Citizen Guides in Germany

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Citizen Guides in Germany

Citizens of the United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand living in Germany can access information from the Consular sections of their relevant Embassies.

US/American Citizens

The US Citizens Service consular section provides passport services, registration of births, information on visas, Federal benefits, notary services, voting information, as well as offering emergency assistance to American citizens in distress. The US Embassy in Berlin offers services to citizens in Berlin, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, and Thüringen.

• US Embassy Berlin
  At: Neustädtische Kirchstr. 4-5, 10117 Berlin
  Tel: 030 238 5174
  Closed on American and German public holidays
  Website
• Visa Appointments & American Citizen Services
  Consular Section
  At: Clayallee 170, 14195 Berlin

The US Embassy website has useful information for US residents in Germany about driving licences, driving in Germany, marriage, residence and work permits and also has a survival guide for foreigners in Germany.

The US Consular office in Frankfurt has an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that provides assistance to US citizens on American tax obligations. The office can accept tax payments and tax returns.

• US Consular General Frankfurt
  Internal Revenue Service
  At: Giessener Str. 30, 60435 Frankfurt/Main
  Tel: 069 7535 3834
  Fax: 069 7535 3803
  e-mail

UK/British Citizens

The British Embassy in Berlin has up-to-date news on matters relating to German-English relations, as well as much information on trade and investment between Germany and the UK. 

The Berlin Consular section of the Embassy website has much useful information for Britons in Berlin and produces a "Living and Working in Berlin" guide (available in PDF)

Services offered by the consular section of the British Embassy include:

• Issuing replacement passports
• Registering births and deaths and issuing certified copies of certificates
• Certifying documents

The website also has a brochure containing a lot of useful information for UK citizens who are living and working in Berlin:

• British Embassy
  At: Wilhelmstr. 70-71, 10117 Berlin
  Tel: 030 204 570
  Emergency Tel: 01805 072 006 (outside normal office hours)
  Fax: 030 2045 7594
  Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:30
  e-mail
  Website
• Consular section
  Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00
• All visa applications are handled by the Consulate General in Düsseldorf and must be made online: Click here
• To download the "Living and Working in Berlin" brochure: Click here (PDF)

Britons in Germany

The British Government website has a section for Britons living abroad. The information is not specific to Germany but provides useful facts relevant to moving, relocating with a family or retiring abroad. It includes information on tax and pensions, education, employment, insurance, as well as having information on everything to be considered when returning to the UK after a period of time overseas.

Australian Citizens

Services provided for Australian citizens by the consular section of the Australian Embassy in Germany include:

• Issuing emergency passports
• Providing travel advice
• Witnessing and certifying signatures

The Consular section of the website has information on working in Germany, drivers' licences, social security and more. See the section Services for Australians.

• Australian Embassy
  At: Wallstraße 76-79, 10179 Berlin
  Tel: 030 880 088 231 or 232
  Fax: 030 880 088 238
  Open: Monday to Thursday 08:30-17:00, Friday 08:30-16:15
  Website

The Southern Cross Group is a global organisation that exists to "Promote mobility in the Global Community", and communicate with expatriated Australians throughout the world. Its work includes lobbying for changes in laws that improve or simplify the life of Australians abroad. The website has detailed information on the legal and practical aspects of: citizenship, voting, visas, health insurance, taxation and more.

• The Southern Cross Group
• The Southern Cross Group in Germany

New Zealand Citizens

The New Zealand Embassy offers many services to New Zealanders including:

• Issuing replacement passports
• Registering births and deaths and issuing certified copies of certificates
• Certifying documents
• Providing help for those who are victim of a crime or in hospital

The website also has information on getting married in Germany and living and working in Germany.

• New Zealand Embassy
  At: Friedrichstrasse 60, 10117 Berlin
  Tel: 030 206 210
  Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:30 (Friday 16:30)
  Visa section: 030 206 2121
  Note: the Visa Section is only open Monday to Friday from 09:00-12:00
  Fax: 030 2062 1114
  e-mail
  Website