German Consulate General in San Francisco, United States

Germany admits US citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 4,870 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Germany’s consulate general in San Francisco, and 4,810 visas were issued. 46 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.9%. That is barely different from 2024 (1.1%). The number of applications was almost unchanged (4,778 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.9% (2025) to 3.6% (2023).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 9 locations in the United States; this office handled 21% of their 23,122 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 1.9%, Chicago 2.2%, Los Angeles 2.2% and Boston 4.9%, which makes San Francisco the lowest 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 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. (3,914 km) is responsible. The German consulate general in San Francisco, United States is one of 50 missions of Germany in the United States. Consulates: Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles 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 San Francisco, United States

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Germany in San Francisco. It is headed by Theo Kidess, 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: Jackson Street 1960, San Francisco. The record for the German consulate general in San Francisco, United States 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 San Francisco, United States is closed

The next closures of the German consulate general in San Francisco, United States for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the German consulate general in San Francisco, United States

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

Near the German consulate general in San Francisco, United States

The German consulate general in San Francisco, United States has 2 other foreign missions within 1 km.