German consulate in Silver Spring

Germany keeps no office in Silver Spring. For anything consular, the city belongs to the district of Washington, D.C..

Silver Spring

You cannot apply to a mission that does not cover you. For Maryland that means Washington, D.C. and nowhere else.

The drive from Silver Spring to Washington, D.C. is 8 miles and around 23 min on an empty road. Add to that for the time of day you travel.

Silver Spring is in Montgomery County. It is the closest of the 8 cities we list in Maryland.

Go to the Embassy in Washington, D.C.

More Maryland cities and their distance to the consulate: Gaithersburg (21 mi), Germantown (25 mi), Hyattsville (10 mi), Annapolis (35 mi), Baltimore (42 mi).

The full picture for the state, including every city and the other German offices in it, is on the Maryland page.

What you can settle without travelling

Several of these procedures are handled elsewhere entirely.

  • 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
  • Send in a life certificate for your pension: there is a free digital route with a QR code, and a bank or a police station can sign the paper one

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.

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