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Two German missions and sixteen Honorary Consuls throughout the United Kingdom offer consular services. Each mission covers a specific geographic region. To find out which mission can assist you, what the hours of operation are and how to reach it please use our interactive Consulate Finder.

The work of Honorary Consuls:

The Federal Republic of Germany has a global network of more than 350 Honorary Consuls, 16 of them in the United Kingdom.

For the German Embassy in London and the German Consulate General in Edinburgh, the Honorary Consuls, who provide a permanent presence in the regions, perform an important function: they have good civic connections in their consular districts and play a valuable role in nurturing business and cultural relationships. They also assist the German missions abroad by performing consular tasks (including authenticating signatures or copies and processing passport applications).

Please refer to the information provided for each individual Honorary Consul to find out what services he or she is able to offer. In the case of more complex legal matters please contact the relevant diplomatic mission directly.

The fees charged for official consular acts are generally the same, whether they are carried out by an Honorary Consul or at one of the German missions abroad. Please note that an additional service fee is charged, on top of the regular passport fee, for passport applications submitted via an Honorary Consul.

Click on the pins or missions below to find out more

United Kingdom

Description

German Embassy London

Postal address

23 Belgrave Square

London, SW1X 8PZ

Administrative / consular district

Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Buckinghamshire, Caerphilly, Cambridgeshire, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Cheshire, Clwyd, Conwy, Cornwall, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Flintshire, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester, Gwynedd, Hampshire, Hereford and Worcester, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Isle of Anglesey, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Greater London, Merseyside, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Selby of North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Salop, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, Wrexham, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Isle of Wight, York, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Opening hours

Monday - Friday only with appointment

Contact

Telephone

020 7824 1300

Fax

020 7824 1449

Website

Description

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany

Head

Christiane Hullmann, Consul General

City/Town

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom

Address

16 Eglinton Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 5DG, United Kingdom

Administrative / consular district

Scotland and the following counties in northern England: Cumbria, Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton on Tees, Tyne and Wear (Tyneside), as well as North Yorkshire with the exception of Selby and York.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday only with appointment

Contact

Telephone

+44 131 337 2323

Fax

+49 30 1817 67276

Website

Description

Honorary Consul Aberdeen

Head

Mr Graeme Edward

Postal address

Ledingham Chalmers LLP, Johnstone House, 52-54 Rose Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1HA

Administrative / consular district

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Responsible mission: Consulate General Edinburgh

E-Mail

Telephone

01224 408 608

Emergency number outside opening hours

07921 582320

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:
applications for the issue of biometric passports
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Barrow-upon-Humber

Head

Mr Sascha Kripgans

Postal address

Wood Lea, Westoby Lane, Barrow upon Humber, DN19 7DJ

Administrative / consular district

East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire und Nottinghamshire, Nottingham

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

01469 531388

Emergency number outside opening hours

07793 204890

A prior apppointment is required.

Consular services:
applications for the issue of biometric passports
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Birmingham/Coventry

Head

Mrs Kirin Kalsi

Administrative / consular district

West Midlands

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

The office of the Honorary Consul is temporarily closed. For urgent matters please contact the Embassy in London directly.

Description

Honorary Consul Bristol

Head

Kai von Pahlen

Postal address

c/o DACB, Portwall Place, Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 9HS

Administrative / consular district

Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

(+44) 07823 668 147
Bild des Honorarkonsuls in Bristol, Kai von Pahlen
Kai von Pahlen© Kai von Pahlen

A prior appointment is required.

To ensure a quick response, please email Mr von Pahlen at bristol@hk-diplo.de.

Consular services:
applications for the issue of biometric passports
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Canterbury

Head

Mrs Stephanie Barwick

Postal address

Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, 9 Western Esplanade, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 8RL

Administrative / consular district

Counties Essex, Kent, East- and West-Sussex

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

(+44) 07812 457367
Stephanie Barwick, Honorarkonsulin in Canterbury
Stephanie Barwick© Stephanie Barwick

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Cardiff

Head

Mrs Marlies Hoecherl

Postal address

Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany c/o Capital Law, Capital Building, Tyndall Street, Cardiff CF10 4AZ, Wales

Administrative / consular district

Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea, Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Monmouthshire, Breconshire/Powys, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

(+44) 07541 263628
Marlies Hoecherl, Honorarkonsulin in Cardiff
Marlies Hoecherl© Marlies Hoecherl

