The Honorary Consulate of Guatemala in Hamburg is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Peter Michael Schirrmann. It assists Guatemalan citizens in Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein; passport and visa applications go to the Guatemalan Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Esplanade 6, 20354 Hamburg, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 40 34 51 94 |
| Fax | +49 40 34 23 59 |
| info@consuguate-hh.de | |
| Head of Mission | Peter Michael Schirrmann, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 - 12:30 |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 12:30 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 12:30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
The Guatemalan honorary consul in Hamburg
Honorary consul Peter Michael Schirrmann represents Guatemala in Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. Hamburg has long been a centre of the German coffee trade with Central America.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Formal applications go to the Guatemalan Embassy in Berlin, which is responsible for the whole of Germany.
Contact details of the Guatemalan Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Friedrichstraße 81; Behrenstraße 27 (3rd floor), 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 206 43 63
- Email: sekretariatde@minex.gob.gt
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 – 16:00
- Website: www.botschaft-guatemala.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 Guatemala and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Guatemalan 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 Hamburg
90 other countries are represented in Hamburg, among them: Honduras (honorary), Hungary (honorary), India (consulate general), Indonesia (consulate general), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Jamaica (honorary), Japan (consulate general), Kazakhstan (consulate general), Latvia (honorary), Liechtenstein (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malawi (honorary), Malaysia (honorary), Mali (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mauritania (honorary), Mauritius (honorary), South Korea (consulate general). The full list of all 91 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Guatemalan missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Hamburg, the nearest other Guatemalan office is the Embassy in Berlin (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Hamburg.
- Berlin (250 km) – Embassy of Guatemala
- Düsseldorf (340 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lander North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse)
- Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein) (this page)
- Munich (610 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Guatemala in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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