Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Edinburgh
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You can book an appointment for a passport (temporary, biometric, for children) and/or ID card application here.
Please only book an appointment at the Consulate General in Edinburgh if you live in Scotland or the following counties in northern England: Cleveland and Redcar, Cumbria, Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Northumberland, Stockton on Tees, Tyne and Wear (Tyneside) as well as North Yorkshire without Selby and York.
Should you want to apply for your first German passport or ID-card, please do not book an appointment right now. Instead, contact us by e-mail: info@edin.diplo.de.
We reserve the right to cancel appointments at short notice. Should your appointment be cancelled, you will be informed by e-mail.
You will find detailed information about how to apply for a German passport/ID card on our website. Please read this information carefully before making an appointment. On our website you will also find the necessary application forms as well as an overview of the required documents.
If you wish to apply for more than one person, you will need to book an appointment for each person.
A valid e-mail address must be provided for the automatic booking confirmation.
Please note that the appointments offered on this system are the earliest ones available. Only in extreme and verifiable emergencies (death, illness of a family member) will we be able to offer individual emergency appointments.
Here you can book an appointment for the following services:
- Name declarations
- Birth registration for children born abroad
- Entry of marriages in the German marriage register
- German citizenship matters (collection of naturalisation certificates, naturalisation applications, applications for establishment of German citizenship)
Please book an appointment with the Consulate General in Edinburgh only if you live in Scotland or the following counties in Northern England: Cleveland and Redcar, Cumbria, Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northumberland, Stockton on Tees, Tyne and Wear (Tyneside) and North Yorkshire excluding Selby and York.
On our website you will find detailed information on the above mentioned topics. Please read this information carefully before making an appointment.
Please only book appointments for name declarations, birth announcements, marriage registrations and citizenship matters if you have been requested to do so by the Consulate General in Edinburgh or if your previous appointment has been cancelled.
We reserve the right to cancel appointments at short notice. Should your appointment be cancelled, you will be informed by e-mail.
One appointment slot must be booked for each person. Exceptions are made for declarations of name, birth or marriage registrations and nationality matters: here, one slot is sufficient for one family.
Please provide complete and correct information when booking an appointment; in particular make sure you enter a valid e-mail address.
Please note that no earlier dates than those displayed in this system are available.
Here you can book an appointment for the following services:
- Signature and copy certifications
- Applications for certificates of good conduct
- Renouncing an inheritance in Germany
Please book an appointment with the Consulate General in Edinburgh only if you live in Scotland or the following counties in Northern England: Cleveland and Redcar, Cumbria, Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Northumberland, Stockton on Tees, Tyne and Wear (Tyneside) and North Yorkshire excluding Selby and York.
On our website you will find detailed information on the above mentioned topics. Please read this information carefully before making an appointment.
For the certification of signatures on powers of attorney, declarations of consent and for commercial register matters, please contact the Consulate General by e-mail to info@edin.diplo.de before booking your appointment.
We reserve the right to cancel appointments at short notice. Should your appointment be cancelled, you will be informed by e-mail.
One appointment slot must be booked for each person.
Please provide complete and correct information when booking an appointment; in particular make sure you enter a valid e-mail address.
Please note that no earlier dates than those displayed in this system are available.