Visa policy of Turkmenistan

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]

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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]

Special permits

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

Special visa exemptions

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.[6]

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.[7]

YearVisitors
1992—1994
No data
1995
 218,000[8]
1996
 217,000[8]
1997
 257,000[8]
1998
 300,000[8]
1999
No data
2000
 3,256[9]
2001
 5,200[8]
2002
 10,800[8]
2003
 8,200[8]
2004
 14,800[8]
2005
 11,600[8]
2006
 5,600[8]
2007
 8,177[9]
2008
 9,777[9]
2009
 7,628[9]
2010
 9,631[9]
2011
 8,687[9]
2012—2013
No data
2014
 More 110,000[10]
2015
 More 110,000[10]
2016
 More 130,000[10]
2017
 More 130,000[10]
2018
 More 130,000[10]
Total (1995-1998, 2000-2011 and 2014-2018)More 1,700,000[10]
Country201820172016201520142011[9]2010[9]2009[9]2008[9]2007[9]2000[9]
 Uzbekistan 108,288[11] 105,269[12] 98,176[13] 96,604[14]
77,387[15]
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
 Russia 28,127[16] 27,490[17]
29,047[17]
No data
No data
82
250
140
96
80
68
 Iran
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
3,874
3,397
2,391
2,355
2,133
122
 Germany
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
1,143
1,277
1,392
1,576
1,338
270
 USA
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
531
660
535
663
566
430
 Italy
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
277
392
412
595
600
340
 Japan
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
253
388
344
508
537
282
 Netherlands
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
245
238
296
439
160
95
 France
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
212
230
315
232
682
650
Other
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
2,080
2,799
1,803
3,313
2,081
999
Total
No data
No data
No data
No data
No data
8,697
9,631
7,628
9,777
8,177
3,256

See also

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