Address, Contact and Office Hours

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
676 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 3200
Chicago, IL 60611

Phone: (312) 202 0480
Fax: (312) 202 0466

The Consulate can be reached by almost all bus lines wich 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 West Huron Street, 2 blocks west from the Consulate's building.

Office Hours of the Legal and Consular Department

The Consulate General remains closed on specific German and American Holidays. Please see box on the right hand side of this webpage for details.

An appointment is necessary for passport and visa applications.

Make an appointment online (passports or visa)

For other consular services please check below if you have to schedule an appointment.

	Monday through Thursday	Friday
Visa	9 a.m. - 12 noon by appointment only ! - please click here	9 a.m. – 12 noon by appointment only ! - please click here
Passports	9 a.m. – 12 noon and 1:30 p.m – 3:30 p.m. by appointment only ! - please click here	9 a.m. – 12 noon ----- by appointment only ! - please click here

Legal notarization ("Beurkundungen" according to German Law, e.g. in inheritance or real estate matters)	by appointment only	closed
All other consular services (citizenship, social benefits, pensions etc.) Please note that applications for certification of drivers' licenses must be submitted by surface mail.	9 a.m. - 12 noon	closed

Hours of the other departments of the Consulate General

All other departments of the Consulate General are open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 pm and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon (or by appointment).

Address, Contact, Hours

Passport Application

- Important Note -

A website named “application-download.com” has recently been offering a so-called “German passport application kit” for a fee of $20.00. We would like to clarify that this said website is not in any way connected with the German Missions in the US. All consular forms, including passport application forms, can be easily downloaded free of charge at www.Germany.info.

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Official Holidays

The Consulate will be closed on the following German and American holidays :

Remaining Holidays 2009:

November 26: Thanksgiving

December 24: Christmas Eve

December 25: Christmas Day

December 31: New Year´s Eve

Holidays 2010:

January 01: New Year´s Day

January 18: Martin Luther King Day

April 02: Good Friday

April 05: Easter Monday

May 24: Pentecost

May 31: Memorial Day

July 05: Independence Day

September 06: Labor Day

November 25: Thanksgiving Day