In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Germany, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Germany.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Germany does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Germany, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Germany

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The German capital, Berlin hosts 158 embassies.

There are also 670 consulates and another 16 international representations.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Berlin, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Germany and might have also another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Germany. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Berlin

Argentina

Embassy of Argentina in Germany

Address: Kleiststrasse 23-26 10787 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 22 66 890
E-Mail: ealem@mrecic.gov.ar
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Berlin, Argentina has three other representations in Germany: Bonn, Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg.

Australia

Embassy of Australia in Germany

Address: Wallstrasse 76-79 10179 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 88 008 80
E-Mail: info.berlin@dfat.gov.au
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30 - 13:00 & 14:00 - 17:00

The Australian embassy in Berlin was established in 1990.

Brazil

Embassy of Brazil in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Wallstrasse 57 10179 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 72 62 80
E-Mail: brasemb.berlim@itamaraty.gov.br
Social Media:Facebook
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-13:00

Consulate:
Tel: (+49) 30 726 286 00
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:00

Brazil has ten other representations in Germany: Aachen, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Heidelberg, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart.

Canada

Embassy of Canada in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Leipziger Platz 17 10117 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 20 31 20
E-Mail: brlin@international.gc.ca
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-13:00

Consulate:
Tel: (+49) 30 20 31 20
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 12:00

Canada has three other representations in Germany: Düsseldorf, Munich and Stuttgart.

China

Embassy of China in Germany

Address: Märkisches Ufer 54, 10179 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 2758 8551
E-Mail: berlin@csm.mfa.gov.cn
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:00

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalization processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Berlin, China has other honorary consulates in Hamburg, Munich (munich_hz@csm.mfa.gov.cn), Frankfurt (frankfurt@csm.mfa.gov.cn) and Dusseldorf.   

France

French Embassy in Germany

Address: Pariser Platz 5 - 10117 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 590039000
E-Mail: cad.berlin-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/botschaft.frankreich/ and https://twitter.com/FranzBotschaft
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m

The French embassy in Germany provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Berlin, France has other honorary consulates in Aachen, Augsburg, Bream, Cologne, Freiburg im Breisgau, Hanover, Leipzig, Mannheim, Munster, Nuremberg (nuremberg@consulfrance-munich.org), Fürth and Erlangen, Saarlouis and Weimar.

India

Embassy of India in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Tiergartenstrasse 17 10785 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 25 79 50
E-Mail: dcm@indianembassy.de and hoc.berlin@mea.gov.in
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 13:00 & 13:30 - 17:30

Consulate:
Address: Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 26 60325 Frankfurt am Main Germany
Tel: (+49) 69 1 53 00 50 and (+49) 69 1 53 00 51
Email: cons.frankfurt@mea.gov.in
Website: www.cgifrankfurt.gov.in
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:30

The Consulate General of India in Frankfurt am Main provides consular assistance to Indian citizens requiring support in Germany and offers consular assistance to travelers planning to visit India. There are also 3 other consulates located in Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart.

Ireland

Embassy of Ireland in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Jägerstrasse 51 10117 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 22 07 20
E-Mail: berlin@dfa.ie
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30-12:30 & 14:30-16:45

Consulate:
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00-12:00

Ireland has four other representations in Germany: Cologne, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart.

Italy

Embassy of Italy in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Hiroshimastrasse 1 10785 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 25 44 00
E-Mail: segreteria.berlino@esteri.it
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:30 & 08:30 - 10:30

Consulate:
Email: consolato.berlino@esteri.it
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:30; : 08:30-10:30

Italy has 14 other representations in Germany: Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main, Freiburg im Breisgau, Hamburg, Hamm, Hanover, Kiel, Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Germany

Address: Hiroshima strasse 6, 10785 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 210940
E-Mail: info@bo.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://twitter.com/BotschaftJapan and https://www.facebook.com/BotschaftJapan.Deutschland/
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Berlin, Japan has other honorary consulates in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.

Morocco

Embassy of Morocco in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Niederwallstrasse, 39 10117 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 20 61 240
E-Mail: kontakt@botschaft-marokko.de
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00

Consulate:
Tel: (+49) 30 206 124 36
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:30 - 14:00

Morocco has five other representations in Germany: Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Kassel and Munich.

