German Embassy in Paris

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Paris serves as the cornerstone of Franco-German relations, Europe's most significant bilateral partnership rooted in the **Élysée Treaty of January 22, 1963** and strengthened by the **Aachen Treaty of 2019** (Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation and Integration). Ambassador Stephan Steinlein leads the mission, also serving as Ambassador to Monaco with residence in Paris. The German Foreign Office characterizes Franco-German relations as having established 'a network between the societies of both countries that is today unique,' with diplomatic ties formally established July 11, 1951 between France and the Federal Republic of Germany. The embassy's jurisdiction extends across approximately 40 French departments, Monaco, and **all French overseas territories including Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, and Mayotte**, providing consular assistance to German nationals throughout France's global territory. The embassy coordinates with German consulates general in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, and Strasbourg, supporting the consulates in Bordeaux and Strasbourg with legal and consular matters. Franco-German cooperation operates through dedicated bilateral institutions including the Franco-German Youth Office (Office franco-allemand pour la jeunesse - OFAJ) fostering youth exchange since 1963, the Franco-German University (Université franco-allemande) coordinating binational higher education programs, the Franco-German Economic Council connecting business communities, and the Franco-German Committee for Cross-Border Cooperation addressing regional integration. Germany and France collaborate through the **Weimar Triangle** with Poland on European security and foreign policy, recently issuing joint ministerial declarations reaffirming unity on European peace and security.

The Consular Section provides comprehensive services for German nationals in France and **French overseas territories including Mayotte**. According to German Federal Foreign Office guidance, the embassy covers approximately 40 French departments plus Monaco and all French overseas territories. German citizens in Mayotte, Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, or other French territories experiencing emergencies should contact the embassy's 24/7 emergency line (+33 6 11 76 22 55 outside office hours). Services include passport applications and renewals, German identity cards, emergency travel documents for lost or stolen passports, civil status registration (births, marriages, deaths), German citizenship verification and applications, document certifications and legalizations, notarial services, and emergency assistance for German nationals in distress (arrest, hospitalization, death, document theft). All in-person consular services require appointments scheduled through embassy website. For German nationals in France's northwestern, western, southern, and eastern regions, consulates general in Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, and Strasbourg provide regional consular services. German nationals living in or traveling to France including its overseas territories should register with consular services for emergency notifications and support.

Germany and France maintain the world's most comprehensive bilateral cultural and educational exchange framework. The **Franco-German Youth Office (OFAJ)**, established following the 1963 Élysée Treaty, has facilitated millions of youth exchanges over six decades through school exchanges, university programs, professional training, civic engagement, and cultural initiatives, fostering mutual understanding between French and German societies. The **Franco-German University**, founded in 1997, coordinates over 180 integrated binational study programs enrolling thousands of students in double degree programs combining French and German higher education excellence. Cultural cooperation includes Goethe-Institut centers throughout France promoting German language and culture, Institut français network in Germany promoting French culture, extensive town twinning programs (Städtepartnerschaften/jumelages) connecting hundreds of French and German municipalities in local partnerships, joint cultural productions in film and arts, translation programs fostering literary exchange, and artistic collaborations. Language education flourishes with French widely taught in Germany as most popular foreign language after English, and German taught throughout France supported by pedagogical cooperation including teacher exchanges. Scientific cooperation operates through joint research programs, collaborative laboratories spanning fundamental and applied research, researcher mobility programs, institutional partnerships connecting universities and research organizations, and coordinated positions on European research policy including Horizon Europe programs.

All in-person consular services require appointments scheduled through embassy website (allemagne-en-france.diplo.de). Office hours: Monday-Thursday 08:30-16:30, Friday 08:30-14:30. Phone: +33 1 53 83 45 00. For emergencies affecting German nationals in France or French overseas territories including Mayotte: +33 6 11 76 22 55 (24/7 emergency line for use outside office hours).