German Consulate General in Atlanta

No regular hours are on record for the German consulate general in Atlanta, but an official note on hours or appointments is shown (in German).

US citizens do not need a visa for Germany: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

2025 figures: 1,535 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Germany’s consulate general in Atlanta, and 1,385 visas were issued. 132 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 8.7%. The refusal rate rose by 5.2 points from 3.5% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 7% compared with 2024 (1,652).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.8% (2023) to 8.7% (2025).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 9 locations in the United States; this office handled 7% of their 23,122 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 1.9%, San Francisco 0.9%, Chicago 2.2% and Los Angeles 2.2%. 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 the United States, 4.9% 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 the United States.

For matters it cannot handle, the German embassy in Washington D.C. (869 km) is responsible. Besides the German consulate general in Atlanta, Germany has 49 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Miami, Houston, Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Orleans. Honorary consulates: Birmingham, Little Rock, Orlando, Tampa, Indianapolis, Leawood, New Orleans, Jackson and 31 more. The United States in turn has 8 missions in Germany, its embassy being in Bonn.

About the German consulate general in Atlanta

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in Atlanta. The head of mission on record is Oliver Bientzle, Consul General. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Peachtree Center Avenue Northeast 285, 30303 Atlanta. The record for the German consulate general in Atlanta includes a phone number and an official website.

German citizens travelling to the United States

Before flying to the United States, German citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the German consulate general in Atlanta is closed

Expect the German consulate general in Atlanta to be shut on Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and often on Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026, a holiday in Germany.

Before visiting the German consulate general in Atlanta

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

Near the German consulate general in Atlanta

The German consulate general in Atlanta has 3 other foreign missions within 1 km.