Saudi Arabian Embassy in Berlin

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Berlin is the Kingdom's primary diplomatic mission in Germany, representing Saudi interests across the bilateral relationship and coordinating with a Consulate General in Frankfurt for consular services in southern and western Germany. The embassy processes visa applications for German residents, provides consular support to Saudi nationals, and facilitates the growing economic and cultural ties between the two countries.

German nationals are among the eligible nationalities who can obtain the Saudi tourism e-visa entirely online — issued within minutes to hours, valid one year for multiple entries and up to 90 days per stay — rather than applying in person in Berlin. The same e-visa, and visa on arrival at major Saudi airports, is also open to travellers who hold a valid Schengen, UK or US visa or who are permanent residents of the US, EU or UK. The tourism visa covers tourism, business, family visits and Umrah, which may be performed year-round with an Umrah permit applied for online; Hajj is not covered and needs a separate Hajj visa issued only for the Hajj season. Purposes the e-visa does not cover — most work and long-term categories — are processed through the embassy's consular section, where a passport valid at least six months and purpose-specific documents are required.

The embassy provides passport and travel document services, civil registration (birth, marriage, death), power-of-attorney and document attestation, and emergency assistance for Saudi nationals in Germany. Saudi citizens in Hessen, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland are served by the Consulate General in Frankfurt instead.

Germany and Saudi Arabia maintain substantial trade and investment ties, anchored by German engineering, automotive, and industrial exports to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 diversification projects (including NEOM and other giga-projects) and German machinery supporting the Kingdom's manufacturing and infrastructure build-out. The embassy's economic section supports bilateral trade promotion and liaises with the German-Saudi Arabian Liaison Office for Economic Affairs (Ghorfa) on business matchmaking.

Consular appointments are booked through the embassy's official channels; visa applications for most nationalities are handled via the Saudi eVisa portal rather than in-person embassy visits. Applicants should confirm current procedures on the embassy's official website before travel.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Day is September 23. The embassy in Berlin covers Germany as a whole for diplomatic matters, with consular jurisdiction for northern and eastern Germany; the Consulate General in Frankfurt covers the five southern and western states.