The Honorary Consulate of Germany in Vigo represents German interests on an honorary basis; formal consular services are provided by the German Embassy in Madrid.
Contact Details
| Address | Gran Vía nº 170 , 1º -E, 36211 Vigo, Spain |
| Fax | +34 986 123 149 |
| Head of Mission | Silvia Isabel Hinrichs Alvarez, Honorary consul |
Opening Hours
Opening hours are not published. Please get in touch first to arrange a meeting.
Location of the Consulate
The German honorary consul in Vigo
According to the Spanish Foreign Ministry’s consular list, the post is held by Silvia Isabel Hinrichs Alvarez (in office since April 2013). The Spanish list publishes no phone number or e-mail for this office; contact the German Embassy in Madrid for help.
Vigo is in the province of Pontevedra (Galicia). The nearest German career consular office is the consulate in Málaga, about 715 km away. The embassy in Madrid is roughly 465 km away.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
The German Embassy in Madrid is the place for passports and most consular matters; the honorary consul can advise but does not replace it.
Contact details of the German Embassy in Madrid, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: C/ Fortuny, 8, 28010 Madrid, Spain
- Telephone: +34 91 557 90 00
- Email: info@madrid.diplo.de
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00
- Website: www.madrid.diplo.de
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Germany and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help German citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Vigo
18 other countries are represented in Vigo: Argentina (consulate general), Chile (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Ecuador (honorary), France (honorary), Guinea-Bissau (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Malta (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Panama (honorary), Peru (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (consulate general), Romania (honorary), United Kingdom (honorary), Uruguay (honorary), Venezuela (consulate general).
Holidays and closures
The honorary consulate is closed on Spanish public holidays as well as on the German national day, 3 October. In Galicia, Galicia Day (Saint James’ Day) on 25 July is a regional holiday.
Germany’s offices in Spain
Measured in a straight line from Vigo, the nearest other German office is the Embassy in Madrid (about 460 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Vigo.
- Madrid (460 km) – Embassy of Germany
- Barcelona (910 km) – Consulate General
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (1,680 km) – Consulate
- Málaga (710 km) – Consulate
- Palma de Mallorca (1,000 km) – Consulate
- Alicante (820 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Almería (810 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Bilbao (490 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Cádiz – Honorary Consulate
- Fuerteventura – Honorary Consulate
- La Palma (1,720 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Mahón – Honorary Consulate
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1,670 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Valencia (760 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Vigo – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Zaragoza (650 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 9 October 2026. Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lista Consular (as of 30 September 2026), Spanish travel advice for Germany. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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