Name
German Embassy
Head
Dr. Thomas Prinz, Ambassador
City/Town
Kathmandu
Tel.
+977 1 441 27 86, +977 1 441 65 27, +977 1 441 68 32, +977 1 441 66 55
Fax
+977 1 441 68 99
Postal address
Gyaneshwor Marg 690
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, P.O. Box 226, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Street
Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu.
P.O. Box
POB 226
Country
Nepal
Opening hours
in general:
Monday -Friday 07:45-12:00 or with an individual appointment
for visa matters:
submission of visa applications:
according to our appointment-system , generally Monday - Thursday 08:00 -11:30
collection of visas/passports: Monday -Thursday 13:00 - 14:00, Friday 10:00 - 11:00
for consular matters
e.g. certification of documents:
Tuesday & Thursday 08:30 - 10:30 or with an individual appointment
for documents concerning opening a blocked account:
Tue 13:00-14:00
for collection of documents concerning blocked account:
Thursday 13:00 - 14:00
for German passports and urgent matters of German citizens:
by individual appointment
How to Reach us in Case of Emergency:
Out of office hours and on weekends and holidays there is an emergency service which can be reached by the phone numbers: +977 9851137942 (Nepali) and +977 9851137943 (English, German). Please note that the emergency service office cannot handle visa matters, these can only be dealt with during our regular office hours.
Administrative / consular district
Nepal
Website
http://www.kathmandu.diplo.de
Contact the Embassy
Official languages of local authorities: Nepali, Englisch
Please note: If you are using a telephone- or fax-Connection via sattelite (Satcom) higher charges might occur.
Please note that our Embassy is closed on the following days:
2021
The embassy remains closed during the Christmas Season and new years eve (24 December 2021 - 02 January 2022); only reduced services are offered 27 - 30 December 2021. In case of emergency please contact the emergency phone (please note that the emergency Service cannot handle visa matters).
2022
1. Januar/January: Neujahrstag/New Year's Day
8. März/March: Internat. Frauentag/Internat. Women's Day
15. April/April: Karfreitag/Good Friday
18. April/April: Ostermontag/Easter Monday
1. Mai/May: Maifeiertag/Labour Day
6. Juni/June: Pfingstmontag/White Monday
19. September/September: Constitution Day (npl. Nationaltag)
3. Oktober/October: Tag der Deutschen Einheit/German National Day
4. Oktober/October: Dashain/Maha Nawami
5. Oktober/October: Dashain/Vijaya Dashami
25. Oktober/October: Tihar/Laxmi Puja
27. Oktober/October: Tihar/Bhai Tika
24. Dezember/December: Heiligabend/Christmas Eve
25. Dezember/December: 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag/Christmas day
26. Dezember/December: 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag/Christmas day
31. Dezember/December: Silvester/New Year's Eve
