German Consulate General in Kolkata

Indian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Germany. Check with the German consulate general in Kolkata whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Germany’s consulate general in Kolkata received 2,572 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 2,207. 359 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 14.0%. In 2024 it had been 16.6%: the rate fell by 2.7 points. Applications fell by 7% compared with 2024 (2,764).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 10.8% (2023) to 16.6% (2024).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in India; this office handled 2% of their 153,179 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Mumbai 10.8%, New Delhi 10.0%, Chennai 10.5% and Bengaluru 1.5%, which makes Kolkata the highest 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 India, 15.8% of applications were refused in 2025; Germany’s rate worldwide was 13.1%. Germany received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of India.

For matters it cannot handle, the German embassy in New Delhi (1,305 km) is responsible. Besides the German consulate general in Kolkata, Germany has 7 other missions in India. Consulates: Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Honorary consulates: Thiruvananthapuram, Panjim and Hyderabad. India in turn has 5 missions in Germany, its embassy being in Berlin.

About the German consulate general in Kolkata

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in Kolkata. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Hastings Park Road 1, 700 027 Kolkata. The record for the German consulate general in Kolkata includes a phone number and an official website.

German citizens travelling to India

German citizens need an e-Visa for India, applied for online before travel and valid for up to 30 days.

Before visiting the German consulate general in Kolkata

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

Near the German consulate general in Kolkata

Within 1 km of the German consulate general in Kolkata there is one other foreign mission.