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:

applications for the issue of biometric passports

authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law

authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)

authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Glasgow

Head

Mr Michael J Dean

Postal address

c/o Dentons UK & Middle East LLP, 1 George Square, Glasgow, G2 1AL

Administrative / consular district

City and port of Glasgow

Responsible mission: Consulate General Edinburgh

E-Mail

Telephone

0141 271 5730

Fax

0330 222 0053

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:

authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law

authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)

authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Leeds

Head

Regina Rosenthal

Postal address

Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, c/o Gateley Plc, Minerva, 29 East Parade, Leeds, LS1 5PS, Großbritannien / Vereinigtes Königreich

Administrative / consular district

West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Lancashire, Blackburn (with Darwen), Selby, Blackpool and York.
Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

+44 7485 713 620
Regina Rosenthal
Regina Rosenthal© Regina Rosenthal

Prior appointment is required.

Consular services:

applications for the issue of biometric passport

authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law

authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)

authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Liverpool

Head

Mrs Dorothea Mücke-Herzberg

Postal address

Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, PO Box 189, Neston, CH33 9FE

Administrative / consular district

Cheshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Man, Isle of Anglesey, Wrexham, independent districts Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens and Wirral

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

+44 (0) 7404 659 214

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:

applications for the issue of biometric passport

authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law

authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)

authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Londonderry/ Derry

Head

Mrs Marion Lübbeke

Postal address

Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, 28 Templeard, Ballynagard, Londonderry BT48 8FE

Administrative / consular district

Northern Ireland

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

07306 888 914
Marion Lübbeke
Marion Lübbeke© Marion Lübbeke

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:
applications for the issue of biometric passports
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Manchester

Head

Mrs Sandra Morrison

Postal address

Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, c/o DAC Beachcroft LLP, 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3HF

Administrative / consular district

Greater Manchester, Country of Derbyshire and the towns of Congleton and Macclesfield.
Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

+44 (0)161 934 3996
Sandra Morrison
Sandra Morrison© Sandra Morrison

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:
applications for the issue of biometric passports
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Newcastle upon Tyne

Head

Mrs Manuela Wendler

Postal address

c/o Newcastle Civic Centre, Registrar's Entrance, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8PS

Administrative / consular district

Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham, Cumbria, Teesside and North Yorkshire (not Selby)

E-Mail

Telephone

079 5403 4744
Honorarkonsulin Manuela Wendler
Honorarkonsulin Manuela Wendler© GK Edinburgh

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services (also for residents from Teesside and North Yorkshire):
Passport application with Honorary Consuls
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Plymouth

Head

Mrs Angela Spatz

Postal address

6 Lanveoc Way, Modbury, PL21 0FW

Administrative / consular district

Devon and Cornwall

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

07582 228976

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:
applications for the issue of biometric passports
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul Southampton

Head

Richard Cutler

Postal address

Totton & Eling Tennis Centre, Aikman Lane, Totton, Hampshire, SO40 8FT

Administrative / consular district

Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire

Responsible mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

023 8155 0065

A prior appointment is required.

Richard Cutler
Richard Cutler© Richard Cutler

Consular services:
applications for the issue of biometric passports
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies

Islands

Description

Honorary Consul Lerwick (Shetland)

Head

Dieter Glaser

Postal address

Alsace, Lower Sound, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0RL

Administrative / consular district

Shetland Islands

Responsible Mission: Consulate General Edinburgh

E-Mail

Telephone

01595 693268

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:

authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law

authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)

authentication of copies

Description

Honorary Consul St Helier/Jersey

Head

Robert Lütkehaus

Postal address

Haut Bois, La Grande Route de St. Laurent, St. Lawrence, Jersey, JE3 1NN

Administrative / consular district

Jersey (Bailiwick of Jersey)

Responsible Mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

01534 280 858
Robert Lütkehaus
Robert Lütkehaus© Robert Lütkehaus

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies
applications for the issue of emergency travel documents

Description

Honorary Consul St Peter Port/ Guernsey

Head

Chris Betley

Postal address

Blenheim, Doyle Road, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 1RG

Administrative / consular district

Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, (Bailiwick of Guernsey). Responsible Mission: German Embassy London

E-Mail

Telephone

07911 715 658

Website

Chris Betley
Chris Betley© Chris Betley

A prior appointment is required.

Consular services:
authentication of signatures in matters relating to civil status/ civil law
authentication of signatures in pension matters (life certificates)
authentication of copies
applications for the issue of emergency travel documents

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