Address, Contact & Office Hours

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

2300 M Street NW

Washington, DC 20037

Phone (202) 298-4000

Office Hours - Legal and Consular Department

The Legal and Consular Department of the Embassy is open to the public Monday through Friday, except on selected German and American Holidays. Also, the Embassy follows the U.S. Federal Government's decision whether to close (for example, in cases of extremely inclement weather conditions).

Please note that you are required to schedule an appointment for visa and passport applications as well as for full notarizations (Beurkundungen). For all other consular services you do not need an appointment. 

 

Mon  

Tues 

Wed

Thu  

Fri     

Visa applications

(by appointment

only)

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

Passport applications

(by appointment

only)

8:00 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m

to

3:45 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

Visa and Passport  

pick-up

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.
to
12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.
to
3:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.
to
3:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.
to
3:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m.
to
3:30 p.m.

 

All other consular 

services

8:30 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.
to
11:30 a.m.

Office Hours - Embassy

If you are planning to visit the Embassy, please call for an appointment.

Address, Contact & Hours

Regional Specifications

All visa and passport applicants have to schedule an appointment:

Visa Appointment Procedure

Passport Appointment Procedure

Official Holidays/Closure in 2013

The Embassy and the Legal and Consular Department will be closed on the following German and American holidays in 2013:

January 1: New Years

January 21: Martin Luther King Day
March 29: Good Friday
April 1: Easter Monday

May 20: Pentecost Monday

May 27: Memorial Day
July 4: Independence Day
September 2: Labor Day

October 3: Day of German Unity
November 28: Thanksgiving

December 24: Christmas Eve

December 25: Christmas

December 26: Second day of Christmas

December 31: New Year's Eve