Do I need a visa?
Foreign citizens and stateless persons may enter and stay in Turkmenistan on the basis of a visa.
Do I need insurance?
It is recommended to have insurance when traveling to Turkmenistan. According to Federal Law No. 155 of June 29, 2015, in the absence of an insurance contract, the costs of medical care abroad are borne by the citizen himself.
Foreign travelers must request a letter of invitation from a private individual or company certified by the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan.
Citizens and stateless persons have the right to enter Turkmenistan on visas and stay within the country.
Foreign citizens, stateless persons, as well as individuals and legal entities who invited them, apply to the State Migration Service for visas to enter and leave Turkmenistan:
1. Within Turkmenistan - with the help of regional offices of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan;
2. Outside Turkmenistan - through consular and diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan in foreign countries.
Visa application and attached documents, starting from the moment of their receipt by the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan, in the normal course of business - within 10 (ten) business days, in the urgent course of business - within 3 (three) business days.
Invitations for visas are issued by the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan for three months.
To extend a visa, you need to apply to the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan, submit an application and the necessary documents in accordance with the established procedure before the expiration of the visa, and for work visas, you need to submit documents two months before the expiration of the visa.
The decision taken by the Commission to extend the deadlines must be implemented within 45 days.
Upon expiration of the visa, in case of failure to satisfy the application for extension of the visa, in case of cancellation of the visa issued to him/her and reduction of the period of stay, and upon expiration of the period of stay in Turkmenistan determined on other grounds, a foreign citizen is obliged to leave the territory of Turkmenistan.
If a foreign citizen has a valid or unused visa in his/her passport or other document replacing it, a new visa sticker will be issued only after the visa is canceled with a special stamp. Visa extension has nothing to do with it.
If a foreign citizen loses a passport with a visa sticker while staying in Turkmenistan:
1. He/she is obliged to notify the bodies of the Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan and the bodies of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan of the loss, as well as to obtain a confirmation certificate from the bodies of the Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan.
2. He/she is obliged to apply to the diplomatic or consular representation of the country of which he/she is a citizen located in Turkmenistan or in a third country to obtain a passport or a document replacing it.
To check the visa requirements in your country, please follow the link: https://migration.gov.tm/ru/citizen/oformlenie-i-prodlenie-vizy/
Types of visas:
- disposable,
- two times,
- reusable.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons (hereinafter referred to as foreign citizens) may be issued the following categories of visas to enter and leave Turkmenistan (hereinafter referred to as visas): Diplomatic visa (DP); Official visa (OF); Business visa (BS1, BS2); Investment visa (IN); Work visa (WP); Family visa (FM); Sports visa (SP1, SP2); Humanitarian visa (HM); Private visa (PR1, PR2); Student visa (ST); Tourist visa (TU); Transit visa (TR1, TR2); Health visa (HL); Driver visa (DR); Exit visa (EX).
To apply for a visa for each category you need: a written or electronic application of the established form and the documents attached to it, in particular, color photographs of the size 5*6 of the established form, 1 copy of the Personal File for Business (BS1, BS2), investment (IN), work (WP), family (FM), sports (SP1, SP2), humanitarian (HM), private (PR1, PR2), student (ST), tourist (TU), transit (TR1, TR2), medical (HL), driver's (DR) visas for foreign citizens.
For issuing diplomatic (DP), official (OF) and exit (EX) visas to foreign citizens arriving in Turkmenistan, as well as to persons arriving in Turkmenistan to visit seriously ill relatives, bury close relatives and perform burial rites, humanitarian and other urgent matters, as well as various standardized visas in cases of forced stay of foreign citizens in Turkmenistan, for issuing business (BS1, BS2), investment (IN), and labor (WP) visas to foreign citizens, worker (WP), family (FM), sports (SP1, SP2), humanitarian (HM), private (PR1, PR2), student (ST), tourist (TU), transit (TR1, TR2), medical (HL), driver's (DR) visas, a personal file is not required.
In addition, at the request of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan may require, in addition to the documents and information specified in the above sections of this list, certificates that the person does not suffer from a chronic infectious disease (AIV virus) that causes human immunodeficiency virus, venereal diseases, drug addiction or diseases that harm the health of the population of Turkmenistan.
Where can I get a visa to Turkmenistan?
The visa can be obtained in the country/city where the embassy or consulate of Turkmenistan operates. You can also obtain a visa upon arrival at the Ashgabat International Airport, at the international land borders of Farab (Bukhara, Uzbekistan), Shavat (Khiva, Uzbekistan), Khojaly (Nukus, Uzbekistan), Gaudan (Mashhad, Iran), Bekdash (Aktau, Kazakhstan).
Visas are not issued at the land borders of Serakhs (Iran), Sherbet, Bat (Afghanistan) and Turkmenbashi (Caspian Port).
Tourist visa
A tourist visa to Turkmenistan is issued by the Immigration Service of the Republic of Turkmenistan on the basis of an application from a licensed travel agency in Turkmenistan. The approval period usually varies between 3 - 4 weeks. The Immigration Service reserves the right to refuse to issue a visa without any explanation. The approved visa application, also called a Turkmenistan visa support, is faxed directly to the embassy or consulate of the Republic of Turkmenistan in the country where the traveler will receive the visa. The visa can be obtained upon arrival at Ashgabat airport and at certain land borders on the basis of an approved visa application.
Conditions for obtaining visa support
Visa support is included in the travel package, which also includes:
- Visa support;
- A ticket to enter the country;
- Registration with the Immigration Department;
- Meeting at the border.
- Hotel reservations (optional);
- Accompanying guide.
- Consular fees paid at the time of submitting the application to the embassy range from USD 50 to 150. Depending on the length of stay, visa multiplicity and urgency, they range from 50 to 150 USD.
Requirements for obtaining a Turkmen visa:
- Application form filled in 2 copies;
- A valid passport and a copy of the passport. The expiration date of the passport must not be less than 6 months from the date of entry into Turkmenistan;
- 2 photos (3x4) pasted into the application form;
- Payment for consular fees;
- Visa support;
- A self-addressed envelope, if the embassy accepts and sends documents by mail.
To bring a pet to Turkmenistan, you will need to present an international veterinary passport, a health certificate, and a certificate of vaccination (e.g. rabies, deworming).
When moving with pets, it is important to keep the following things in mind:
- The first step is to microchip your pet with a 15-digit ISO-compliant microchip.
- Although a rabies titer test is not mandatory for Turkmenistan, all pets must have a certificate of current rabies vaccination at least 30 days prior to entry into the country.
- A licensed veterinarian must complete a veterinary certificate for Turkmenistan within 10 days of travel.
- No import permit is required if you are entering the country with a pet.
- Pets entering Turkmenistan by air must do so at Ashgabat International Airport in Ashgabat.
- All pets must not show signs of diseases transmissible to humans during the inspection at the port of entry.
- Turkmenistan does not publish a list of prohibited animal breeds.
To export pets from the territory of Turkmenistan, it is necessary to obtain an export certificate at the local state veterinary clinic no more than 10 days before the intended departure (based on the vaccination marks in the animal's international passport). Rabies vaccination must be made no later than 30 days before departure and is valid for 1 year. At the Ashgabat International Airport, it is necessary to undergo additional veterinary control, during which the animal is examined and additional documentation is issued on the basis of an export certificate previously obtained at a state veterinary institution. The fee is paid at the airport.