Welcome to the Consulate General of Afghanistan Bonn

You need: (1) Completed application form, (2) Original Afghan Tazkira verified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or e-Tazkira, (3) Passport-size photo (35×45mm, white background, no glasses), (4) Copy of your German Aufenthaltstitel or Personalausweis (both sides), (5) Previous passport if applicable (or police report if lost). For children under 18: German birth certificate, copies of both parents' Tazkira, and parents' marriage certificate.

A 5-year passport costs €120 and a 10-year passport costs €220. An additional postal fee of €10 applies. Processing takes approximately 3 to 5 months as the passport is produced in Afghanistan and delivered by post. The applicant must visit the Consulate in person for biometric data capture — this cannot be done online or in absentia.

Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:00 – 14:00 (closed on Fridays, weekends, and public holidays). Address: Liebfrauenweg 1A, 53125 Bonn, Germany.

Online appointment booking is currently not available. To register for an appointment at the Consulate General of Afghanistan in Bonn, you must apply in person. Each person must appear personally with a valid identity document (Tazkira or Passport). In case of a family application, one family member must attend with the original identity documents of all family members. Registration on behalf of an absent person is not possible. The jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Afghanistan in Bonn covers the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. For visa services, you may visit during working hours without prior registration.

We provide a full range of consular services: new passport issuance, passport extension/renewal, birth certificates, marriage certificates, celibacy certificates, death certificates, Ghayabi Tazkira (absentee ID), inheritance certificates (Hasr-e-Warasat), power of attorney, identity confirmation, and visa services for travel to Afghanistan.

Yes, all consular services require an in-person visit to the Consulate. No services can be processed online or by post alone. For passport applications, you must visit in person for biometric data capture; after processing (approximately 3–5 months), the passport is mailed to you. For visa services, after in-person processing, your passport is returned by post within 1–2 working weeks.