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{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Turkmenistan}} |
{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Turkmenistan}} |
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{{Politics of Turkmenistan}} |
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In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries require a visa to |
In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries require a visa to enter '''[[Turkmenistan]]''' unless they have [[#Non-ordinary_passports|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://migration.gov.tm/services/wiza-we-is-rugsatnamasy-16847397661914537|title=Visa information}}</ref> |
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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 (Turkmenistan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] |
Holders of a letter of invitation issued by a company registered in Turkmenistan with a prior approval from the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] may obtain a visa on arrival valid for 10 days, and extendable for another 10 days.<ref name="Timatic"/> |
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==Visa policy map== |
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Citizens of all countries have the right to visa-free transit through the international transit area of [[Ashgabat International Airport]].<ref name=Timatic /> |
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==Visa exemption== |
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⚫ | * {{flagicon|UN}} [[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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://turkmenportal.com/en/blog/34773/the-president-of-turkmenistan-has-simplified-the-visa-regime-for-un-staff | title=The President of Turkmenistan has simplified the visa regime for UN staff | Politics | date=8 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.trend.az/casia/turkmenistan/3388239.html | title=Turkmenistan opens visa-free regime for UN staff | date=March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://turkmenportal.com/blog/34824/oficialnomu-predstavitelyu-oon-vruchena-verbalnaya-nota-o-bezvizovom-vezde-v-turkmenistan | title=Официальному представителю ООН вручена вербальная нота о безвизовом въезде в Туркменистан | Политика | date=8 June 2023 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Belarus]], [[Bulgaria]], [[China]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Georgia (country)|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.<ref name=Timatic>{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=TM|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref> Holders of diplomatic passports of [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]] may obtain a free visa on arrival.<ref name=Timatic /> |
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* 1 January 2003 (partly resumed): Partly visa liberalization and free regime for residents of some regions and counties of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. |
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Cancelled: |
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* 1 January 1993: [[Albania]], [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Cuba]], [[Croatia]], [[Czechia]], [[Estonia]], [[Hungary]], [[Laos]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[North Macedonia|Macedonia]], [[Mongolia]], [[North Korea]], [[Poland]], [[Romania]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]]. |
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* 9 June 1999: [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Belarus]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Moldova]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Ukraine]], [[Uzbekistan]]. |
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* 1 January 2013: Partly visa liberalization and free regime cancelled for residents of some regions and counties of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. |
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==Special |
==Special permit== |
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A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: [[Kerki]], [[Hazar, Turkmenistan|Hazar]], [[Dashoguz]], [[Serakhs]] and [[Serhetabat]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=TM&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-01-11 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2014-03-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: [[Kerki]], [[Hazar, Turkmenistan|Hazar]], [[Dashoguz]], [[Serakhs]] and [[Serhetabat]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=TM&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-01-11 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2014-03-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Admission restrictions== |
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==Special visa exemptions in 2003-2013 == |
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Entry and transit is refused to holders of passports of the following jurisdictions: |
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From 2003 to 2013, citizens of some regions of neighboring [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Kazakhstan]] could visit Turkmenistan without a visa with certain conditions. |
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* {{flag|Kazakhstan}} — residents (only citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan) of [[Atyrau Province|Atyrau Oblys]] and [[Mangystau Province|Mangystau Oblys]] have visa free access to [[Balkan Region|Balkan Velayat]] for up to 5 days in 2003-2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/Z020000283_|title=О ратификации Соглашения между Правительством Республики Казахстан и Правительством Туркменистана о взаимных поездках граждан - ИПС "Әділет"|website=adilet.zan.kz|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref> |
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* {{flag|Uzbekistan}} — in 2003-2013 residents (only citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan) of [[Xorazm Province|Khorazm Vilayat]] and [[Bukhara Province|Bukhara Vilayat]] as well as residents of [[Amudaryo District|Amudarya]], [[Xo‘jayli District|Khujayli]], [[Shumanay District|Shumanay]], [[Qo‘ng‘irot District|Qunghirat]] districts and [[Taxiatosh|Takhiatash]] city of autonomous [[Karakalpakstan|Republic of Karakalpakstan]] and residents of [[Dehkanabad District|Dehqanabad]], [[Guzar District|Ghuzar]], [[Nishon District|Nishan]] and [[Myrishkor District|Mirishkar]] districts of [[Qashqadaryo Province|Qashqadarya Vilayat]] and residents of [[Sherobod District|Sherabad]] and [[Muzrabot District|Muzrabat]] districts of [[Surxondaryo Province|Surkhandarya Vilayat]] have visa free access for up to 3 days within any month period. During [[Eid al-Fitr]] and [[Eid al-Adha]] the access is allowed twice a month, but no more than 7 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkmenistan.ru/ru/node/14748|title=С ВИЗАМИ И БЕЗ... - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.ru|website=www.turkmenistan.ru|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref> |
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* {{flag|Abkhazia}} |
