Germany Consulate Tijuana

Before your visit

• Location: The honorary consulate is in the Aviación neighbourhood of Tijuana, Baja California, about 4 km in a straight line from the centre of Tijuana; the nearest international airport is Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), about 5 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap)

About the Honorary Consulate of Germany in Tijuana

The honorary consul is Carlos Manuel Echeagaray Enkerlin, according to the SRE list. It is one of 11 honorary consular posts of Germany in Mexico listed in the SRE list. Germany also has its embassy in Mexico City.

Which German office handles passports and visas?

For passports, visas and other formal consular services, contact the Embassy of Germany in Mexico. The honorary consulate in Tijuana can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace a career consulate.

Contact details of the German Embassy in Mexico City, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Horacio No. 1506, Col. Los Morales, Sección Alameda, Polanco, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo, 11530 Mexico City, Mexico
• Telephone: +52 55 5283 2200
• Email: info@mexi.diplo.de
• Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00–17:00; Friday 08:00–15:00
• Website: www.mexiko.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 in Tijuana

20 other countries are represented in Tijuana: Canada (honorary), China (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (honorary), El Salvador (consulate general), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Haiti (consulate), Honduras (consulate general), Indonesia (honorary), Israel (honorary), Japan (honorary), Norway (honorary), Poland (honorary), South Korea (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Ukraine (honorary), United Kingdom (honorary), United States (consulate general).

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on Mexico’s mandatory rest days under Article 74 of the Federal Labour Law and may also close on public holidays of Germany.

Emergency assistance

In Mexico, dial 911 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice). Mexican citizens who need consular help in Germany can contact the Embassy of Mexico in Berlin, according to the SRE’s directory of Mexican missions abroad.

Diplomatic missions of Germany in Mexico

Germany in Mexico

Measured in a straight line from Tijuana, the nearest other German office is the Honorary Consulate (Chihuahua) in Chihuahua (about 1,130 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Mexico City (about 2,300 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Tijuana.

• Mexico City (2,300 km) – Embassy of Germany in Mexico
• Cancún – Honorary Consulate (Quintana Roo)
• Chihuahua (1,130 km) – Honorary Consulate (Chihuahua)
• Guadalajara (1,890 km) – Honorary Consulate (Jalisco)
• León (1,980 km) – Honorary Consulate (Guanajuato)
• Monterrey (1,790 km) – Honorary Consulate (Nuevo León)
• Mérida – Honorary Consulate (Yucatán)
• Oaxaca – Honorary Consulate (Oaxaca)
• Puebla (2,400 km) – Honorary Consulate (Puebla)
• Querétaro (2,120 km) – Honorary Consulate (Querétaro)
• Tijuana – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Veracruz – Honorary Consulate (Veracruz)