The Honorary Consulate of Rwanda in Hamburg is a volunteer-run office led by honorary consul Reinhold Robbe. It assists Rwandan citizens in Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bremen; passport and visa applications go to the Rwandan Embassy in Berlin.
Contact Details
| Address | Elmenhorststraße 7, 22767 Hamburg, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 40 555 28 92 53 |
| robbebunde@googlemail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Reinhold Robbe, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bremen |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | By appointment |
| Tuesday | By appointment |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday | By appointment |
| Friday | By appointment |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Open on the first Monday of each month and by appointment; no times are published.
Location of the Consulate
The Rwandan honorary consul in Hamburg
Honorary consul Reinhold Robbe, a former member of the Bundestag and former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, represents Rwanda in Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bremen.
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
Formal matters go to the Rwandan Embassy in Berlin. A 90-day multiple-entry visa for Rwanda costs about USD 70; at the airport you can pay in dollars, euros or by card.
Contact details of the Rwandan Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Jägerstraße 67 - 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 20 91 65 90
- Email: info-ambaberlin@minaffet.gov.rw
- Website: www.rwandaingermany.gov.rw/
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 Rwanda and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Rwandan 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: Samoa (honorary), Senegal (honorary), Serbia (consulate general), Seychelles (honorary), Sierra Leone (honorary), Singapore (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Spain (consulate general), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Tajikistan (honorary), Tanzania (honorary), Thailand (honorary), Trinidad and Tobago (honorary), Tunisia (consulate), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (consulate general). The full list of all 91 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Rwandan missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Hamburg, the nearest other Rwandan office is the Honorary Consulate in Magdeburg (about 190 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Hamburg.
- Berlin (250 km) – Embassy of Rwanda
- Frankfurt am Main (390 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Hamburg – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bremen) (this page)
- Magdeburg (190 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lower Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt)
- Tutzing (630 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bavaria)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Rwanda in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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