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* {{flag|Kosovo}} |
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* {{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} |
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* {{flag|Somaliland}} |
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A mutual visa exemption agreement for diplomatic, service and official passports was signed with {{flag|Singapore}} in August 2019; however, it has yet to be ratified.<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore inks three pacts with Turkmenistan during state visit of its leader |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-inks-three-pacts-with-turkmenistan-during-state-visit-of-its-leader |website=The Straits Times |publisher=The Straits Times |access-date=31 August 2019 |language=en |date=27 August 2019 |quote=Two were on the avoidance of double taxation and mutual exemption of visa requirements for diplomatic, official or service passport holders, and the other was a memorandum of understanding on legal cooperation.}}</ref> |
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* {{flag|South Ossetia}} |
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* {{flag|Transnistria}} |
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==Visitor statistics== |
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==Statistics== |
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[[File:Ashgabat Airport (36075375061).jpg|thumb|right|[[Ashgabat International Airport]]]] |
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[[Turkmenistan]] is one of the most |
[[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 [[government of Turkmenistan|Turkmen government]]'s self-professed [[Neutral country|neutral status]] and [[totalitarianism|totalitarian]] regime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meduza.io/feature/2018/11/14/v-turkmenii-seychas-diktatura-a-kak-tam-zhivut-lyudi-mozhno-li-priehat-v-ahshhabad-turistom|title=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|website=Meduza.io|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> |
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| {{center|1992—1994}} || {{center|''No data''}} |
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| {{center|1995}} || {{increase}} 218,000<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/ST.INT.ARVL?locations=TM|title=International tourism, number of arrivals: Turkmenistan|website=data.worldbank.org|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> |
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| {{center|1996}} || {{decrease}} 217,000<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|1997}} || {{increase}} 257,000<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|1998}} || {{increase}} 300,000<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|1999}} || {{center|''No data''}} |
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| {{center|2000}} || {{decrease}} 3,256<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.tm/assets/social/Yearbook_2012.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330004449/http://www.stat.gov.tm/assets/social/Yearbook_2012.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 March 2014|title=Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan (Page 280)|website=stat.gov.tm|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> |
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| {{center|2001}} || {{increase}} 5,200<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|2002}} || {{increase}} 10,800<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|2003}} || {{decrease}} 8,200<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|2004}} || {{increase}} 14,800<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|2005}} || {{decrease}} 11,600<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|2006}} || {{decrease}} 5,600<ref name="auto"/> |
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| {{center|2007}} || {{increase}} 8,177<ref name="auto1"/> |
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| {{center|2008}} || {{increase}} 9,777<ref name="auto1"/> |
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| {{center|2009}} || {{decrease}} 7,628<ref name="auto1"/> |
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| {{center|2010}} || {{increase}} 9,631<ref name="auto1"/> |
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| {{center|2011}} || {{decrease}} 8,687<ref name="auto1"/> |
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| {{center|2012—2013}} || {{center|''No data''}} |
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| {{center|2014}} || {{increase}} More 110,000<ref name="auto2">Approximate numbers</ref> |
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| {{center|2015}} || {{increase}} More 110,000<ref name="auto2"/> |
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| {{center|2016}} || {{increase}} More 130,000<ref name="auto2"/> |
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| {{center|2017}} || {{increase}} More 130,000<ref name="auto2"/> |
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| {{center|2018}} || {{increase}} More 130,000<ref name="auto2"/> |
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| Total (1995-1998, 2000-2011 and 2014-2018) || More 1,700,000<ref name="auto2"/> |
| Total (1995-1998, 2000-2011 and 2014-2018) || More 1,700,000<ref name="auto2"/> |
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! Country || 2018 || 2017 || 2016 || 2015 || 2014 || 2011<ref name="auto1"/> || 2010<ref name="auto1"/> || 2009<ref name="auto1"/> || 2008<ref name="auto1"/> || 2007<ref name="auto1"/> || 2000<ref name="auto1"/> |
! Country || 2018 || 2017 || 2016 || 2015 || 2014 || 2011<ref name="auto1"/> || 2010<ref name="auto1"/> || 2009<ref name="auto1"/> || 2008<ref name="auto1"/> || 2007<ref name="auto1"/> || 2000<ref name="auto1"/> |
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| {{flag|Uzbekistan}} || {{increase}} 108,288<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5384-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2018-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2018 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || {{increase}} 105,269<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5386-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2017-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2017 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || {{increase}} 98,176<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5388-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2016-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2016 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || {{increase}} 96,604<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5390-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2015-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2015 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || |
