Schengen visas in Turkmenistan: refusals consulate by consulate
13.8% of applications refused in 2025 — 1,221 of 8,909.
2024: 8.3% of 7,831 applications (+5.5 pts). 3 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
What the national rate hides
- Fewest refusals
- 11.4%
- Italy — Ashgabat · 2,688 applications
- Most refusals
- 13.8%
- Germany — Ashgabat · 5,281 applications
- Highest share of multiple-entry visas
- 82.5%
- Germany — Ashgabat · 5,281 applications
Ranking based on consulates with at least 1,000 applications: below that, a handful of files moves the rate. The largest consulate by volume is Germany — Ashgabat, with 5,281 applications.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy — Ashgabat | 2,688 | 11.4% | 5.6% | +5.8 pts | 33.6% |
| Germany — Ashgabat | 5,281 | 13.8% | 8.7% | +5.1 pts | 82.5% |
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania — Ashgabat | 940 | 21.0% | 12.6% | +8.4 pts | 10.5% |
Before choosing a consulate
You do not pick your consulate. The Visa Code (Article 5) designates the one of your main destination — or of the first country of entry if no destination dominates. Applying "where refusals are lower" for a trip elsewhere is itself a ground for refusal.
A low rate is not leniency: it also reflects who applies. A consulate that mostly receives seasoned business travellers refuses less than one receiving first-time applicants. The rate shows where files fail most often — a reason to prepare yours carefully, not to change address.
Source: Commission européenne — Visa statistics for consulates, 2025 and 2024 editions, published 2026-05-28. Uniform short-stay visas; the rate is the Commission's: refusals / (issued + limited territorial validity visas + refusals).