Visa policy of Turkmenistan

In accordance with the law, 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]

Politics of Turkmenistan

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.[2]

Visa policy map

Visa exemption
  • United Nations Laissez-Passer — From 2023, foreign citizens with UN passports were allowed up to 30 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 citizens 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, were exempt from visa issuance during the period of work in Turkmenistan.[3][4][5]

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.[2] Holders of diplomatic passports of Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States may obtain a free visa on arrival.[2]

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.[6]

Admission restrictions

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

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.[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 dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data
 IranNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 3,874 3,397 2,391 2,3552,133122
 GermanyNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 1,143 1,277 1,392 1,5761,338270
 United StatesNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 531 660 535 663566430
 ItalyNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 277 392 412 595600340
 JapanNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 253 388 344 508537282
 NetherlandsNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 245 238 296 43916095
 FranceNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 212 230 315 232682650
OtherNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 2,080 2,799 1,803 3,3132,081999
TotalNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data 8,697 9,631 7,628 9,7778,1773,256

Citizens of the Russian Federation
Country2021[16]2020[16]2019[16]2018[16]2017[16]2016[16]2015[16]2014[16]2013[16]2012[16]2011[16]2010[16]
 Russia 6,096 11,322 30,504 28,127 27,490 29,047 28,470 29,530 34,494 36,387 42,66445,052

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Turkmenistan.

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