Embassies and consulates in Germany

Outside Berlin, missions are found in Munich (111), Hamburg (110), Frankfurt am Main (91), Stuttgart (59), Düsseldorf (49), Bremen (38), Bonn (25) and Hanover (22), among other towns; most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Germany belongs to the European Union and the Schengen area. Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 93 can enter visa-free and 105 need a visa from an embassy or consulate for Germany. As a Schengen state, Germany counts every short stay towards the shared limit of 90 days in any 180.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 62,482 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Germany, the 26th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 35%, exchange visitor visas 21% and work and treaty visas 21%. That is 10% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (69,429).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Germany received 18,612, 18% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 12.2% for citizens of Germany in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 10.0%).

In the other direction, Germany runs 571 missions in 191 countries. Its largest networks are in the United States (50), France (24), Brazil (19), the United Kingdom (18) and Spain (16).

Where the embassies are

Most embassies, 158 of 168, are in the capital, Berlin. The largest foreign networks in Germany are those of France (19), Austria (17), Italy (17), Turkey (17) and Denmark (16).

Travel advice for Germany

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Germany: the US State Department rates Germany at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 12 May 2025) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Germany (updated 11 August 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.