German Embassy in Washington D.C.

US citizens can visit Germany without a visa for up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 1,372 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Germany’s embassy in Washington D.C., and 1,274 visas were issued. 79 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.8%. The refusal rate rose by 2.7 points from 3.1% in 2024. Applications fell by 21% compared with 2024 (1,734).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.9% (2023) to 5.8% (2025).

Germany issues Schengen visas at 9 locations in the United States; this office handled 6% 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.

The German embassy in Washington D.C. is one of 50 missions of Germany in the United States. Consulates: Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and 1 more. 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 embassy in Washington D.C.

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Germany in Washington D.C. The head of mission on record is Jens Hanefeld, Ambassador.

Address and contact

Address: Reservoir Road Northwest 4645, 20007 Washington. The record for the German embassy in Washington D.C. includes a phone number, 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 embassy in Washington D.C. is closed

The German embassy in Washington D.C. 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 embassy in Washington D.C.

Current procedures for the German embassy in Washington D.C., including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the German embassy in Washington D.C.

The German embassy in Washington D.C. has one other foreign mission within 1 km.