Germany · Legal Help
Germany — Legal Help
Sex work fully legal and regulated. Workers must register (Anmeldung) and have insurance. Foreigner clients have full legal protection in registered venues. For non-registered street work, complaints to police OK but workers may be deported if undocumented.
Drug laws: cannabis possession decriminalised 2024 (up to 25g); harder drugs still criminalised. AOC 14 (with safeguards above 16); SW minimum 18.
Embassies & consular help
If you are detained, ask police to notify your embassy — they can provide a lawyer list and consular visits, but cannot pay fees or intervene in the case.
Australian Embassy
Australia
Embassy of Canada
Canada
17 Leipziger Platz, Berlin
Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
70-71 Wilhelmstraße, Berlin
Embassy of the United States of America
United States
2 Pariser Platz, Berlin
Locations from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), verified 2026-07-23. Confirm the emergency number on your embassy's official site before travelling.