Australian Embassy for Germany - Address / Phone Number

Australian Embassy in Germany

Address: Wallstraße 76-79
City: Berlin (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +1 hours)
Tel.:  +49 30 880 08 80
Fax: +49 30 880 088 210
Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 8.30 - 17.00, Friday 8.30 - 16.15
Consular hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.00 - 12.00, 14.00 - 16.00, Friday 9.00 - 12.00, 14.00 - 15.00 

*Passport applications and notarial services at the Embassy in Berlin, will be done by appointment. Appointments can be arranged in advance by phoning the Embassy in Berlin on either 030 880088 220 / 232 or by a personal visit to the Embassy during office hours. Clients who arrive without an appointment will be offered one if available, but will otherwise be requested to make an appointment and return to the Embassy at their appointed time.

Note: urgent matters/emergency situations will be dealt with, as they occur, during normal office hours.

Australia has a warm and significant bilateral relationship with Germany. The Embassy has wide-ranging dialogue and cooperation with Germany, which ranks among Australia's leading trading partners. They have a strong and expanding investment relationship. Germany is a major source of foreign direct investment in Australia and one of Australia's largest investment destinations.

Germany has been a significant source of migrants to Australia. Germans and Australians have wide-ranging interest in each others culture. Australia is one of the most popular overseas destinations for German tourists and students. The Government is keen to expand existing links with Germany, including in traditional and new commercial spheres.

The Embassy provides consular assistance to Australian citizens and permanent residents travelling or living abroad through our offices in Australia and diplomatic missions (embassies, high commissions, consulates) overseas. Their capacity to assist is influenced by local laws and conditions, international rules governing consular work, and by the cooperation offered by persons and organisations outside the Australian Government.

The role includes:

• providing you with prompt, effective and courteous consular service
• ensuring they have trained and dedicated staff to assist you
• advising you of the services they can and cannot provide and the fees and charges that apply
• protecting your privacy in accordance with Australian law
• maintaining collaborative working relations with other government and non-government agencies to facilitate effective consular and crisis-related assistance.

An Australian citizen looking to get married in Germany will be asked to prove that they are not currently legally married. The marriage celebrant will advise what proof is required. Some registrars will require an original birth certificate with an "apostille" affixed to it. This stamp can only be acquired in Australia.

Before the married name is accepted for inclusion into an Australian passport and if either spouse wishes to change their name (and they were born in Australia) they will need to apply for a Name Change Certificate with the Australian Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state they were born.