The Honorary Consulate of the Netherlands in Cologne is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Rafaela Wilde. It assists Dutch citizens in the Cologne region; passport and visa applications go to the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Goltsteinstraße 76a, 50968 Köln, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 175 222 8034 |
| keulen@nlhonoraryconsul.nl | |
| Head of Mission | Rafaela Wilde, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Cologne administrative region, except the city and district of Aachen and the districts of Düren and Heinsberg |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | By appointment |
| Tuesday | By appointment |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday | By appointment |
| Friday | By appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Visits by appointment only. Please call or e-mail before you go.
Location of the Consulate
The Dutch honorary consul in Cologne
Honorary consul Rafaela Wilde represents the Netherlands in the Cologne administrative region, including Bonn and Leverkusen; the Aachen area has its own honorary consul. Meetings by appointment.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
For a new passport or ID card, book an appointment at the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin or apply in one of the Dutch border municipalities. Applications must be made in person, also for children.
Contact details of the Dutch Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Klosterstraße 50, 10179 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 20 95 60
- Email: bln@minbuza.nl
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 – 12:30
- Website: www.netherlandsandyou.nl/web/deutschland
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 the Netherlands and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Dutch 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), Iceland (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Latvia (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Myanmar (honorary), Poland (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (honorary).
Dutch missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Cologne, the nearest other Dutch office is the Consulate General in Düsseldorf (about 34 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Cologne.
- Berlin (480 km) – Embassy of the Netherlands
- Düsseldorf (34 km) – Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia, Bremen, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Munich (460 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Aachen (64 km) – Honorary Consulate (Aachen, Düren, Heinsberg)
- Bremen (270 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen and north-western Lower Saxony)
- Frankfurt am Main (150 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Hamburg (360 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg and surrounding districts)
- Hanover (250 km) – Honorary Consulate (most of Lower Saxony, Detmold region)
- Kiel (Flintbek) (420 km) – Honorary Consulate (most of Schleswig-Holstein)
- Kleve (110 km) – Honorary Consulate (Kleve district, northern Wesel district)
- Cologne – Honorary Consulate (Cologne region) (this page)
- Leipzig (380 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia)
- Münster (120 km) – Honorary Consulate (Münster region)
- Nuremberg (340 km) – Honorary Consulate (Franconia and Upper Palatinate)
- Stuttgart (290 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
Frequently asked questions about the Honorary Consulate of the Netherlands in Cologne
Does the Dutch honorary consul in Cologne also cover Bonn?
Yes. Bonn is part of the Cologne administrative region.
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: NetherlandsWorldwide, German Federal Foreign Office. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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