The Honorary Consulate of Iceland in Cologne is run by honorary consul Bettina Adenauer-Bieberstein and is a local point of contact for Icelandic citizens and for business and cultural links in the Cologne and Arnsberg regions. Passports and visas are handled by the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Böcklinstraße 3, 50933 Köln, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 221 42331412 |
| Head of Mission | Bettina Adenauer-Bieberstein, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | The administrative regions of Cologne and Arnsberg (North Rhine-Westphalia) |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Cologne
Honorary consul Bettina Adenauer-Bieberstein represents Iceland in the Cologne and Arnsberg regions of North Rhine-Westphalia. No e-mail address is published.
Which Icelandic office issues passports and visas?
For passports and registrations with Registers Iceland, contact the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin. Icelanders in Germany can also vote at the embassy in Icelandic elections.
Contact details of the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rauchstraße 1, 10787 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 70 01 60 380
- Email: berlin@mfa.is
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 16:00
- Website: www.mfa.is/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 Iceland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Icelandic 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 Cologne
15 other countries are represented in Cologne: Belgium (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Chile (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Denmark (honorary), France (honorary), Gambia General (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Latvia (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Myanmar (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Poland (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (honorary).
Icelandic missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Cologne, the nearest other Icelandic office is the Honorary Consulate in Frankfurt am Main (about 150 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 480 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Cologne.
- Berlin (480 km) – Embassy of Iceland
- Bremerhaven (310 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen and Lower Saxony except Cuxhaven)
- Cuxhaven (350 km) – Honorary Consulate (City and district of Cuxhaven)
- Frankfurt am Main (150 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Cologne – Honorary Consulate (Cologne and Arnsberg regions) (this page)
- Munich (460 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
- Stuttgart (290 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Iceland in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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