Starting from Tuesday, 18th January, 2022, the Visa Section as well as the Legal and Consular Section of the Consulate General Kolkata will re-open.
Visa Section: Applicants who have a confirmed appointment at the Visa Section on or after 18th January can attend. Applicants who could not attend their appointment while the Visa Section was closed will be contacted and given the details of their newly assigned appointment time-slot. In the meantime, booking of new visa application appointments will not be available. However, you can opt to be placed on a waiting list after completing the appointment booking form. For more information on booking appointments, visit https://visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/deu/.
If you have already received a message that your visa is ready for collection, you can pick up your passport at the usual time (Mon - Thu, 2pm - 2:30pm).
Legal and Consular Section: For appointments concerning consular services (German passports, notarisations, document verification, ...), please write to rk-s1@kalk.diplo.de.
Important Update
With effect from 19 September 2021, the Federal Republic of Germany no longer lists India as a country with a significantly elevated risk of infection (high-risk area).
If you have not travelled to another country that is considered a high-risk area or virus variant area in the 10 days prior to your planned entry to Germany, you are exempt from digital entry registration as well as quarantine in Germany.
Regardless of this change, the following restrictions continue to apply for travel to Germany from India:
If you were vaccinated in India with Covishield, please note that your vaccination certificate must contain your passport number or date of birth.Reference to Aadhar number is not sufficient.
Please note that appointments related to Consular Services (for example German Passport, attestation of copies, blocked account, pension, Life certificates etc.) can only be scheduled currently via email and phone calls. Kindly do not book any appointment through the online booking System.
Write to rk-s1@kalk.diplo.de to book your appointments. Confirmation regarding the appointments will also be sent via above given E-mail. Kindly note: Above mentioned email id is strictly for consular services only and visa queries sent to this Email id will not be answered.
Mr. Manfred Auster, Consul-General
Guten Tag und willkommen!
I am pleased to greet you on the homepage of the German Consulate-General in Kolkata.
Mr. Manfred Auster, Consul-General
Address, Opening Hours, Contact Details and Holiday List
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1 Hastings Park Road, Alipore, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700 027.
Administrative / consular district
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.
Departments
Visa and Consular Section
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 11:30 hrs
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
Monday - Friday: 09:00 -12:00 hrs
Collection of issued visa Monday - Thursday: 14:00 - 14:30 hrs Email: visainfo@kalk.auswaertiges-amt.de
You may contact the German Consulate Kolkata by filling out the relevant details in the Contact Form
Accessibility: Limited access to the visa and the main building on a wheelchair.
Emergency Contact If you need to report an emergency, you can reach the Officer on Duty after office hours using the following mobile number: +91-(0) 98310 16091
Please note that the officer on duty will not be able to answer any visa questions.
