About British Embassy Ashgabat
3rd Floor Office Building Four Points Ak Altyn Hotel
Ashgabat
Ashgabat
744001
Turkmenistan
Fax
+99 312 363 465
Telephone
+993 12 36 34 62/64 // +44 20 7008 5000
When calling you may hear a message stating that our offices are closed. However, we are available 24/7. If in need of urgent assistance, please stay on the line and select the option for “calling about an emergency involving a British National’ to speak to an officer.”
Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-ashgabat
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: ukembassy.ashgabat@fcdo.gov.uk.
Visa enquiries: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
If you are having difficulty with the main telephone number for the Embassy, please try any of the following: +993 12 363463, 363464, 363466, 363498 or 363474; or call the FCDO Switchboard in London on +44 (0)20 7008 5000 for assistance.
Privacy notice
If you visit the Embassy see our privacy notice for visitors which explains how we will process your data for security and public health management reasons.
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday 09.00-17.30
Friday 09.00-15.30
Lunch 12.30-13.30
2024 public and privilege holidays
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Monday 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| Friday 8 March | International Women’s Day |
| Thursday 21 March | Nowruz Bayram (National Spring Holiday) |
| Friday 29 March | Good Friday |
| Monday 1 April | Easter Monday |
| Wednesday 10 April | Oraza Bayram Eid al-Fitr |
| Monday 6 May | Early May Bank holiday |
| Monday 27 May | Spring Bank Holiday |
| *Monday 17 June | Kurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha) |
| *Tuesday 18 June | Kurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha) |
| Monday 26 August | Summer Bank Holiday |
| Friday 27 September | Independence Day |
| Wednesday 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Thursday 26 December | Boxing Day |