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Appointments, Hours & Contact
Here you can make an appointment and find everything you need to know before visiting the Consulate.
Address
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Phone: (+1) 617-369-4900 |
Office Hours and Appointment
Passport Section |
Visa Section Starting March 1, 2023, appointments for Schengen Visa applications can only be booked via the service provider BLS International here. |
Consular Services |
Pension Matters |
Telephone Hours Monday through Thursday: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Please note: Specific questions about Visas, as well as appointments, CANNOT be answered over the phone. Appointments are made exclusively online. Due to high volume, we kindly ask that you refrain from calling our phone lines to request an appointment. To get in touch with us, please write us an email or use the contact form Information on passport and consular/legal matters can be answered by phone ONLY during the following times: |
Important Information
Due to security reasons, please bring a picture ID to get access to the office towers at Copley Place. No guns, knives or other potential arms are permitted to the Consulate office or visitor waiting area! No pets, except service dogs, are permitted to the Consulate office or visitor waiting area! For security reasons you are kindly asked to keep your luggage to a minimum when coming to the Consulate. Please do not bring suitcases or large bags and backpacks. The Consulate General reserves the right to refuse entry to customers with bulky luggage. There is no temporary storage facility for such pieces of luggage. |
Directions to the Consulate
*We validate parking for the Copley Place Central Garage We are located inside the Copley Place Shopping Mall, on the corner of Dartmouth and Huntington St., Copley Square, Boston How to reach us: By Subway Take the GREEN LINE to Copley. Walk across square along the Boston Public Library. Enter Copley Place Shopping Mall through Westin Hotel. Walk through Westin Hotel Lobby into Copley Place Mall. Follow directions below. By car from the West Take the Mass. Pike to Copley Square exit (Bear right for Copley). Upon exiting from tunnel/ramp stay left and turn left on Dartmouth Street. Stay left for one block. Turn left at Westin Hotel, onto Huntington Avenue. At next set of lights, turn left on arrow into Copley Place Parking Garage (address of parking garage: 100 Huntington Ave.). Park in Red Garage, if possible. Take Central Elevators to SKYLOBBY. By car from North/South Take Route 93 to Storrow Drive exit. Get onto Storrow Drive west. Exit Storrow Drive at Copley Square exit (Exit is on the LEFT). There is a set of lights at end of exit ramp -- turn right onto Beacon street. Follow Beacon Street to Exeter Street. Turn left onto Exeter Street. Stay on Exeter Street to end of street. Exeter ends at Huntington Avenue at the set of traffic lights. Go straight through intersection into the Copley Place Parking Garage. Park in Red Garage, if possible. Take Central Elevators to SKYLOBBY. The Copley Place Parking Garage entrance is located at Huntington Avenue opposite Exeter Street. (Parking validation is available at the Consulate for a discounted parking rate at the Copley Place Parking Garage.) Directions within Copley Place Shopping Mall Go to the central elevators. Take elevator up to SKYLOBBY, located above shops. Exit elevator and walk straight through glass doors to registeration desk. After registering, enter the first office tower located on your right-hand side (“Three Copley Place”). Then take the elevator up to the 5th floor. Exit the elevator and turn left. |
Official Holidays 2024
In 2024, the Consulate General will be closed on the following holidays:
January 1 |
New Year's Day |
January 15 | Martin Luther King Day |
March 8 |
International Women's Day |
March 29 |
Good Friday |
April 1 |
Easter Monday |
May 20 |
Pentecost |
May 27 |
Memorial Day |
July 4 |
Independence Day |
September 2 |
Labor Day |
October 3 | Day of German Unity |
November 28 | Thanksgiving Day |
December 25 | 1st Day of Christmas |
December 26 | 2nd Day of Christmas |
December 31 | New Year's Eve |