Foreword from the Consul General

Welcome to this Consulate General's Home Page!

The Consular jurisdiction of CGI Frankfurt extends to the states of Hessen, North RhineWestphalia, Rhineland Palatinate and Saarland.  Besides carrying out Consular functions that include issuing of visas, passports, PIO, OCI cards and rendering other welfare services, the Consulate strongly focuses on strengthening economic and business ties between India and Germany. The four states falling within the Consulate’s jurisdiction together accounted for nearly 37% of the total Indo-German bilateral trade in the period Jan-Dec 2016.

The Commercial Wing of the Consulate assists importers and exporters with trade queries, facilities Indian participation at trade fairs within the four states and organizes several Seminars and Business events in association with its German partner associations and trade organizations. An India Business Forum has been set up to bring together the Indian business community, professionals and entrepreneurs on a common platform. Details about its objectives, registration and activities can be found https://www.cgifrankfurt.de/reg_ibf.php.

A deepening of intercultural understanding is a crucial aspect of any bilateral partnership. CGI Frankfurt therefore lays a lot of emphasis on promoting cultural activities and supports Indian cultural Associations and Indo-German societies in its jurisdiction. The Consulate is also closely associated with all the major India-related cultural events that take place within its jurisdiction.The number of Indian students in German universities and educational institutions is rising rapidly. The Consulate seeks to actively engage with the Indian students and ex-students in its consular jurisdiction to maintain a close interaction with them. All students in the consular jurisdiction of Consulate General of Indian, Frankfurt are therefore requested to register themselves http://www.indianstudentsgermany.org/WP/. 

The website has been designed to assist Indian and German visitors find the information they seek with regard to Consular services, Indo-German trade and also to get an overview of the activities carried out by the Consulate. We value your suggestions regarding our website and request you to send your comments/feedback to pic.frankfurt@mea.gov.in, in order to help us assist you better.