German Embassy, Washington
4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007Confirm that this mission covers your place of residence and visa category before booking.
The supplied Detroit routes use Washington DC as their application city.
Centre and route research checked 2 August 2026
Every route below is linked to a current appointment provider and an active Cancellation Finder product.

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Apply from Washington DC

Apply from Washington DC

Apply from Washington DC
Distances start from the centre of Detroit and follow a road route where available.
Confirm that this mission covers your place of residence and visa category before booking.
Appointments are required and the embassy does not provide on-site parking.
Check the appointment confirmation and current security instructions before travelling.
This location is linked only to the Spain route. Confirm your consular jurisdiction before booking.
Driving distances and times are estimates calculated from the centre of the named location. Live traffic, road closures and the applicant starting point can change the journey.
The supplied Detroit routes use Washington DC as their application city. The German Embassy is the closest listed centre, estimated at 518.2 driving miles and 590 minutes from the centre of Detroit. The same list includes Italy, France and Spain at separate Washington addresses. The Cancellation Finder can help you follow these named routes for cancellations and receive email and SMS notifications, but appointment requirements, instructions and booking must be confirmed with the relevant official mission or provider.
Germany is linked to the German Embassy at 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007. The supplied estimate from Detroit is 518.2 driving miles and 590 minutes. Italy uses 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, with 518.3 miles and 596 minutes. Their routes are both marked Embassy or Consulate in the route data, so destination and mission checks should come before travel or any appointment booking step.
France and Spain share the listed postcode 20036 but use separate application centres. TLScontact is at 1899 L Street NW, Suite 500, and BLS Spain at 1660 L Street NW, Second Floor, Suite 216. Each is estimated at 521.3 miles and 596 minutes from Detroit. BLS guidance links its centre only to Spain and asks applicants to confirm consular jurisdiction before selecting that route or travelling.
The listed Washington DC journey from Detroit spans 518.2 to 521.3 estimated driving miles, with times between 590 and 596 minutes. These are driving estimates calculated from the centre of Detroit, not fixed timings. Live traffic, road closures and your actual starting point can change the result, so check conditions again before setting out and allow room for changes well before the selected appointment day.
Each destination has a named venue, even where two addresses use postcode 20036. Match the official confirmation to the correct building: Germany at Reservoir Road, Italy at Whitehaven Street, France at TLScontact on L Street, or Spain at the BLS centre on L Street. Italy's guidance says appointments are required and no on-site parking is provided. This matters when carefully planning your journey from Detroit.
Use the German official page to confirm that the mission covers your place of residence and visa category before booking. This is particularly important when planning the 518.2-mile estimated journey, because the closest listed centre is tied specifically to the Germany route.
For France and Spain, compare the provider name, address and route with your confirmation. TLScontact asks applicants to check current security instructions, while BLS links the listed Washington location only to Spain and asks applicants to confirm consular jurisdiction.
For Italy, retain the appointment details and plan around the embassy's stated lack of on-site parking. Whichever route you choose, recheck the official page and journey conditions before leaving Detroit, because the supplied travel figures can change.
For Italy, retain the appointment details and plan around the embassy's stated lack of on-site parking. Whichever route you choose, recheck the official page and journey conditions before leaving Detroit, because the supplied travel figures can change.
This guide was researched on 2 August 2026. Provider details can change, so confirm the current instructions before booking or travelling.