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Address
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Phone: (+1) 617-369-4900 |
Office Hours and Appointments
The Consulate General Boston is now providing limited consular assistance for services that cannot be postponed and that require the physical presence and participation of a consular officer. For the protection of visitors and staff, services will be provided only when all protective hygienic measures have been complied with. For the protection of visitors of the Consulate General, the waiting room has been reorganized to ensure social distancing. Additional marked waiting areas and information signs can be found in front of the waiting room. Effective immediately, the following rules will be applied to be granted entry to the Consulate General: |
Passport Section |
Visa Section |
Consular Services, i.e. signatures certification, power of attorney, renouncement of succession for use in Germany or collection of naturalization papers |
Pension Matters |
Telephone Hours Monday through Thursday: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am to 1:00 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, we kindly ask that you refrain from calling our phone lines to request an appointment. To get in touch with us, please write us an email or use the contact form Information on passport and consular/legal matters can be answered by phone ONLY during the following times: |
Important information
Due to security reasons, please bring a picture ID to get access to the office towers at Copley Place. No guns, knives or other potential arms are permitted to the Consulate office or visitor waiting area! No pets, except service dogs, are permitted to the Consulate office or visitor waiting area! For security reasons you are kindly asked to keep your luggage to a minimum when coming to the Consulate. Please do not bring suitcases or large bags and backpacks. The Consulate General reserves the right to refuse entry to customers with bulky luggage. There is no temporary storage facility for such pieces of luggage. |
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Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Three Copley Place, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: (617) 369 4900
*We validate parking for the Copley Place Central Garage
We are located inside the Copley Place Shopping Mall, on the corner of Dartmouth and Huntington St., Copley Square, Boston
Due to security reasons, please bring a picture ID to get access to the office towers at Copley Place.
No guns, knives or other potential arms are permitted to the Consulate office or visitor waiting area!
No pets, except service dogs, are permitted to the Consulate office or visitor waiting area!
For security reasons you are kindly asked to keep your luggage to a minimum when coming to the Consulate. Please do not bring suitcases or large bags and backpacks. The Consulate General reserves the right to refuse entry to customers with bulky luggage. There is no temporary storage facility for such pieces of luggage.
How to reach us:
By Subway
Take the GREEN LINE to Copley. Walk across square along the Boston Public Library. Enter Copley Place Shopping Mall through Westin Hotel. Walk through Westin Hotel Lobby into Copley Place Mall. Follow directions below.
Take the ORANGE LINE to Back Bay Station. Upon exiting the Station onto Dartmouth Street, cross Dartmouth Street. Enter through Mall Entrance next to Neiman Marcus. Take Escalator up one level. Walk straight to the center of the mall to the central elevators. Follow directions below.
By car from the West
Take the Mass. Pike to Copley Square exit (Bear right for Copley). Upon exiting from tunnel/ramp stay left and turn left on Dartmouth Street. Stay left for one block. Turn left at Westin Hotel, onto Huntington Avenue. At next set of lights, turn left on arrow into Copley Place Parking Garage (address of parking garage: 100 Huntington Ave.). Park in Red Garage, if possible. Take Central Elevators to SKYLOBBY.
By car from North/South
Take Route 93 to Storrow Drive exit. Get onto Storrow Drive west. Exit Storrow Drive at Copley Square exit (Exit is on the LEFT). There is a set of lights at end of exit ramp -- turn right onto Beacon street. Follow Beacon Street to Exeter Street. Turn left onto Exeter Street. Stay on Exeter Street to end of street. Exeter ends at Huntington Avenue at the set of traffic lights. Go straight through intersection into the Copley Place Parking Garage. Park in Red Garage, if possible. Take Central Elevators to SKYLOBBY.
The Copley Place Parking Garage entrance is located at Huntington Avenue opposite Exeter Street.
(Parking validation is available at the Consulate for a discounted parking rate at the Copley Place Parking Garage.)
Directions within Copley Place Shopping Mall
Go to the central elevators. Take elevator up to SKYLOBBY, located above shops. Exit elevator and walk straight through glass doors to registeration desk. After registering, enter the first office tower located on your right-hand side (“Three Copley Place”). Then take the elevator up to the 5th floor. Exit the elevator and turn left.
The Consulate will be closed on the following holidays:
| January 1 | New Year's Day |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Day |
| March 8 | International Women's Day |
| April 2 | Good Friday |
| April 5 | Easter Monday |
| May 24 | Pentecost |
| May 31 | Memorial Day |
| July 5 | Independence Day (observed) |
| September 6 | Labor Day |
| November 25 | Thanksgiving |
| December 24 | Christmas Eve |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve |
Name
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Head
Nicole Menzenbach, Consul General
City/Town
Boston
Tel.
+1 617 369 49 00
Mobile phone number
In case of emergency, the on-call service can be reached outside business hours at +1 202 298 4000.
Fax
+1 617 369 49 40
Postal address
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
Three Copley Place, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02116, USA
Street
Three Copley Place, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02116
Opening hours
Telephone Hours:
Monday through Thursday: 8 AM to 4 PM
Friday: 8 AM to 1 PM
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Administrative / consular district
Connecticut (except Fairfield County), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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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 us.
Languages of authorities in host country: English
Note: If you use a telephone or fax connection via satellite (Satcom), higher fees will apply.