As an honorary office, the Honorary Consulate of Costa Rica in Hanover (honorary consul Prof. Dr. Hans-Wolf Sievert) supports Costa Rican nationals and promotes contacts with Costa Rica in Lower Saxony and Bremen. For passports and visas, the Costa Rican Embassy in Berlin is responsible.
Contact Details
| Address | Marienstraße 8, 30171 Hannover, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 511 28 11 27 |
| Fax | +49 511 283 41 11 |
| conhcr-ha@rree.go.cr | |
| Head of Mission | Prof. Dr. Hans-Wolf Sievert, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Lower Saxony and Bremen |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 12:00 - 14:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Hanover
Honorary consul Prof. Dr. Hans-Wolf Sievert represents Costa Rica in Lower Saxony and Bremen and uses an official address of the Costa Rican foreign ministry.
Where do I apply for a passport or visa?
The Costa Rican Embassy in Berlin issues passports for Costa Rican citizens and residence permits for internships, volunteering and study. German tourists need no visa for Costa Rica.
Contact details of the Costa Rican Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Reinhardtstraße 47A, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 26 39 89 90
- Email: embcr-de@rree.go.cr
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–17:30
- Website: www.botschaft-costarica.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 Costa Rica and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Costa Rican 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), Belgium (honorary), Burkina Faso (honorary), Denmark (honorary), France (honorary), Ghana (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Kazakhstan (honorary), Zambia (honorary).
Costa Rican missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Hanover, the nearest other Costa Rican office is the Honorary Consulate General in Hamburg (about 130 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 Costa Rica
- Frankfurt am Main (260 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Hamburg (130 km) – Honorary Consulate General (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Hanover – Honorary Consulate (Lower Saxony and Bremen) (this page)
- Lahr – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
- Leipzig (210 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and North Rhine-Westphalia)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Costa Rica in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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