When planning a visit to another country, renewing your passport, or replacing a lost or stolen passport, you may need to visit an embassy or consulate. The US and French embassies have prominent positions next to Brandenburger Tor, and the Russians claim one of the largest embassies in Unter den Linden.
Other diplomatic agencies are scattered throughout the city. It is not uncommon to be wandering through a quiet residential neighborhood and come across representation of a smaller country. Some countries also have two representatives in the capital, an embassy and a consulate. But what exactly is the difference?
Embassy v. consulate
The terms embassy and consulate are often used interchangeably, but the two actually serve different purposes.
Embassy : the larger and more important, this is the permanent diplomatic mission. Located in the capital of a country (usually), the embassy is responsible for representing the country of origin abroad and handling major diplomatic issues.
Consulate : smaller version of an embassy located in large cities. Consulates handle minor diplomatic matters such as issuing visas, assisting in business relationships, and caring for migrants, tourists, and expatriates.
Find listings of embassies in Frankfurt and other consulates and embassies here.
Australian embassy
Australian Embassy
Address : Wallstrasse 76-79
Berlin, Germany 10179
Phone : 49 (0) 30 88 00 88 0
Fax : 49 (0) 30 88 00 88210
Website : http://www.germany.embassy.gov.au/beln/home.html
Email : [email protected]
Canadian embassy
Embassy of Canada and Germany
Dirección : Leipziger Platz 17
10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 49 030-2031-2470
Fax : 49 030-2031-2457
Website : http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/germany-allemagne/index.aspx?lang=eng
Email : [email protected]
Embassy of the French Republic
French Embassy in Germany
Address : Pariser Platz 5
Berlin 10117 Germany
Phone : 49030 – 590 03 90 00
Fax : 20 63 90 10
Website : http://ambafrance-de.org/-Berlin-719-
Email : [email protected]
british embassy
Address : Wilhelmstraße 70/71
10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 0049 (0) 30 204570
Fax : 0049 (0) 30 20457 594
Website : http://ukingermany.fco.gov.uk/en/
Email : [email protected]
Indian embassy
Address : Tiergartenstr. 17
10785 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 0049-30-257950
Fax : 49 (30) 25795620
Website : http://www.indianembassy.de/
Email : [email protected]
Embassy of italy
Embassy of Italy in Berlin
Address : Hiroshimastrasse 1
10785 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 49-30-254400
Fax: 49-30-25440169
Website : http://www.ambberlino.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Berlino/Menu/Ambasciata/
Email : [email protected]
Royal Netherlands Embassy
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Berlin
Address : Klosterstrasse 50
10179 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 49 30 20956-0
Fax : 49 30 20956-441
Website : http://deutschland.nlbotschaft.org/
Email : [email protected]
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland
Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Berlin
Address : Lassenstr. 19-21
14193 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 49 30 223130
Fax : 49 30 22313155
Website : http://berlin.msz.gov.pl/de/p/berlin_de_a_de/root
Email : [email protected]
Embassy of the Russian Federation
Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Federal Republic of Germany
Address : Unter den Linden 63-65
10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 49 030 2291110
Fax : 49 030 229 93 97-30-8305-1215
Website : http://www.russische-botschaft.de/
Email : [email protected]
Embassy of Spain
Embassy of Spain in Berlin
Address : Lichtensteinallee 1
10787 Berlin, Germany.
Phone : 030.254007161
Fax : 49 30257 99557
Website : http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/berlin/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx
Email : [email protected]
Embassy of the Swiss Confederation
Swiss Embassy
Address : Otto-von-Bismarck-Allee 4A
10557 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 49 30390 40 00
Fax : 49 30391 10 30
Website : http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/de/home/reps/eur/vdeu/embber.html
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Berlin
Address : Hiroshimastraße 18-20
10785 Berlin, Germany
Phone : 49 030 516516
Fax : 49 228 2670775
Website : http://www.uae-embassy.ae/Embassies/de
Embassy of the united states
Address : Clayallee 170
14191 Berlin Federal Republic of Germany
Phone : 49-30-8305-0
Fax : 49-30-8305-1215
Website : http://germany.usembassy.gov/
Email : [email protected]
