German Consulate General in Chicago

No regular hours are on record for the German consulate general in Chicago, 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: 2,727 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Germany’s consulate general in Chicago, and 2,662 visas were issued. 61 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.2%. The refusal rate fell by 2.1 points from 4.3% in 2024. Applications rose by 3% compared with 2024 (2,637).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.2% (2025) to 4.7% (2023).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 9 locations in the United States; this office handled 12% of their 23,122 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 1.9%, San Francisco 0.9%, Los Angeles 2.2% and Boston 4.9%. 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.

The German embassy is in Washington D.C., about 951 km away. The German consulate general in Chicago is one of 50 missions of Germany in the United States. Consulates: Miami, Atlanta, Houston, 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 Chicago

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in Chicago. It is headed by Michael Ahrens, Consul General, according to the records. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: North Michigan Avenue 676, 60611 Chicago. The record for the German consulate general in Chicago includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

German citizens travelling to the United States

German citizens do not need a visa for the United States, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 90 days.

When the German consulate general in Chicago is closed

The German consulate general in Chicago closes on the United States’ public holidays, the next being Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and usually on holidays of Germany such as Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the German consulate general in Chicago

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

Near the German consulate general in Chicago

The German consulate general in Chicago has 21 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.