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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
England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the British Channel Islands, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
Opening hours
Monday - Friday only with appointment
Contact
Telephone
Fax
Website
Description
Head
City/Town
Country
Address
Administrative / consular district
Scotland
Opening hours
Monday to Friday only with appointment
Contact
Telephone
Fax
Website
Description
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Responsible mission: Consulate General Edinburgh
Telephone
Emergency number outside opening hours
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire und Nottinghamshire, Nottingham
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Address
Administrative / consular district
West Midlands
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Counties Essex, Kent, East- and West-Sussex
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
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
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
City and port of Glasgow
Responsible mission: Consulate General Edinburgh
Telephone
Fax
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Lancashire, Blackburn (with Darwen), Selby, Blackpool and York.
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
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
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Northern Ireland
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Greater Manchester, County of Derbyshire and the towns of Congleton and Macclesfield.
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham, Cumbria, Teesside and North Yorkshire (not Selby)
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Devon and Cornwall
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Wiltshire
Responsible mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Islands
Description
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Shetland Islands
Responsible Mission: Consulate General Edinburgh
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Jersey (Bailiwick of Jersey)
Responsible Mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
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
Head
Postal address
Administrative / consular district
Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, (Bailiwick of Guernsey). Responsible Mission: German Embassy London
Telephone
Website
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