Contact details, consular district, opening hours, holidays and contact in case of emergency

Contact details

Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany
1 Hastings Park Road, Alipore
Kolkata 700 027, India
Tel: +91-(0)33-2479 1141/ 1142/ 2150, 2439 8906
Fax: +91-(0)33-2479 3028
Fax(Visa section): +91-(0)33-2456 7951

Case of emergency requiring immediate action after business hours
(This number is not for any visa-related queries/requests. Being outside the German Consulate office, the person on duty has no access to the visa system.)
Tel: +91-(0) 98310 16091

Consular District
States of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and the North-East States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura

Consular Hours
Monday - Friday: 09:00 to 11.30 hrs

Submission of Visa application
Monday – Friday : 09:00 to 11:00hrs (For Travel Agents : 09:00 to 10:30hrs)
The counter for submission of visa applications may close earlier than the scheduled time given, depending on the number of applications received on that particular day.

Collection of Visa issued
On the date specified at the counter while submitting application
Monday – Thursday : 13:30 – 15:00hrs
Friday : 11:30 – 12:30 hrs

Holidays (Weekly holidays: Saturday and Sunday)
01.01.2009   New Year
26.01.2009   Republic Day
10.04.2009   Good Friday
13.04.2009   Easter Monday
01.05.2009   May Day
01.06.2009   Whitsun
15.08.2009   Independence Day
25.09.2009   Durgapuja
28.09.2009   Durgapuja
03.10.2009   Day of German Unity (National Day)
24.12.2009   Christmas Eve
25.12.2009   Christmas
26.12.2009   Christmas
31.12.2009   New Year's Eve