Ukraine Embassy Berlin

Before your visit

The Embassy of Ukraine is at Albrechtstraße 26 in Berlin-Mitte. The nearest station is Friedrichstraße (S-Bahn, U-Bahn line U6 and regional trains), about five minutes away on foot. The U6 station Oranienburger Tor is also close.

• Expect to wait: Around 1.2 million Ukrainians have found protection in Germany since 2022, so demand for consular services is high. Book early.

About the Embassy of Ukraine in Berlin

The Embassy of Ukraine in Berlin is Ukraine’s diplomatic mission to Germany. It handles political, economic, defence and cultural relations between the two countries. Its consular section serves Ukrainian citizens who live in Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.

Ukraine also has four Consulates General in Germany, in Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main and Munich, and honorary consuls in five further cities.

Which Ukrainian office is responsible for me?

Each Ukrainian mission in Germany serves a fixed group of federal states. Apply at the office that covers the state where you are registered.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is not named in the published districts. If you live there, ask the embassy which office handles your case.

Consular services

The consular section mainly serves Ukrainian citizens living in its district. Typical services are:

• Passports for travelling abroad and passport extensions
• Emergency certificates for return to Ukraine
• Consular registration of Ukrainians living in Germany
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Notarial services, for example powers of attorney
• Legalisation of documents and certificates
• Questions of Ukrainian citizenship
• Visas for foreigners who need one for Ukraine

The full list of services and the required documents is published on the embassy website under “Consular issues”.

Documents checklist

Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Ukrainian sources:

Passport for travelling abroad (application at a consulate)

• Book an appointment in the electronic queue of the embassy or consulate; applicants over 12 must attend in person
• Your ID card or previous passport for travelling abroad – original and one copy
• A colour photo on a white background (size as specified by the mission)
• Proof of residence or stay abroad (residence permit or visa), original and copy – optional at some missions
• Men aged 18–60: an up-to-date electronic military registration document from the Reserv+ app, printed
• Consular fee as published by the mission (e.g. US$130 for citizens over 16 at the Embassy in Peru)

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – passport for travelling abroad (consular service page) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. Consular services are provided by registration only. Appointments are booked online through the embassy website. Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also moving more services to its digital “e-Consul” system, which lets you prepare notarial documents in advance and sign them at the consulate.

Book at the office that is responsible for your federal state. An appointment at the wrong office is usually not accepted.

Visa information

Travelling from Germany to Ukraine

German citizens do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within 180 days. However, the German Federal Foreign Office has a travel warning for Ukraine in place because of the war and advises against travel to the country.

Ukrainians in Germany

• Short stays: Ukrainian citizens with a biometric passport can enter Germany and the Schengen area without a visa for up to 90 days within 180 days.
• Temporary protection: People who fled the war can receive temporary protection in the EU without an asylum procedure. The EU has extended this protection until at least 4 March 2027. Residence permits are issued by the local German immigration office, not by the embassy.
• Passports: The embassy and the Consulates General are responsible for Ukrainian passports and other Ukrainian documents.

Other consulates and embassies in Berlin

161 other countries are represented in Berlin, among them: Afghanistan (embassy), Albania (embassy), Algeria (embassy), Angola (embassy), Argentina (embassy), Armenia (embassy), Australia (embassy), Austria (embassy), Azerbaijan (embassy), Bahrain (embassy), United Arab Emirates (embassy), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy), Uruguay (embassy), Uzbekistan (embassy), Venezuela (embassy), Vietnam (embassy), Yemen (embassy), Zambia (embassy), Zimbabwe (embassy). The full list of all 162 missions is on the overview page for Germany.

Closing days

The embassy is closed on German public holidays in Berlin and normally also on Ukrainian public holidays. Ukrainian public holidays include:

• 1 January – New Year’s Day
• 8 March – International Women’s Day
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 8 May – Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism
• 28 June – Constitution Day
• 15 July – Statehood Day
• 24 August – Independence Day
• 1 October – Defenders’ Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Easter and Pentecost are also public holidays in Ukraine and change date each year. Check the announcements on the embassy website before you travel.

Emergency assistance

Ukrainian nationals in Germany

If your passport is lost or stolen, report it to the German police and contact the consular section. The embassy can issue a certificate for return to Ukraine and help after an accident, an arrest or a death. It cannot pay bills or legal fees and cannot decide on German residence permits or social benefits.

German nationals in Ukraine

The German Embassy in Kyiv currently works in a limited capacity and offers only restricted consular services. The honorary consul’s office in Kharkiv is closed. Germans in Ukraine should register on the German crisis-preparedness list “Elefand”.

Diplomatic missions between Ukraine and Germany

Ukraine in Germany

Measured in a straight line from Berlin, the nearest other Ukrainian office is the Consulate General in Hamburg (about 250 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Berlin.

• Berlin – Embassy of Ukraine (this page)
• Hamburg – Consulate General (250 km)
• Düsseldorf – Consulate General (480 km)
• Frankfurt am Main – Consulate General (420 km)
• Munich – Consulate General (500 km)
• Augsburg – Honorary Consulate (490 km) (Franconia and Swabia)
• Bremen – Honorary Consulate (310 km)
• Cologne – Honorary Consulate (480 km) (Cologne administrative district)
• Mainz – Honorary Consulate (450 km) (Rhineland-Palatinate)
• Neuss – Honorary Consulate (480 km) (Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Rhein-Kreis Neuss and Viersen)

Germany in Ukraine

• Kyiv – German Embassy, limited operations
• Lviv – Honorary Consul, for Volyn, Transcarpathia, Rivne and Lviv
• Odesa – Honorary Consul, for Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson
• Chernivtsi – Honorary Consul, for Khmelnytskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia
• Kharkiv – Honorary Consul, office closed
• Donetsk – Consulate General, permanently closed