French Embassy for Germany - Address / Phone Number

French Embassy in Germany

Address: Pariser Platz 5
City: Berlin (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hours)
Tel.:  030-5 90 03 90 00
Fax: 030-5 90 03 91 10
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00, Wednesday 14.00 - 16.30 

French General Consulate in Frankfurt
Address: Zeppelinallee 35 - 60325 Frankfurt am Main
City: Frankfurt (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hours)
Tel.:   069-79 50 960
Fax: 069-79 50 96 46 

French General Consulate in Hamburg
Address: Heimhuder Straße 55 - 20148 Hamburg
City: Hamburg (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hours)
Tel.: 040-41 33 25-74
Fax: 040 / 41 33 25 71 

French General Consulate in Munchen
Address: Heimeranstr. 31 - 80339 München
City: Munchen (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hours)
Tel.: 089-41 94 11 0
Fax: 089-41 94 11 23 

The Consular Section's main mission is to administer according to French laws and regulations the French community, whether transient or established in Germany. It is assisted in its work by the network of honorary consuls and offers the following services:

• registration in the register of French outside France;
• issuing passports and national identity cards;
• registration of civil status acts (birth, marriage, parental recognition, death ...)
• identifying young French;
• the organization of some national elections (presidential and referenda) or specific French abroad (Assembly of French Citizens Abroad);
• the establishment of proxies in national elections

A passport is an official document issued by the French Administration, when living abroad the Consulate/Embassy issues it. It proves the person's identity and allows one to travel abroad outside the EU. It can take several weeks to issue a passport as they are all produced in France. The consulate cannot intervene in the process of making the passport, therefore it is strongly advised to request it early enough to avoid disappointment if one had plans for traveling. 

Since 1 January 2004, the Register of French outside France replaced the consular registration. This is a free administrative approach. It is recommended for all citizens living for at least 6 months in Germany. Optional registration is valid for five years and renewed. Once registered, you will receive a consular card certifying that you are under the French consular protection.

A passport is an official document issued by the French Administration, when living abroad the Consulate/Embassy issues it. It proves the person's identity and allows one to travel abroad outside the EU. It can take several weeks to issue a passport as they are all produced in France. The consulate cannot intervene in the process of making the passport, therefore it is strongly advised to request it early enough to avoid disappointment if one had plans for traveling. 

The passport holder, whatever his/her age, must come in person to collect his/her new passport, and must return the previous one, as it belongs to the French State. If the applicant has not collected the passport within 3 months of the "ready" date, it will be destroyed.

In case of a stolen French passport, French citizen must report this to the local police authorities and the nearest French embassy or consulate. If a passport was lost, citizen should inform the nearest French embassy or consulate about it. It is also advised to keep a photocopy of a passport separately from the passport.

Issuance of a regular passport is about 2-3 weeks. Emergency passports are issued faster.