German Embassy in Ashgabat

Address: Magtymguly (2033) şaýoly 141/1, Ashgabat
Website: aschgabat.diplo.de

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

Head of mission: Petra Dachtler, Ambassador

Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) open data · Record last updated on 5 October 2026

The German embassy in Ashgabat stands at Magtymguly (2033) şaýoly 141/1, Ashgabat, in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. Turkmen citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Germany.

Opening hours of the German embassy in Ashgabat

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

Note from Auswärtiges Amt, in German

Montag - Donnerstag: 8:00 - 17:15 Freitag: 8:00 - 14:00 Uhr Juli und August (Sommerarbeitszeit): Montag - Donnerstag: 8:00 - 15:45 Freitag: 8:00 - 14:00 Uhr

Upcoming closures

Public holidays in Germany

25Dec

Christmas Day

Friday
26Dec

St. Stephen's Day

Saturday

No regular hours are on record for the German embassy in Ashgabat, but an official note on hours or appointments is shown (in German).

Germany visa for Turkmen citizens

TurkmenistanGermany Visa required Germany visa for citizens of Turkmenistan

GermanyTurkmenistan Visa required Turkmenistan visa for citizens of Germany

Turkmen citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Germany. Check with the German embassy in Ashgabat whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

Visa statistics

Year	Applications	Visas issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multiple-entry share
2023	4,979	4,109	488	9.8%	46.3%
2024	5,247	4,463	454	8.7%	75.3%
2025	5,281	4,029	717	13.8%	82.5%

In 2025, Germany’s embassy in Ashgabat received 5,281 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 4,029. 717 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 13.8%. In 2024 it had been 8.7%: the rate rose by 5.1 points, a sharp increase. The number of applications was almost unchanged (5,247 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 8.7% (2024) to 13.8% (2025).

Across all Schengen consulates in Turkmenistan, 13.8% of applications were refused in 2025; Germany’s rate worldwide was 13.1%. Germany received the largest number of applications of the 3 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 82.5% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Turkmenistan.

Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2023–2025 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made

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Germany’s other missions in Turkmenistan

The German embassy in Ashgabat is the only mission of Germany in Turkmenistan on record. Turkmenistan in turn has 2 missions in Germany, its embassy being in Berlin.