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