Uruguayan Honorary Consulate in Essen

The Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:30–12:30. An official note on hours or appointments is also shown (in German).

German citizens can visit Uruguay without a visa for up to 90 days.

For matters it cannot handle, the Uruguayan embassy in Berlin (450 km) is responsible. Besides the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen, Uruguay has 6 other missions in Germany. Consulates: Hamburg. Honorary consulates: Stuttgart, Munich, Frankfurt am Main and Bremen. Germany in turn has an embassy in Montevideo.

About the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen

It appears in official lists as Honorary Consulate of Uruguay in Essen. The head of mission on record is Dr. Christian Werner Bartels-Freiherr Varnbüler von und zu Hemmingen, Honorary Consul.

Address and contact

Address: Alfredstraße 28, 45130 Essen. The record for the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen includes a phone number, an e-mail address and a fax number.

Uruguayan citizens travelling to Germany

Germany admits Uruguayan citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen is closed

The Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen 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 Uruguay such as Christmas Day (Día de la Familia) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen

Call the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen before you go to confirm the hours and whether an appointment is needed.

Near the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen

Within 1 km of the Uruguayan honorary consulate in Essen there is one other foreign mission.