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German Consulate General Kolkata
Welcome to our Website! The Consulate's area of consular jurisdiction covers the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
Please note the following change in visa fees:
If you submit your visa application at the Consulate: The new visa fees take effect from 10/07/2025. From this date, demand drafts with the previous amounts will NOT be accepted anymore. Please update your demand draft before your appointment!
If you submit your visa application at the VFS visa application centre: Please note that there is a delay before the application reaches the Consulate. Therefore, the new fees will already take effect at VFS • from 08/07/2025 for Schengen visas and • from 09/07/2025 for national visas
The new fees for long-term/national visas are as follows: New visa fee in INR Adults (age 18 and up) 7,600 Children (age 0 – 17) 3,800
The new fees for short-term/Schengen visas are as follows: New visa fee in INR Adults (age 12 and above) 9,100 Children (age 6 – 11) 4,600
The Consular and Visa Section of the German Consulate General Kolkata will remain closed on Monday, 21/07/2025.
Collection of passports/visas will not be available on this day.
Barbara Voss, Consul General
Nomoshkar and Welcome!
Our team is committed to strengthening economic, cultural and scientific ties between Germany and East/North East India. People here are hardworking, very skilled and extremely friendly and supportive.
Let's inspire each other and work together for a greener future, against climate change and for the rights of marginalised groups and more diversity in the framework of Feminist Foreign Policy.
The states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura belong to the consular area of the German Consulate General Kolkata
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Visa and Consular Section
Visitors of the Consular and Legal Department need to schedule an appointment prior to their visit to the German Consulate General.
Submission of visa application Only with prior appointment
Collection of issued visa Monday - Thursday: 14:00 - 14:30 hrs
Barbara Voss, Consul General
