German Consulate General in Kaliningrad

Russian citizens need a visa for Germany, obtained before travel. Check with the German consulate general in Kaliningrad whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2023, Germany’s consulate general in Kaliningrad received 792 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 650. 135 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 17.2%.

Germany issues Schengen visas at 5 locations in Russia; this office handled 4% of their 19,286 applications in 2023. Refusal rates elsewhere: Moscow 21.2%, Saint Petersburg 21.3%, Novosibirsk 12.8% and Yekaterinburg 25.4%. 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 Russia, 10.6% of applications were refused in 2023; Germany’s rate worldwide was 14.3%. Germany received the 5th largest number of applications of the 25 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 21.1% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Russia.

For matters it cannot handle, the German embassy in Moscow (1,081 km) is responsible. The German consulate general in Kaliningrad is one of 5 missions of Germany in Russia. Honorary consulates: Saratov, Kazan’ and Vladivostok. Russia in turn has 4 missions in Germany, its embassy being in Berlin.

About the German consulate general in Kaliningrad

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in Kaliningrad. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: улица Тельмана 14, 236008 Калининград. The record for the German consulate general in Kaliningrad includes an official website.

German citizens travelling to Russia

Russia requires a visa from German citizens, available online as an e-Visa for up to 30 days.

When the German consulate general in Kaliningrad is closed

The German consulate general in Kaliningrad closes on Russia’s public holidays, the next being New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027, and usually on holidays of Germany such as Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the German consulate general in Kaliningrad

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

Near the German consulate general in Kaliningrad

The German consulate general in Kaliningrad has one other foreign mission within 1 km.