French Embassy in Berlin

The French embassy in Berlin is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–12:00 with a midday break. An official note on hours or appointments is also shown (in German).

German citizens need no visa for France: under European free movement rules they can travel, live and work there with a valid passport or national ID card.

In 2025, France’s embassy in Berlin received 35 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 35. 0 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.0%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 0.0%. Applications rose by 133% compared with 2024 (15).

France issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Germany; this office handled 42% of their 84 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Frankfurt am Main 2.3%, which makes Berlin the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Germany, 2.3% of applications were refused in 2025; France’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. France received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 12 Schengen states represented here.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Germany.

The French embassy in Berlin is one of 19 missions of France in Germany. Consulates: Stuttgart, Saarbrücken, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main and Düsseldorf. Honorary consulates: Weimar, Saarlouis, Nuremberg, Münster, Mannheim, Leipzig, Cologne, Hanover and 4 more. Germany in turn has 24 missions in France, its embassy being in Paris.

About the French embassy in Berlin

It appears in official lists as Embassy of France in Berlin. It is headed by François Marie Delattre, Ambassador, according to the records.

Address and contact

Address: Pariser Platz 5, 10117 Berlin. The record for the French embassy in Berlin includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

When the French embassy in Berlin is closed

The next closures of the French embassy in Berlin for public holidays in Germany are Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) on Saturday 26 December 2026; it may also close for Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the French embassy in Berlin

Current procedures for the French embassy in Berlin, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the French embassy in Berlin

The French embassy in Berlin has 25 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.