Spain Consulate General Frankfurt am Main

Before your visit

The Spanish Consulate General is at Nibelungenplatz 3 in Frankfurt-Nordend.

• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30–13:30.
• Labour and social affairs: separate office at Schwalbacher Straße 32, Frankfurt (+49 69 730 61 61).
• E-mail: cog.francfort@maec.es.

About the Spanish Consulate General in Frankfurt

Headed by Consul General María Victoria González Román, the Frankfurt consulate general serves Spaniards in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. A separate labour and social affairs office of the Spanish ministry advises on pensions, social security and employment.

Which Spanish office is responsible for me?

Consular services

• Passports and DNI for Spanish citizens
• Matrícula consular and change of residence registration
• Spanish civil register entries for children born in Germany
• Legalisations and powers of attorney
• Pension and social security advice (labour office)

How do I get an appointment?

Through the online appointment system (cita previa) on the consulate’s website. For pension questions, contact the labour and social affairs office directly.

Documents checklist

What Spanish citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Spanish government information:

Spanish passport (application abroad)

• Registration in the consular register (Registro de Matrícula Consular) of the consulate where you live
• Personal appearance with an appointment – applications cannot be made by post or through agencies
• Your previous passport, even if expired or damaged
• Your DNI, if you have one
• A recent passport photo
• A literal birth certificate (issued for the passport, less than 6 months old) if you have neither DNI nor passport or both expired more than 3 years ago

Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – consular services: passports (exteriores.gob.es) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate before your visit.

Visa information

No visa is needed for Germans; Spain accepts the identity card. Cash of EUR 10,000 or more must be declared to Spanish authorities, even when travelling within the EU.

Closing days

Closed on Hessian public holidays and on Spanish holidays such as Epiphany (6 January), Maundy Thursday, National Day (12 October), Constitution Day (6 December) and the Immaculate Conception (8 December).

Emergency assistance

Spaniards in the district can call the consulate’s emergency number in urgent cases. Germans in Spain contact the German Embassy in Madrid or the nearest German consulate.

Spanish missions in Germany

• Berlin – Embassy of Spain
• Düsseldorf – Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia)
• Frankfurt am Main – Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland) (this page)
• Hamburg – Consulate General (Hamburg, Bremen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein)
• Munich – Consulate General (Bavaria)
• Stuttgart – Consulate General (Baden-Württemberg)
• Dresden – Honorary Consulate (Saxony and Thuringia)