Greece Consulate General Frankfurt am Main

Before your visit

The Greek Consulate General is at Zeppelinallee 43 in Frankfurt-Bockenheim, near the Palmengarten.

• Telephone: +49 69 979 91 20 or +49 69 979 91 15.
• Emergency number outside office hours: +49 175 513 2683.

About the Greek Consulate General in Frankfurt

The consulate general serves Greeks in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland and is headed by Consul General Sofia Choli.

Which Greek office is responsible for me?

Consular services

• Passports and Greek ID cards (biometric data taken on site)
• Entries in the Greek civil registers (lixiarchio)
• Certificates for military service obligations
• Authorisations (exousiodotiseis) and signature certifications
• Life certificates for Greek pensions

Documents checklist

Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Greek sources:

Greek passport (application abroad)

• Book an appointment with the competent Greek consular authority and submit the documents in person – the passport is issued by the Hellenic Police
• The application form, completed at the consulate
• Your previous passport, if you have one
• Greek police ID card – or a birth certificate from your Greek municipality (can be downloaded via gov.gr)
• Recent photo meeting the technical specifications (ask the consulate which format is accepted now)
• Receipt for the consular fee; men of military age: proof that military obligations are settled

Sources: Hellenic Police – National Passport Centre: instructions, Embassy of Greece in the UK – supporting documents for adult passports (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Contact the consulate general by phone or e-mail to arrange an appointment. If you work during the day, ask for a slot on Tuesday evening.

Visa information

No visa is needed for German citizens travelling to Greece; an ID card is enough. Greek citizens living in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate or Saarland have full freedom of movement as EU citizens.

Other consulates and embassies in Frankfurt

72 other countries are represented in Frankfurt, among them: Guinea (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Iceland (honorary), India (consulate general), Indonesia (consulate general), Iraq (consulate general), Ireland (consulate general), Italy (consulate general), Japan (consulate general), Kazakhstan (consulate general), Latvia (honorary), Lebanon (honorary), Malaysia (consulate general), Maldives (honorary), Mali (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mexico (consulate), Moldova (consulate general), Monaco (honorary), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 73 missions is on the overview page for Germany.

Closing days

Closed on public holidays in the federal state and on Greek holidays such as Clean Monday, Independence Day (25 March), Orthodox Easter and Ochi Day (28 October).

Emergency assistance

For genuine emergencies involving Greek citizens outside office hours, call +49 175 513 2683. Germans in Greece are helped by the German Embassy in Athens and the Consulate General in Thessaloniki.

Greek missions in Germany

Measured in a straight line from Frankfurt am Main, the nearest other Greek office is the Consulate General in Stuttgart (about 150 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Frankfurt am Main.

• Berlin (420 km) – Embassy of Greece
• Düsseldorf (180 km) – Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia)
• Frankfurt am Main – Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland) (this page)
• Hamburg (390 km) – Consulate General (Bremen, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony)
• Munich (300 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria)
• Stuttgart (150 km) – Consulate General (Baden-Württemberg)