German Embassy in Washington, D.C.

The German Embassy in Washington is the mission for the District of Columbia and for four states around it: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. It is a small district by area and a dense one by population, so appointment slots go quickly. The Legal and Consular Section works from the Reservoir Road building, on the far western edge of Georgetown, and has its own fax line separate from the chancery.

Address, telephone and opening hours

What this office does

This is one of only nine places in the United States where every German consular service is available in one building.

• German passports, including the fingerprints every application needs
• German ID cards, which honorary consuls cannot issue
• Name declarations, registrations of birth and of marriage
• Certification of signatures and certified copies
• Forwarding citizenship files to the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne

Every service runs on the appointment system, and passport slots are the first to disappear.

Honorary consuls in this district

1 honorary offices report to Washington, D.C..

• Norfolk, passport capability not published

What you can settle without travelling

Some of what people book an appointment for does not need one.

• Order a German birth, marriage or death certificate: the registry office of the German town where it happened issues it, and most of them take an online or postal request
• Get a certificate of conduct: the Federal Office of Justice handles it; any US notary public can notarize your signature on the form
• Get a document apostilled: for a US document it is the Secretary of State of the issuing state; no German mission can do it

This is an independent directory of German consular offices in the United States. It is not operated by the Federal Foreign Office or by any German mission. Fees, opening hours and requirements change: always confirm them with the office before you travel.