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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> |
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]] may obtain a visa on arrival valid for 10 days, and extendable for another 10 days.<ref |
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== |
==Visa policy map== |
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==Non-ordinary passports== |
==Non-ordinary passports== |
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Holders of diplomatic |
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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A visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic, service and official passports was signed with {{flag|Singapore}} in August 2019, but it has not yet ratified.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Grace Ho |title=Singapore inks three pacts with Turkmenistan during state visit of its leader {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-inks-three-pacts-with-turkmenistan-during-state-visit-of-its-leader |access-date=23 April 2022 |work=www.straitstimes.com |date=27 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423124044/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-inks-three-pacts-with-turkmenistan-during-state-visit-of-its-leader |archive-date=23 April 2022 |language=en |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." |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Entry and transit is refused to |
Entry and transit is refused to holders of passports of the following jurisdictions: |
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==Visitor statistics== |
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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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! Country || 2021<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fedstat.ru/indicator/38480|title=fedstat.ru}}</ref> || 2020<ref name="auto3"/> || 2019<ref name="auto3"/> || 2018<ref name="auto3"/> || 2017<ref name="auto3"/> || 2016<ref name="auto3"/> || 2015<ref name="auto3"/> || 2014<ref name="auto3"/> || 2013<ref name="auto3"/> || 2012<ref name="auto3"/> || 2011<ref name="auto3"/> || 2010<ref name="auto3"/> |
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| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|Russia}} || {{decrease}} 6,096 || {{decrease}} 11,322 || {{increase}} 30,504 || {{increase}} 28,127 || {{decrease}} 27,490 || {{increase}} 29,047 || {{decrease}} 28,470 || {{decrease}} 29,530 || {{decrease}} 34,494 || {{decrease}} 36,387 || {{decrease}} 42,664 || 45,052 |
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag|Russia}} || {{decrease}} 6,096 || {{decrease}} 11,322 || {{increase}} 30,504 || {{increase}} 28,127 || {{decrease}} 27,490 || {{increase}} 29,047 || {{decrease}} 28,470 || {{decrease}} 29,530 || {{decrease}} 34,494 || {{decrease}} 36,387 || {{decrease}} 42,664 || 45,052 |
Revision as of 21:26, 14 July 2024
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
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]
Year | Visitors |
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1992—1994 |
No data
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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] |
Country | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2011[9] | 2010[9] | 2009[9] | 2008[9] | 2007[9] | 2000[9] |
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Uzbekistan | 108,288[11] | 105,269[12] | 98,176[13] | 96,604[14] | 77,387[15] | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
Iran | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 3,874 | 3,397 | 2,391 | 2,355 | 2,133 | 122 |
Germany | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 1,143 | 1,277 | 1,392 | 1,576 | 1,338 | 270 |
United States | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 531 | 660 | 535 | 663 | 566 | 430 |
Italy | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 277 | 392 | 412 | 595 | 600 | 340 |
Japan | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 253 | 388 | 344 | 508 | 537 | 282 |
Netherlands | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 245 | 238 | 296 | 439 | 160 | 95 |
France | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 212 | 230 | 315 | 232 | 682 | 650 |
Other | 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[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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Russia | 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
- 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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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ 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 2014 году". stat.uz. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "fedstat.ru".