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 Legal and Consular Department of the Consulate is open to the public Monday through Friday, except on specific German and American Holidays. Please see box on the right hand side of this webpage for details.
It is not possible to schedule an appointment to apply for passports or visas. Please note that the volume of visitors tends to be especially high on Mondays and Fridays. So you might want to consider choosing a different day of the week.
Appointments are only required for legal notarizations ("Beurkundungen" according to German law, e.g. in inheritance or real estate matters). Please call +1 312 202 6721. All other consular services (e.g. signature authorizations or legalizations) are available during regular office hours without appointments.
| Monday through Thursday | Friday |
Visa
| 9 a.m. - 12 noon | 9 a.m. – 12 noon |
Passports
| 9 a.m. – 12 noon and 1:30 p.m – 3:30 p.m. | 9 a.m. – 12 noon ----- |
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Legal notarization
("Beurkundungen"
according to German Law, e.g.
in inheritance or real estate matters) | by appointment only | by appointment only |
Other consular services
| 9 a.m. – 12 noon | 9 a.m. – 12 noon |
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).
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