you need assistance, please contact the Consulate.
Consulate General in Chicago
Address: 676 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3200, Chicago, IL 60611.
The entrance is on East Huron Street. The Consulate can be reached by almost all bus lines which head to Downtown Chicago as well as by subway (Red Line). The nearest Red Line stations are Chicago and Grand. Parking facilites are available on 50 East Ohio Street, 2 blocks south from the Consulate’s Building.
Administrative / consular district: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Consular Services: The German Consulate General Chicago offers all essential consular services. For more information, please check here.
Fax: +1 312 477 7144 / +49 30 1817 672 16
Telephone: +1 312 202 04 80. Please note: Fees may apply when using a phone or fax machine via satellite (Satcom)
Please direct all inquiries, including regarding visa, passport, and legal, administrative, economic, and cultural matters via Consulate’s contact form.
Please note: Due to numerous incoming inquiries, calls for passport and visa matters can only be answered on Mondays from 2 to 3 pm Central Time. Outside these hours, inquiries can be made via the contact form.
Opening Hours: Monday till Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Email: info@chicago.diplo.de
Website: http://www.chicago.diplo.de/
In case of an emergency involving a German citizen please call +1-202-298-4000.
Information regarding Accessibility: The Consulate General supports people with disabilities and makes every effort to render the consulate accessible within the constraints of the structure of the building. Regarding any questions of accessibility or in case you require additional assistance, please email the Consulate via email.
The entrance to the Omni Building which houses the Consulate is barrier free. Public parking garages in the vicinity are to be used. The gate and all doors in the building are wide and barrier free but do not have automated openers. The 32nd floor where the Consulate is located is reachable via elevator. The bathrooms in the Consulate’s building are accessible, but they do not have automated door openers. The four elevators are equipped with braille script. Additional architectural or structural supports for blind or vision-impaired visitors do not exist in the building.
Consulate General in Houston
Address: 1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1850, Houston, TX 77056-3018
Administrative / consular district: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Fax: +49 30 1817 672 21
Telephone: +1 713 627 77 70. Please note: Fees may apply when using a phone or fax machine via satellite (Satcom)
Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday: 08:00 am – 04:00 pm; Friday: 08:00 am – 01:00 pm.
Visa and passport hotline: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Outside office hours: in case of emergency you can reach the on-call duty of the German Embassy in Washington, +1 202 298 4000.
Until further notice, admittance by appointment only. You can book an appointment here.
Website: http://www.houston.diplo.de/
Information regarding Accessibility: The Consulate General supports citizens with disabilities and makes every effort to facilitate their access to staff within the limits of the building. The building in which the Consulate General is located has designated accessible parking spaces.
The Consulate General is located in what is known as Four Oaks Place, which has several entrances, all of which are accessible to persons with disabilities. The Consulate General is located on the 18th floor and can be reached by Elevator. Construction and technical assistance for blind and visually impaired people is available. All locks and doors of the Chancellery have sufficient width, but are not barrier-free and do not have automatic closers or openers.
The waiting area of the Passport and Visa Office is barrier-free. The restrooms are wheelchair accessible, but are not handicapped accessible.
For questions or if assistance is needed, people with disabilities are welcome to contact the Consulate General in advance by email or phone.
Consulate General in Los Angeles
Address: 6222 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite No. 500, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Administrative / consular district: California Counties Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.
Fax: +1 (323) 930-2805
Telephone: +1 (323) 930-2703. Please note: When using a telephone or fax connection via satellite (Satcom), higher rates may apply.
Opening Hours: Monday through Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; Friday: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Phone Consultation Hours for the Legal and Consular Department: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Website: http://www.los-angeles.diplo.de/
In case of an emergency involving a German citizen, please call +1 (202) 298-4000.
Information regarding Accessibility:
The building in which the Consulate General is located is accessible. Elevators as well as accessible parking and restrooms are available. Elevators are equipped with braille for the visually impaired.
If you have any questions concerning accessibility or require additional assistance, please contact the Consulate via contact form.
Consulate General in Miami
Address: 100 N. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2200, Miami, FL, 33132-2381, USA
Administrative / consular district: Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Fax: +1 305 358 03 07
Telephone: +1 305 358 02 90
Opening Hours:
Phone hours:
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 10:00am Visa Department
Monday – Friday 11:30am – 12:30pm Legal Department
Monday – Thursday 1:30pm – 3.30pm Passport Department
Please note that you are required to schedule an appointment for all consular services.
Email: info@miami.diplo.de
Website: http://www.miami.diplo.de/
Information regarding Accessibility: The Consulate General strives to provide its visitors with the best possible accessibility of our offices. The entrance and the lobby of building, where the Consulate General is located, meets ADA requirements. All elevators to the Consulate General offer directions in Braille. There are no ADA compliant bathrooms available. If you have questions concerning accessibility or require additional support, please contact the Consulate.
Consulate General in New York
Address: 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA.
Administrative / consular district: New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; Fairfield County in Connecticut; Bermuda.
Consular Services: All Consular Services are offered at this Consulate. For further Information please check here.
Fax: +1 212 940 04 02
Telephone:
Please use the following phone numbers at the times indicated:
Monday – Friday: 212 610 9700
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM: 646 509 3894
Thursday, Friday 10:00 AM to 4 PM: 646 942 4822
In the event of a consular emergency outside of regular consulate opening hours, please call our emergency number: +1(202) 298-4000.
Opening hours: The legal and consular section is open to the public monday through friday except on selected German and American holidays (listed below). All applicants are required to make an appointment. Admission without appointment cannot be granted.
Appointments for passports, visas, citizenship matters and certifications of copies and signatures can be made online under the following link: www.germany.info/nyappointment
Appointments for full notarizations (“Beurkundung”) and other consular services are made on an individual basis only.
Website: http://www.new-york.diplo.de/
Information regarding Accessibility: The Consulate General and the Permanent Mission in the German House endeavor to make it easier for citizens with disabilities to contact the staff within the framework of the structural conditions. The representations in the German House support citizens with disabilities and would like to make it easier for you to come in person and contact the staff within the framework of the structural conditions, especially when applying for a passport or identity card, a visa and other consular questions.For questions regarding accessibility or if you need assistance, please contact the Consulate.
Consulate General in San Francisco
Address: 1960 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA.
Administrative / consular district: Northern California, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and the American overseas territories American Samoa, Baker-, Howland-, Jarvis-, Johnston-, Midway- and Palmyra-Island
Telephone: +1 415-775-1061
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; Friday 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Email to the German Consulate San Francisco
The Consular and Legal Section is open to the public Monday through Friday, except on selected German and American Holidays.
Visa collection is possible from Monday to Wednesday 2:00 pm – 4.00 pm.
For all services you need to make an online appointment.
Visit the website to make the necessary appointments:
Website: http://www.san-francisco.diplo.de/
