Spanish Consulate General in Düsseldorf

The Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:00–14:00. An official note on hours or appointments is also shown (in German).

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

In 2023, Spain’s consulate general in Düsseldorf received 1 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 0.

Spain issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Germany; this office handled 17% of their 6 applications in 2023. 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, 5.0% of applications were refused in 2023; Spain’s rate worldwide was 18.5%. Spain received the 7th largest number of applications of the 13 Schengen states represented here.

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

For matters it cannot handle, the Spanish embassy in Berlin (473 km) is responsible. Besides the Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf, Spain has 7 other missions in Germany. Consulates: Stuttgart, Munich, Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main. Honorary consulates: Dresden. Germany in turn has 16 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Spain in Düsseldorf. It is headed by Francisco Javier Sanabria Valderrama, Consul General, according to the records. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Homberger Straße 16, 40474 Düsseldorf. The record for the Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

When the Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf is closed

The Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf closes on Germany’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) on Saturday 26 December 2026, and usually on holidays of Spain such as Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf

Current procedures for the Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf

The Spanish consulate general in Düsseldorf has 3 other foreign missions within 1 km.