| {{flag|Uzbekistan}} || {{increase}} 108,288<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5384-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2018-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2018 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || {{increase}} 105,269<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5386-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2017-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2017 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || {{increase}} 98,176<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5388-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2016-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2016 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || {{increase}} 96,604<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5390-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2015-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2015 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || 77,387<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/ru/266-ofytsyalnaia-statystyka-ru/sotsyalnaia-sfera-ru/turyzm-ru/5392-raspredelenie-po-stranam-chisla-grazhdan-respubliki-uzbekistan-vyekhavshikh-iz-respubliki-uzbekistan-v-2014-godu|title=Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2014 году|website=stat.uz|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' |
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| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|Iran}} || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{increase}} 3,874 || {{increase}} 3,397 || {{increase}} 2,391 || {{increase}} 2,355 || 2,133 || 122 |
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| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|Germany}} || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{decrease}} 1,143 || {{decrease}} 1,277 || {{decrease}} 1,392 || {{increase}} 1,576 || 1,338 || 270 |
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| {{flag|United States}} || |
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|United States}} || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{decrease}} 531 || {{increase}} 660 || {{decrease}} 535 || {{increase}} 663 || 566 || 430 |
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| {{flag|Italy}} || |
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|Italy}} || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{decrease}} 277 || {{decrease}} 392 || {{decrease}} 412 || {{decrease}} 595 || 600 || 340 |
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| {{flag|Japan}} || |
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|Japan}} || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{decrease}} 253 || {{increase}} 388 || {{decrease}} 344 || {{decrease}} 508 || 537 || 282 |
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| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|Netherlands}} || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{increase}} 245 || {{decrease}} 238 || {{decrease}} 296 || {{increase}} 439 || 160 || 95 |
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| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|France}} || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{decrease}} 212 || {{decrease}} 230 || {{increase}} 315 || {{decrease}} 232 || 682 || 650 |
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| [[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|23px]] [[List of sovereign states|Other]] || |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[File:Flag of the United Nations.svg|23px]] [[List of sovereign states|Other]] || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{decrease}} 2,080 || {{increase}} 2,799 || {{decrease}} 1,803 || {{increase}} 3,313 || 2,081 || 999 |
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| '''Total''' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || ''No data'' || {{decrease}} 8,697 || {{increase}} 9,631 || {{decrease}} 7,628 || {{increase}} 9,777 || 8,177 || 3,256 |
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===Citizens of the Russian Federation=== |
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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]
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
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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
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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
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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]
Year | Visitors |
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1992—1994 |
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1995 |
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1996 |
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1997 |
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1998 |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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2012—2013 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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Total (1995-1998, 2000-2011 and 2014-2018) | More 1,700,000[10] |
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77,387[15] | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
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2,133 | 122 |
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1,338 | 270 |
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566 | 430 |
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600 | 340 |
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537 | 282 |
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160 | 95 |
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682 | 650 |
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2,081 | 999 |
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8,177 | 3,256 |
Citizens of the Russian Federation
Country | 2021[16] | 2020[16] | 2019[16] | 2018[16] | 2017[16] | 2016[16] | 2015[16] | 2014[16] | 2013[16] | 2012[16] | 2011[16] | 2010[16] |
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45,052 |
See also
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/40px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png)
- Visa requirements for Turkmen citizens
- Turkmenistan passport
- Ashgabat International Airport
- Turkmenistan Airlines
References
- ^ "Visa information".
- ^ a b c "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "The President of Turkmenistan has simplified the visa regime for UN staff | Politics". 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Turkmenistan opens visa-free regime for UN staff". March 2021.
- ^ "Официальному представителю ООН вручена вербальная нота о безвизовом въезде в Туркменистан | Политика". 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "International tourism, number of arrivals: Turkmenistan". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan (Page 280)" (PDF). stat.gov.tm. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Approximate numbers
- ^ "Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2018 году". stat.uz. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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- ^ "Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2015 году". stat.uz. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Распределение по странам числа граждан Республики Узбекистан, выехавших из Республики Узбекистан в 2014 году". stat.uz. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "fedstat.ru".