The Consulate General of Denmark in Hamburg is an official consular representation of Denmark in Germany, providing consular services for Danish citizens in northern and western Germany.
Contact Details
| Address | Glockengießerwall 2, 20095 Hamburg, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 40 41 40 05 0 |
| Fax | +49 40 41 40 05 57 |
| hamgkl@um.dk | |
| Head of Mission | Anette Snedgaard Galskjøt, Consul General |
| Consular district | Hamburg, Bremen, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein (except the Flensburg area) |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 16:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
The Danish Consulate General is at Glockengießerwall 2 in Hamburg, opposite the main station.
- E-mail: hamgkl@um.dk.
- Passports: by appointment only.
About the Danish Consulate General in Hamburg
The Hamburg consulate general has the largest district of any Danish mission in Germany: from Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony down to North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It also promotes Danish trade and investment. Consul General Anette Snedgaard Galskjøt heads the office, supported by several honorary consuls in its district.
Which Danish office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Berlin | Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
| Consulate General, Flensburg | City of Flensburg, districts of Nordfriesland and Schleswig-Flensburg, and the part of Rendsburg-Eckernförde north of the Kiel Canal |
| Consulate General, Hamburg | Hamburg, Bremen, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and the rest of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Consulate General, Munich | Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg |
Consular services
- Passports and emergency passports for Danish citizens
- Advice on keeping Danish citizenship
- Certifications
- Assistance for Danes in distress
Documents checklist
The most frequent applications and the documents the Danish authorities ask for:
Danish passport (application abroad)
- Book an appointment at a Danish embassy (consulates only handle children under 12 and emergency passports) and apply in person – photo, fingerprints and signature are taken
- Signed application form, supporting documents and the passport fee
- You must be registered as a Danish citizen in the CPR system
- Renewal: your current passport; documentation of any name change (it must be registered in the CPR first)
- First passport or last one expired more than 2 years ago: original birth certificate with both parents’ names and any certificate of Danish nationality
- Documents not in Danish or English need an authorised translation
Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark – how to apply for a Danish passport, Embassy of Denmark in London – passports for adults (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?
Yes, for passports. Other questions can usually be answered by e-mail.
Visa information
German citizens need no visa for Denmark and can travel with an ID card. Denmark carries out random checks at the German border, so keep your ID at hand. Greenland requires a passport; for the Faroe Islands an ID card is enough. Danes can live and work in Germany freely as EU citizens.
Other consulates and embassies in Hamburg
90 other countries are represented in Hamburg, among them: Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Egypt (consulate general), El Salvador (honorary), Ethiopia (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Ghana (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Guatemala (honorary), Honduras (honorary), Hungary (honorary), India (consulate general), Indonesia (consulate general), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Jamaica (honorary), Japan (consulate general), Kazakhstan (consulate general), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 91 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Closing days
Closed on Hamburg public holidays and on Danish holidays such as Constitution Day (5 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December).
Emergency assistance
Outside office hours, Danish citizens can reach the 24-hour Citizens’ Service of the Danish Foreign Ministry on +45 33 92 11 12. German travellers in Denmark can contact the German Embassy in Copenhagen.
Danish missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Hamburg, the nearest other Danish office is the Honorary Consulate in Lübeck (about 57 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Hamburg.
- Berlin (250 km) – Embassy of Denmark
- Flensburg (140 km) – Consulate General (Flensburg and northern Schleswig-Holstein)
- Hamburg – Consulate General (northern and western Germany) (this page)
- Munich (610 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Bremen (95 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
- Dresden (380 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony)
- Erfurt (290 km) – Honorary Consulate (Thuringia)
- Hanover (130 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lower Saxony)
- Frankfurt am Main (390 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Cologne (360 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Kiel (86 km) – Honorary Consulate (Kiel, Plön, Neumünster, southern Rendsburg-Eckernförde)
- Lübeck (57 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lübeck and south-eastern Schleswig-Holstein)
- Rostock (150 km) – Honorary Consulate (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Stuttgart (530 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
Frequently asked questions about the Consulate General of Denmark in Hamburg
I live in Cologne. Which Danish consulate is responsible for me?
The Consulate General in Hamburg, whose district includes North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Denmark in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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