Embassies of different countries are located in Russia, which support bilateral communication between states and represent the interests of their citizens in these countries. Among all the embassies and consulates, perhaps it is German that is most widely represented throughout our country. All consulates and visa centers of the Federal Republic of Germany in Russia have a clear structure, where each unit oversees its own region and region.
Moscow Consular District
This is the dominant district, which is united around the most important link - the German Embassy in Moscow. His address is st. Mosfilmovskaya, 56. The nearest metro stations are Minskaya and Lomonosovsky Prospekt. It is noteworthy that the Russian embassy of Germany is considered the largest diplomatic mission in the world. In Moscow, the address of the residence of Ambassador Rudiger von Fritsch-Zeerhausen is ul. Povarskaya, d. 46.
While consulates and representative offices in other regions of Russia are primarily engaged in providing services to the population, for example, in issuing Schengen visas for people entering Germany, the embassy in Moscow is engaged in a lot of public, educational, political and scientific activities.
German courses are organized at the German Embassy, national days, charity events, meetings on the occasion of German holidays are held. Talented students of German or culture are also offered a variety of internship and scholarship programs. There is wide support for the national minority living in Russia.
Citizens and individuals can apply to the visa department of the German embassy only in their own district, i.e. the one that serves their region of registration. So, the Embassy and Consulate in Moscow serves, in addition to the capital and the Moscow Region, the republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia, Adygea, Tatarstan, etc., the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, as well as nearby areas (Astrakhan, Ivanovo, Tver, Saratov, Yaroslavl, etc. ) A complete list of regions can be clarified on the website of the consulate.
St. Petersburg Consular District
It is headed by the consulate general of the northern capital and the German embassy in St. Petersburg. It is here that residents of the Leningrad region, as well as the republics of Komi and Karelia, the Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Murmansk, Novgorod and Pskov regions turn to address their issues related to obtaining a Schengen visa, German citizenship, legalization of documents, support for German citizens living in Russia, and etc.
The German Embassy in St. Petersburg is also engaged in the development of economic relations between the two countries, develops the culture of its country, collaborating with the Goethe Center, oversees a German school in St. Petersburg. Here, children are taught not only the German language, but also taught Russian, English, French and Latin, as well as basic general subjects.
The address of the German Embassy in Russia in St. Petersburg is Furshtatskaya Street, 39. Please note that the visa department is in the same building, but the entrance is to the right of the main one. Reception of documents for a visa is carried out by appointment. Visas of category C (guest) are issued on the street. Bolshaya Raznochinnaya, 16/7, and in the city of Arkhangelsk on 81 Lomonosov Avenue.
Yekaterinburg Consular District
The service area of this consular district is Sverdlovsk Region, Bashkortostan, Perm Territory, as well as Kurgan, Orenburg, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen and Chelyabinsk Regions.
Every year, this unit of the German Embassy in Russia issues over 40 thousand visas for trips to Germany, and also engages in cultural and educational activities - organizes German language competitions, holds holidays, and contacts the media.
There is a consulate in Yekaterinburg on the street. Kuibysheva, d. 44 Guest visas can also be issued in Perm and in Ufa, where there are special missions.
Consulate General in Novosibirsk
Citizens residing in the Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo regions can apply here for visa, citizenship, and other issues related to the competence of the consulate; Altai, Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk, Primorsky territories, as well as the republics of Altai, Buryatia, Sakha, Tyva, Khakassia and other nearby regions of the Siberian and Far Eastern regions.
The consulate issues Schengen visas for a period of 3 months, national visas for family reunification, study, work. Employees also support labor emigrants in issuing invitations, visas, provide labor exchange services, and also help in finding housing, obtaining insurance and a bank card in Germany, and even placing children in schools and kindergartens.
The consulate is located in Novosibirsk on Krasniy prospekt, 28.
Consulate General in Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad, which in the past was a German city, simply could not do without its own consulate. In Kaliningrad, it directs, like the other German consulates and embassies in Russia, the issuance of visas and work permits and studies in Germany. They also provide support to German citizens who find themselves in a difficult situation in Russia. The consul also does a great deal of cultural education for Kaliningraders, especially in the work of one of the religious communities operating in the region. Most of the work belongs to the consulate and regarding the care of the military graves of German soldiers in our country.
The consulate is located on the street. Telman, 14, in Kaliningrad. Please note that, like many other German consulates in Russia, Kaliningradskoye has a rest on days such as Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension of Christ, German Unity Day and Catholic Christmas.
Honorary Consuls in Omsk and Saratov
In addition to the above consulates and embassies of Germany in Russia, located throughout the country, in some cities where there is a need for visas, honorary consuls have been appointed.
So, in Omsk the honorary consul was appointed in 2008. He is authorized to receive applications and issue visas for those citizens who regularly travel to Germany, as well as for traveling student or school groups, scholarship holders of German universities. The honorary consul in Saratov performs approximately the same functions.
In addition to it, a visa center has been opened in Saratov, which accepts documents for a Schengen visa from citizens.