German Embassy for New Zealand - Address / Phone Number

German Embassy in New Zealand

Address: 90-92 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington 601
City: Wellington (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +12 hours)
Tel.: (04) 473 60637
Fax: (04) 473 6069
Emergency Tel.: 021 651 987
Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 7.30 - 16.30, Friday 7.30 - 15.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00 - 12.00

German Consulate in Auckland

Address: Level 13,PWC Tower,188 Quay Street, Auckland 1010
City: Auckland (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +12 hours)
Tel.: +64 9 375 8718
Fax: +64 9 365 5209
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00 - 12.00

German Consulate in Christchurch

Address: 5 Wairarapa Terrace Fendalton Christchurch
City: Christchurch (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +12 hours)
Tel.: +64 3 344 6270
Fax: +64 3 344 6278
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 17.00 (by appointment only)

For German residents in New Zealand, the Embassy in Wellington is the first point of contact with their home country with regard to many consular matters. The Embassy provides information in German concerning:

• Passports
• Family Matters (marriage, divorce, birth, inheritance)
• German Citizenship (also „Beibehaltungsgenehmigung")
• Consular Assistance
• Customs Regulations

From 1 November 2012 all applications for residence permits (long term visas including Working Holiday Visas) have to be submitted in person at the German Embassy Wellington. Applications for visitor visas (Schengen Visas) can still be submitted by post.

New Zealand citizens can also apply for their necessary residence permit within 90 days of arrival in Germany at the local immigration office.

Visa is not required for New Zealand passport holders staying for up to 90 days in the German Republic. They may travel to Germany with a New Zealand passport only, which must be valid at least 3 months after the intended final departure from Germany.

The Germany Embassy is closed on the following holidays:

• 1 January (New Year's Day)
• 21 January (Wellington Anniversary Day)
• 6 February (Waitangi Day)
• March/April (Good Friday)
• March/April (Easter Monday)
• 25 April (ANZAC Day)
• 20 May (Whit Monday)
• 3 June (Queen's Birthday)
• 3 October (Day of German Unity)
• 28 October (Labour Day)
• 24 December (Christmas Eve)
• 25 December(Christmas Day)
• 26 December (Boxing Day)
• 31 December (New Year's Eve)