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Visa requirements for Turkmenistani citizens

Entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Turkmenistan

Visa requirements for Turkmenistani citizens

Summary

Entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Turkmenistan

A [[Turkmen passport

As of June 2025, Turkmen citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 49 countries and territories, ranking the Turkmen passport 89th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

Visa requirements map

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Changes

Visa requirements for Turkmen citizens were lifted by Micronesia (18 December 1980), Philippines (15 April 2014), Georgia (June 2015), Armenia (10 July 2018).

Visas on arrival were introduced by Zimbabwe (August 2024), Guinea-Bissau (April 2012), Mozambique (February 2017), Rwanda (1 January 2018) and Namibia (1 April 2025).

Following countries have reinstated visa requirements for Turkmen citizens: Estonia (1 July 1992), Latvia (1993), Lithuania (1 November 1993), Slovakia (6 May 1994), Bulgaria (1 January 1999), Armenia (1999), Moldova (9 June 1999), Russia (17 July 1999), Hungary (1 December 1999), Romania (1 July 2000), Belarus (21 July 2000), Czech Republic (22 October 2000), Poland (3 November 2000), Kazakhstan (1 March 2001). Also Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey (14 September 2022), Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Turkmen citizens were made eligible for eVisas by Singapore (December 2009), Sri Lanka (January 2012), Montserrat (September 2012), São Tomé and Príncipe (2012), Australia (Electronic Visitor visa from 1 October 2015), Anguilla (January 2021), Gabon (12 October 2017), Uganda (1 July 2016). Lesotho (1 May 2017), Saint Helena (2018), Djibouti (18 February 2018), Benin (15 March 2018), Equatorial Guinea (July 2023), Kenya (1 January 2024), Guinea (October 2019), Sierra Leone (September 2019) Malawi (November 2019), South Sudan (29 September 2020), Azerbaijan (December 2019), Papua New Guinea (17 June 2019), Pakistan (July 2024), Thailand (October 2024), Russia (December 2024), Mauritania (5 January 2025), Belarus (From 11 January 2025 Belarus recognizes eVisas issued by Russia), Namibia (1 April 2025) and Botswana (May 2025).

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda30 days
Argentina
Armenia180 days within 1 year
Australia and territories
Austria
Azerbaijan30 days
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh30 days
Barbados28 days
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin30 days
Bhutan90 days
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana3 months
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi30 days
Cambodia30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Comoros45 days
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo7 days
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire3 months
Croatia
Cuba90 days
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti31 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90 days
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopiaup to 90 days
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabonup to 6 month
Gambia
Georgia1 year
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada3 months
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran30 days
Iraq30 days
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica30 days
Japan
Jordan3 months
Kazakhstan
Kenya3 months
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos30 days
Latvia
Lebanon1 month
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya30 days
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar90 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia90 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands90 days
Mauritania
Mauritius60 days
Mexico
Federated States of Micronesia30 days
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar
Namibia3 months
Nauru
Nepal90 days
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua30 days
Niger
Nigeria90 days
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan90 days
Palau30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia30 days
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia30 days
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka30 days
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria180 days, 90 days / 15 days
Tajikistan45 days
Tanzania
Thailand3 months
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam90 days
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe3 months

References and notes

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  153. "e-Visa Portal for Iraq".
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