Visa policy of Turkmenistan explained

Citizens of all countries require a visa to enter Turkmenistan unless they have special passports. To obtain a tourist visa for Turkmenistan, all foreign citizens must supply an invitation letter issued by a travel agency licensed in Turkmenistan.[1]

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

Visa exemption

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Singapore, 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 for up to 30 days each visit. Holders of diplomatic passports of Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States may obtain a free visa on arrival.

Special permit

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.[5]

Admission restrictions

Entry and transit is refused to holders of passports of the following jurisdictions:

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Visitor statistics

Turkmenistan is generally considered one of the most isolationist and least visited countries in the world. In comparison with other countries with strict visa policies, 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 decreased significantly, due to the enacted isolationism, the Turkmen government's self-professed neutral status and totalitarian regime.[6]

Year Visitors
218,000[7]
217,000
257,000
300,000
3,256[8]
5,200
10,800
8,200
14,800
11,600
5,600
8,177
9,777
7,628
9,631
8,687
More 110,000[9]
More 110,000
More 130,000
More 130,000
More 130,000
Total (1995-1998, 2000-2011 and 2014-2018) More 1,700,000
Country 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2000
108,288[10] 105,269[11] 98,176[12] 96,604[13] 77,387[14] No data No data No data No data No data No data
No data No data No data No data No data 3,874 3,397 2,391 2,355 2,133 122
No data No data No data No data No data 1,143 1,277 1,392 1,576 1,338 270
No data No data No data No data No data 531 660 535 663 566 430
No data No data No data No data No data 277 392 412 595 600 340
No data No data No data No data No data 253 388 344 508 537 282
No data No data No data No data No data 245 238 296 439 160 95
No data No data No data No data No data 212 230 315 232 682 650
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

Citizens of the Russian Federation

Country 2021[15] 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
6,096 11,322 30,504 28,127 27,490 29,047 28,470 29,530 34,494 36,387 42,664 45,052

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Visa information.
  2. Web site: The President of Turkmenistan has simplified the visa regime for UN staff | Politics . 8 June 2023 .
  3. Web site: Turkmenistan opens visa-free regime for UN staff . March 2021 .
  4. Web site: Официальному представителю ООН вручена вербальная нота о безвизовом въезде в Туркменистан | Политика . 8 June 2023 .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-01-11 . https://archive.today/20140314003610/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=TM&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C . 2014-03-14 . dead .
  6. Web site: В Туркмении сейчас диктатура? А как там живут люди? Можно ли приехать в Ашхабад туристом? Стыдные вопросы про одну из самых закрытых стран в мире. Meduza.io. 30 January 2019.
  7. Web site: International tourism, number of arrivals: Turkmenistan. data.worldbank.org. 30 January 2019.
  8. Web site: Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan (Page 280). https://web.archive.org/web/20140330004449/http://www.stat.gov.tm/assets/social/Yearbook_2012.pdf. dead. 30 March 2014. stat.gov.tm. 13 March 2019.
  9. Approximate numbers
  10. Web site: Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2018 году. stat.uz. 13 March 2019.
  11. Web site: Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2017 году. stat.uz. 13 March 2019.
  12. Web site: Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2016 году. stat.uz. 13 March 2019.
  13. Web site: Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2015 году. stat.uz. 13 March 2019.
  14. Web site: Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2014 году. stat.uz. 13 March 2019.
  15. Web site: fedstat.ru.