Located in Geneva, the Honorary Consulate of Germany in Geneva represents German interests in Vaud, Valais and Geneva on an honorary basis under Sven Mathis Kern.
Contact Details
| Address | Rue de Moillebeau 49, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Telephone | +41 22 734 66 06 |
| Fax | +41 22 734 66 08 |
| genf@hk-diplo.de | |
| Website | www.deutscher-honorarkonsul-genf.ch |
| Head of Mission | Sven Mathis Kern, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Vaud, Valais and Geneva |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
The German honorary consul in Geneva
The honorary consulate – led by Sven Mathis Kern since 2020 – covers Vaud, Valais and Geneva. Meetings are by appointment only.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Applications for German passports, visas and official certificates are not processed here but by the consular section of the German Embassy in Bern.
Contact details of the German Embassy in Bern, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Willadingweg 83, 3006 Bern, Switzerland
- Telephone: +41 31 359 41 11
- Email: info@bern.diplo.de
- Opening hours: Monday 08:15–12:00 and 13:30–16:00; Tuesday 07:45–12:00 and 13:30–16:00; Wednesday 08:15–12:00 and 13:30–16:00; Thursday 07:45–12:00 and 13:30–16:00; Friday 08:15–12:00
- Website: www.bern.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 Geneva
114 other countries are represented in Geneva, among them: Greece (consulate general), Grenada (consulate), Guyana (embassy), Honduras (embassy), Hungary (consulate), Iceland (embassy), India (consulate general), Israel (consulate), Italy (consulate general), Jamaica (embassy), Japan (consulate), Kenya (consulate general), Kosovo (consulate general), Kuwait (consulate general), Kyrgyzstan (embassy), Laos (embassy), Lesotho (embassy), Luxembourg (consulate general), Malawi (embassy), Malaysia (consulate general). The full list of all 115 missions is on the overview page for Switzerland.
German missions in Switzerland
Measured in a straight line from Geneva, the nearest other German office is the Embassy in Bern (about 130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Geneva.
- Bern (130 km) – Embassy of Germany
- Basel (190 km) – Honorary Consulate (Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft)
- Geneva – Honorary Consulate (Vaud, Valais and Geneva) (this page)
- Lugano (220 km) – Honorary Consulate (Graubünden and Ticino)
- Zurich (240 km) – Honorary Consulate (Zurich and Schwyz)
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) – list of the diplomatic and consular corps in Switzerland. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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