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Honorary Consuls
Two German missions and seventeen 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, 17 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
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German Embassy London
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Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Honorary Consul Aberdeen
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Honorary Consul Barrow-upon-Humber
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Honorary Consul Birmingham
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Honorary Consul Bristol
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Honorary Consul Canterbury
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Honorary Consul Cardiff
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Honorary Consul Glasgow
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Honorary Consul Leeds
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Honorary Consul Liverpool
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Honorary Consul Londonderry/ Derry
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Honorary Consul Manchester
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Honorary Consul Newcastle upon Tyne
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Honorary Consul Plymouth
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Honorary Consul Southampton
Description
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Important information: From 1 February 2025, the consular districts of the Embassy in London and the Consulate General in Edinburgh will change as follows: the Consulate General in Edinburgh will only serve individuals residing in Scotland. The Embassy in London will serve individuals residing in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the British Channel Islands, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Opening hours
Contact
Telephone
Fax
Website
Description
Head
City/Town
Country
Address
Administrative / consular district
Important information: From 1 February 2025, the consular districts of the Embassy in London and the Consulate General in Edinburgh will change as follows: the Consulate General in Edinburgh will only serve individuals residing in Scotland. The Embassy in London will serve individuals residing in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the British Channel Islands, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Opening hours
Contact
Telephone
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Description
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: Consulate General Edinburgh
Telephone
Emergency number outside opening hours
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: Consulate General Edinburgh
Telephone
Fax
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible Mission: Consulate General Edinburgh
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Responsible Mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Telephone
Website
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