In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries require a visa to visit Turkmenistan, unless they have special passports. From 2003–2013, people from certain parts of Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan also enjoyed visa exemptions.[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

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 exemption

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

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]

Admission refused

Entry and Transit is refused to  Kosovo nationals and the holders of passports with

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]

YearVisitors
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]
Country201820172016201520142011[12]2010[12]2009[12]2008[12]2007[12]2000[12]
 UzbekistanIncrease 108,288[14]Increase 105,269[15]Increase 98,176[16]Increase 96,604[17]77,387[18]No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data
 IranNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataIncrease 3,874Increase 3,397Increase 2,391Increase 2,3552,133122
 GermanyNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease 1,143Decrease 1,277Decrease 1,392Increase 1,5761,338270
 United StatesNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease 531Increase 660Decrease 535Increase 663566430
 ItalyNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease 277Decrease 392Decrease 412Decrease 595600340
 JapanNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease 253Increase 388Decrease 344Decrease 508537282
 NetherlandsNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataIncrease 245Decrease 238Decrease 296Increase 43916095
 FranceNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease 212Decrease 230Increase 315Decrease 232682650
OtherNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease 2,080Increase 2,799Decrease 1,803Increase 3,3132,081999
TotalNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease 8,697Increase 9,631Decrease 7,628Increase 9,7778,1773,256

Citizens of the Russian Federation

Country2021[19]2020[20]2019[21]2018[22]2017[23]2016[24]2015[25]2014[26]2013[27]2012[28]2011[29]2010[30]
 RussiaDecrease 6,096Decrease 11,322Increase 30,504Increase 28,127Decrease 27,490Increase 29,047Decrease 28,470Decrease 29,530Decrease 34,494Decrease 36,387Decrease 42,66445,052

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Turkmenistan.

References

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