Portugal

Embassy of Portugal in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Zimmerstrasse 56 10117 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 590 06 35 00 - 30 590 06 38 10
E-Mail: berlim@mne.pt
Social Media: Facebook
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-13:00 & 14:30-17:30

Consulate:
Tel: (+49) 30 229 13 88
Email: sconsular.berlim@mne.pt
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 & 14:00-16:00

The Portuguese embassy in Berlin was established in 1871. Portugal has five other representations in Germany: Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Germany

Embassy:
Address: 63-65 Unter den Linden, 10117 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 229 1110
E-Mail: berlin@mid.ru
Opening hours: Monday – Friday from 8.30 to 18.00

Consulate:
Address: Behrenstraße 66, 10117 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 229 1110
E-Mail: infokonsulat@russische-botschaft.de
Social Media: https://twitter.com/RusBotschaft and https://www.facebook.com/RusBotschaft/ and https://www.instagram.com/rusbotschaft_deutschland/
Opening hours: Monday Friday from 9.00 to 13.00

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Berlin, Russia has other honorary consulates in Bonn, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Hamburg and Munich.

South Africa

Embassy of South Africa in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Tiergartenstrasse 18 10785 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 22 07 30
E-Mail: berlin.info@dirco.gov.za and berlin.admin@dirco.gov.za
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:30

Consulate:
Email: berlin.consular@dirco.gov.za
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00

South Africa has nine other representations in Germany: Bremen, Dortmund, Dresden, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Kiel, Munich and Stuttgart.

Spain

Embassy of Portugal in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Lichtensteinallee 1 10787 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 254 00 70
E-Mail: emb.berlin.inf@maec.es and emb.berlin.sc@maec.es
Social Media: Twitter, Instagram
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00

Consulate:
Tel: (+49) 30 254 007 161
Email: emb.berlin.se@maec.es
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00

Spain has six other representations in Germany: Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart.

Turkey

Turkish Embassy in Germany

Embassy:
Address: Tiergartenstrasse 19-21 10785 Berlin Germany
Tel: (+49) 30 27 58 50
E-Mail: botschaft.berlin@mfa.gov.tr
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:45 - 12:45 & 13:45 - 17:45

The Turkish embassy in Berlin was established in 2012. Turkey has 13 other representations in Germany: Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Mainz, Munich, Munster, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Stuttgart.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Germany

Address: Wilhelmstrasse 70 D-10117 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 204570
E-Mail: ukingermany@fco.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/UKinGermany and https://twitter.com/UKinGermany and https://www.instagram.com/ukingermany/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 am to 5:30pm

The British Embassy in Germany provides services to British nationals living and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Berlin, the UK has other honorary consulates in Düsseldorf and Munich.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Germany

Address: Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin
Tel: (+49) 30 83050
E-Mail: ACSBerlin@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/usbotschaft and https://www.facebook.com/usbotschaftberlin and https://www.instagram.com/usbotschaft/ and https://www.youtube.com/usbotschaft

The US representation in Germany provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Berlin, the UK has other honorary consulates in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich (ConsMunich@state.gov).

Honorary Consulates in Germany

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in Germany, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Brussels, in Belgium or London, in the UK for Germany.

Honorary Consulates in Berlin

• Argentina (ealem@cancilleria.gob.ar)
• Australia (consular.berlin@dfat.gov.au)
• Brazil
• Canada (brlin@international.gc.ca)
• Czech Republic (berlin@embassy.mzv.cz / Konsulat_berlin@mzv.cz)
• Hungary (infober@mfa.gov.hu)
• Jordan (jordan@jordanembassy.de / consulate@jordanembassy.de)
• Mexico (consularembale@sre.gob.mx)
• Morocco (sc-berlin@maec.gov.ma)
• Poland (berlin.amb.wk@msz.gov.pl)

Honorary Consulates in Frankfurt am Main

• Argentina
• Australia
• Brazil (cg.frankfurt@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Czech Republic (frankfurt@eda.admin.ch)
• Hungary
• Jordan
• Mexico ((infofrk@sre.gob.mx)
• Morocco (cgm.frankfurt@maec.gov.ma)   

Honorary Consulates in Hamburg

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Czech Republic ( hamburg@honorary.mzv.cz)
• Hungary
• Mexico
• Poland (hamburg.kg.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl)

Honorary Consulates in Munich

• Brazil (cg.munique@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Canada (munic@international.gc.ca)
• Czech Republic (munich@embassy.mzv.cz)
• Hungary
• Mexico
• Poland (monachium.kg.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl)

Honorary Consulates in Stuttgart

• Brazil
• Canada (stuttgart@international.gc.ca)
• Czech Republic (stuttgart@honorary.mzv.cz)
• Hungary