Honorary Consul

 

Josephine V. Chexal

German Honorary Consul, North East of England and Cumbria

April 1999 to Present

 

 

My current base is Newcastle Civic Centre, where German nationals and others requiring assistance connected with Germany can contact me for an appointment by telephoning 0191 2336317 or emailing newcastle-upon-tyne@hk-diplo.de

As an Honorary Consul, I am able to assist with applications for German biometric passports and have the machinery for the fingerprinting process. I am also able to provide certified copies of documents, certify translations from German to English or English to German, certify signatures and confirm identity of individuals. I undertake the application process for birth declarations, name change through marriage and other matters required under German law such as declining of an inheritance or application for a Police Clearance Certificate. I am available for enquiries into matters of nationality or in emergency situations (accidents, illness, loss of documents etc.).

In addition, I am invited to attend events concerning German British relations and represent the German government on appropriate occasions. I am employed through the German Foreign Office on an honorary basis and speak German fluently.

 

You can find further information on the website of the German Consulate in Edinburgh.