Visa policy of Turkmenistan

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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]

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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 may obtain a visa on arrival valid for 10 days, and extendable for another 10 days. [2]

Visa exemption

Non-ordinary passports

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Turkmenistan
Visa not required for holders of diplomatic and service passports
Visa not required for holders of diplomatic passports
Visa on arrival for holders of diplomatic passports Visa policy of Turkmenistan for holders of diplomatic and service category passports.svg
  Turkmenistan
  Visa not required for holders of diplomatic and service passports
  Visa not required for holders of diplomatic passports
  Visa on arrival for holders of diplomatic passports

Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Japan (90 days), 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 (unless otherwise stated). [2] Holders of diplomatic passports of Canada 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

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Ashgabat International Airport

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
Increase2.svg 218,000 [8]
1996
Decrease2.svg 217,000 [8]
1997
Increase2.svg 257,000 [8]
1998
Increase2.svg 300,000 [8]
1999
No data
2000
Decrease2.svg 3,256 [9]
2001
Increase2.svg 5,200 [8]
2002
Increase2.svg 10,800 [8]
2003
Decrease2.svg 8,200 [8]
2004
Increase2.svg 14,800 [8]
2005
Decrease2.svg 11,600 [8]
2006
Decrease2.svg 5,600 [8]
2007
Increase2.svg 8,177 [9]
2008
Increase2.svg 9,777 [9]
2009
Decrease2.svg 7,628 [9]
2010
Increase2.svg 9,631 [9]
2011
Decrease2.svg 8,687 [9]
2012—2013
No data
2014
Increase2.svg More 110,000 [10]
2015
Increase2.svg More 110,000 [10]
2016
Increase2.svg More 130,000 [10]
2017
Increase2.svg More 130,000 [10]
2018
Increase2.svg 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]
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Increase2.svg 108,288 [11] Increase2.svg 105,269 [12] Increase2.svg 98,176 [13] Increase2.svg 96,604 [14] 77,387 [15] No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataIncrease2.svg 3,874Increase2.svg 3,397Increase2.svg 2,391Increase2.svg 2,3552,133122
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease2.svg 1,143Decrease2.svg 1,277Decrease2.svg 1,392Increase2.svg 1,5761,338270
Flag of the United States.svg  United States No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease2.svg 531Increase2.svg 660Decrease2.svg 535Increase2.svg 663566430
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease2.svg 277Decrease2.svg 392Decrease2.svg 412Decrease2.svg 595600340
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease2.svg 253Increase2.svg 388Decrease2.svg 344Decrease2.svg 508537282
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataIncrease2.svg 245Decrease2.svg 238Decrease2.svg 296Increase2.svg 43916095
Flag of France.svg  France No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease2.svg 212Decrease2.svg 230Increase2.svg 315Decrease2.svg 232682650
Flag of the United Nations.svg Other No dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease2.svg 2,080Increase2.svg 2,799Decrease2.svg 1,803Increase2.svg 3,3132,081999
TotalNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataNo dataDecrease2.svg 8,697Increase2.svg 9,631Decrease2.svg 7,628Increase2.svg 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]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Decrease2.svg 6,096Decrease2.svg 11,322Increase2.svg 30,504Increase2.svg 28,127Decrease2.svg 27,490Increase2.svg 29,047Decrease2.svg 28,470Decrease2.svg 29,530Decrease2.svg 34,494Decrease2.svg 36,387Decrease2.svg 42,66445,052

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