Visa policy of Turkmenistan

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In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries require a visa to visit Turkmenistan, unless they have special passports or are from certain parts of Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan.[1] To obtain a tourist visa for Turkmenistan, all foreign nationals must supply an invitation letter issued by a travel agency licensed in Turkmenistan.[2]

Holders of a letter of invitation issued by a company registered in Turkmenistan with a prior approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can obtain a visa on arrival valid for 10 days, and extendable for another 10 days.[1]

Citizens of all countries have the right to visa-free transit through the international transit area of Ashgabat International Airport.[1]

Visa policy map[]

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Special permits[]

A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Kerki, Hazar, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[3]

Special visa exemptions in 2003-2013[]

From 2003 to 2013, citizens of some regions of neighboring Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan could visit Turkmenistan without a visa with certain conditions.

  •  Kazakhstan — residents (only citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan) of Atyrau Oblys and Mangystau Oblys have visa free access to Balkan Velayat for up to 5 days in 2003-2013.[4]
  •  Uzbekistan — in 2003-2013 residents (only citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan) of Khorazm Vilayat and Bukhara Vilayat as well as residents of Amudarya, Khujayli, Shumanay, Qunghirat districts and Takhiatash city of autonomus Republic of Karakalpakstan and residents of Dehqanabad, Ghuzar, Nishan and Mirishkar districts of Qashqadarya Vilayat and residents of Sherabad and Muzrabat districts of Surkhandarya Vilayat have visa free access for up to 3 days within any month period. During Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha the access is allowed twice a month, but no more than 7 days.[5]
  •  UN United Nations laissez-passer — from 2003 foreign nationals with UN passports are allowed up to 30 (thirty) calendar days from the date of arrival in Turkmenistan without a visa to come to Turkmenistan, stay in it, travel outside it, cross the border, and cross the territory in transit the territory of Turkmenistan. Foreign nationals who are employees of the United Nations or its specialized agencies accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, as well as members of their families, are exempt from visa issuance during the period of work in Turkmenistan. [6][7][8]

Non-ordinary passports[]

  Turkmenistan
  Visa-free for holders of diplomatic and service category passports
  Visa-free for holders of diplomatic passports
  Visa on arrival for holders of diplomatic passports

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and holders of diplomatic passports of Estonia, India, Pakistan and Uzbekistan do not require a visa to visit Turkmenistan.[1] Holders of diplomatic passports of Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States may obtain a free visa on arrival.[1]

A mutual visa exemption agreement for diplomatic, service and official passports was signed with  Singapore in August 2019; however, it has yet to be ratified.[9]

Statistics[]

Ashgabat International Airport

Turkmenistan is one of the most closed countries in the world. Very few foreigners are granted a Turkmenistani visa. Directly after independence, in the 1990s, Turkmenistan was a slightly more open country than it is now, and in 1998, for example, 300,000 foreigners visited the country. Between 2000 and 2013, however, the number of visas issued was tiny fitting a policy of isolationism, the neutral status of Turkmenistan and the dictatorship in that country.[10]

Year Visitors
1992—1994
No data
1995
 Increase 218,000[11]
1996
 Decrease 217,000[11]
1997
 Increase 257,000[11]
1998
 Increase 300,000[11]
1999
No data
2000
 Decrease 3,256[12]
2001
 Increase 5,200[11]
2002
 Increase 10,800[11]
2003
 Decrease 8,200[11]
2004
 Increase 14,800[11]
2005
 Decrease 11,600[11]
2006
 Decrease 5,600[11]
2007
 Increase 8,177[12]
2008
 Increase 9,777[12]
2009
 Decrease 7,628[12]
2010
 Increase 9,631[12]
2011
 Decrease 8,687[12]
2012—2013
No data
2014
 Increase More 110,000[13]
2015
 Increase More 110,000[13]
2016
 Increase More 130,000[13]
2017
 Increase More 130,000[13]
2018
 Increase More 130,000[13]
Total (1995-1998, 2000-2011 and 2014-2018) More 1,700,000[13]
Country 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2011[12] 2010[12] 2009[12] 2008[12] 2007[12] 2000[12]
 Uzbekistan Increase 108,288[14] Increase 105,269[15] Increase 98,176[16] Increase 96,604[17]
77,387[18]
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
 Russia Increase 28,127[19] Decrease 27,490[20]
29,047[20]
No data
No data
Decrease 82
Increase 250
Increase 140
Increase 96
80
68
 Iran
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Increase 3,874
Increase 3,397
Increase 2,391
Increase 2,355
2,133
122
 Germany
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Decrease 1,143
Decrease 1,277
Decrease 1,392
Increase 1,576
1,338
270
 United States
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Decrease 531
Increase 660
Decrease 535
Increase 663
566
430
 Italy
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Decrease 277
Decrease 392
Decrease 412
Decrease 595
600
340
 Japan
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Decrease 253
Increase 388
Decrease 344
Decrease 508
537
282
 Netherlands
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Increase 245
Decrease 238
Decrease 296
Increase 439
160
95
 France
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Decrease 212
Decrease 230
Increase 315
Decrease 232
682
650
Flag of the United Nations.svg Other
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Decrease 2,080
Increase 2,799
Decrease 1,803
Increase 3,313
2,081
999
Total
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
Decrease 8,697
Increase 9,631
Decrease 7,628
Increase 9,777
8,177
3,256

See also[]

References[]

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