As an honorary office, the Honorary Consulate of Belgium in Hanover (honorary consul Dr. Stephanie Michel) supports Belgian nationals and promotes contacts with Belgium in Lower Saxony. For passports and visas, the Belgian Embassy in Berlin is responsible.
Contact Details
| Address | Adenauerallee 18, 30175 Hannover, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 511 8997 2206 |
| Fax | +49 511 8 57 30 33 |
| Stephanie.Michel.Hannover@hc.diplobel.fed.be | |
| Head of Mission | Dr. Stephanie Michel, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Lower Saxony |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | By appointment |
| Tuesday | By appointment |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday | By appointment |
| Friday | By appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Visits by appointment only. Please call or e-mail before you go.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
- Emergencies outside office hours: +49 172 5431 329.
About the honorary consulate in Hanover
Honorary consul Dr. Stephanie Michel represents Belgium in Lower Saxony. Visits are arranged by appointment.
Where do I apply for a passport or visa?
The responsible career office for all of Germany is the Belgian Embassy in Berlin. Belgians abroad can register there for Belgian elections and apply for identity documents.
Contact details of the Belgian Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Belgium Embassy in Berlin, Jägerstraße 52-53, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 20 64 20
- Email: berlin@diplobel.fed.be
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:30 and 13:30–17:00
- Website: https://germany.diplomatie.belgium.be/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 Belgium and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Belgian 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 Hanover
9 other countries are represented in Hanover: Austria (honorary), Burkina Faso (honorary), Costa Rica (honorary), Denmark (honorary), France (honorary), Ghana (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Kazakhstan (honorary), Zambia (honorary).
Belgian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Hanover, the nearest other Belgian office is the Honorary Consulate in Bremen (about 100 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Hanover.
- Berlin (250 km) – Embassy of Belgium
- Langerwehe-Merode (290 km) – Honorary Consulate (Aachen, Düren, Heinsberg)
- Bremen (100 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
- Düsseldorf (240 km) – Honorary Consulate (Düsseldorf and Münster regions)
- Frankfurt am Main (260 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Hamburg (130 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Hanover – Honorary Consulate (Lower Saxony) (this page)
- Cologne (250 km) – Honorary Consulate (Cologne, Arnsberg and Detmold regions)
- Munich (490 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
- Stuttgart (400 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Belgium in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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