Portuguese Consulate General in Hamburg

The Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–14:00, closing earlier on Fridays. An official note on hours or appointments is also shown (in German).

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

2025 figures: 1 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Portugal’s consulate general in Hamburg, and 1 visas were issued.

Portugal issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Germany; this office handled 33% of their 3 applications in 2025. 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; Portugal’s rate worldwide was 23.3%. Portugal received the 10th 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.

For matters it cannot handle, the Portuguese embassy in Berlin (254 km) is responsible. The Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg is one of 7 missions of Portugal in Germany. Consulates: Stuttgart, Osnabrück, Hattersheim and Düsseldorf. Honorary consulates: Munich. Germany in turn has 6 missions in Portugal, its embassy being in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Portugal in Hamburg. It is headed by João Carlos Leitão Batista, Consul General, according to the records. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Amelungstraße 4, 20354 Hamburg. The record for the Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

When the Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg is closed

The Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg 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 Portugal such as Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026.

Before visiting the Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg

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

Near the Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg

Within 1 km of the Portuguese consulate general in Hamburg there are 17 other foreign missions.