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Transit Visa (TR-1 or TR-2)

TurkmenistanTransit

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

No visa is required when flying over Turkmenistan without landing, or when an air passenger lands at Turkmen airports without a State-border crossing being recorded at the checkpoints; air passengers forced to stay in Turkmenistan for up to 24 hours because of emergencies or other unforeseen circumstances also need no visa. Otherwise, transit through Turkmen territory requires a transit visa (or a visa for the neighbouring/destination state along the route).

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    6) daşary ýurt raýatynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamyň Türkmenistanyň çäginiň üstünden howa gämisinde Türkmenistanyň çäginde gonmazdan uçup geçen ýagdaýynda;
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    7) Türkmenistanyň Döwlet serhediniň gözegçilik-geçiriş ýerlerinden Türkmenistanyň Döwlet serhedini geçişi hasaba alynmadyk halatynda daşary ýurt raýatynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamyň Türkmenistanyň howa menzillerinde gonmak bilen howa gämisinde uçuşlary amala aşyran ýagdaýynda;
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    9) halkara howa gatnawlarynda uçuşlary amala aşyrýan howa gämileriniň ýolagçylary bolup durýan daşary ýurt raýatlarynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamlaryň adatdan daşary ýagdaýlaryň ýa-da daşary ýurt raýatynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamyň hereketini dowam etmäge päsgelçilik döredýän beýleki göz öňünde tutulmadyk ýagdaýlaryň ýüze çykmagy bilen bagly 24 sagadyň dowamynda Türkmenistanyň çäginde mejbury duran (mejbury bolan) halatynda;
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    Şu Kanunda ýa-da Türkmenistanyň halkara şertnamasynda başgaça göz öňünde tutulmadyk bolsa, daşary ýurt raýatlarynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamlaryň bir daşary ýurt döwletinden barmaly döwletine Türkmenistanyň çäginden üstaşyr geçmegi hakyky daşary ýurt pasportlary ýa-da olaryň ornuny tutýan Türkmenistana gelmäge, Türkmenistanyň çäginden geçmäge we Türkmenistandan gitmäge hukuk berýän ýol resminamalary boýunça, Türkmenistanyň kanunçylygynda bellenen tertipde berlen üstaşyr wizasy, barýan ugry boýunça Türkmenistan bilen araçäkleşýän döwlete barmaga wizasy ýa-da bellenen döwletiň wizasy bar bolan mahalynda amala aşyrylýar.

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

No visa is required when flying over Turkmenistan without landing, or when an air passenger lands at Turkmen airports without a State-border crossing being recorded at the checkpoints. Air passengers forced to stay in Turkmenistan for up to 24 hours because of emergencies or other unforeseen circumstances also need no visa. Otherwise transit through Turkmen territory requires a transit visa (or a visa for the neighbouring/destination state along the route).

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  • 'Airside' is not an official term here; the law speaks of landing without a recorded border crossing.
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    6) daşary ýurt raýatynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamyň Türkmenistanyň çäginiň üstünden howa gämisinde Türkmenistanyň çäginde gonmazdan uçup geçen ýagdaýynda;
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    7) Türkmenistanyň Döwlet serhediniň gözegçilik-geçiriş ýerlerinden Türkmenistanyň Döwlet serhedini geçişi hasaba alynmadyk halatynda daşary ýurt raýatynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamyň Türkmenistanyň howa menzillerinde gonmak bilen howa gämisinde uçuşlary amala aşyran ýagdaýynda;
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    9) halkara howa gatnawlarynda uçuşlary amala aşyrýan howa gämileriniň ýolagçylary bolup durýan daşary ýurt raýatlarynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamlaryň adatdan daşary ýagdaýlaryň ýa-da daşary ýurt raýatynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamyň hereketini dowam etmäge päsgelçilik döredýän beýleki göz öňünde tutulmadyk ýagdaýlaryň ýüze çykmagy bilen bagly 24 sagadyň dowamynda Türkmenistanyň çäginde mejbury duran (mejbury bolan) halatynda;
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    Şu Kanunda ýa-da Türkmenistanyň halkara şertnamasynda başgaça göz öňünde tutulmadyk bolsa, daşary ýurt raýatlarynyň, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamlaryň bir daşary ýurt döwletinden barmaly döwletine Türkmenistanyň çäginden üstaşyr geçmegi hakyky daşary ýurt pasportlary ýa-da olaryň ornuny tutýan Türkmenistana gelmäge, Türkmenistanyň çäginden geçmäge we Türkmenistandan gitmäge hukuk berýän ýol resminamalary boýunça, Türkmenistanyň kanunçylygynda bellenen tertipde berlen üstaşyr wizasy, barýan ugry boýunça Türkmenistan bilen araçäkleşýän döwlete barmaga wizasy ýa-da bellenen döwletiň wizasy bar bolan mahalynda amala aşyrylýar.

What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

Answer not available

What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

Transit visas are single-entry for up to 5 days or double-entry with up to 5 days each time. Transit travellers must follow the set route and may not stay beyond the transit visa period or leave the route; a longer stay is possible only with a visa extension or a corresponding transit visa on a justified application. Transit stays of up to five days are registered only at border checkpoints. The official source does not state overnight or airport-change rules.

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  • https://migration.gov.tm/api/v1/pages/detail/wiza-toleg/
    TRANSIT VISA UP TO 5 DAYS ONLY FOR 1 TIME. For visa: 20 USD; EACH VISIT WHICH LASTS 5 DAYS FOR TWO TIMES TRANSIT VISA For visa: 40 USD;
  • https://migration.gov.tm/cdn/media/filemanager/2025/01/23/Migrasi%C3%BDa_hakynda_.pdf
    3. Türkmenistanyň çäginden üstaşyr geçýän daşary ýurt raýatlary, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamlar üstaşyr wizasynyň möhletinden artyk Türkmenistanyň çäginde saklanyp hem-de (ýa-da) bellenilen ugrundan çykyp bilmezler. Daşary ýurt raýatlary, raýatlygy bolmadyk adamlar, Türkmenistanda saklanmagynyň, şol sanda mejbury saklanmagynyň zerurlygyny tassyklaýan resminamalary goşmak bilen, dahylly ýuridik we fiziki şahslaryň delillendirilen towakganamalary bar bolan mahalynda, diňe wizasynyň möhleti uzaldylan ýa-da degişli üstaşyr wizanyň resmileşdirilen ýagdaýynda Türkmenistanyň çäginde saklanyp bilerler.
  • https://migration.gov.tm/api/v1/services/detail/salgylar-boyunca-hasaba-durmak-tm-16830101021174743/
    Foreign citizens and stateless persons crossing the territory of Turkmenistan on a transit visa, if their stay in Turkmenistan does not exceed five days (this does not include the day of entry into the country), are registered only at migration checkpoints at the state border. Turkmenistan.

If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

The Turkmen embassy consular checklist in Turkey requires a written petition to its Consular Department, a colour passport copy with at least six months validity, a Turkish visa or temporary residence permit copy for a third-country citizen, copies of the visas for countries along the route entering and leaving Turkmenistan, and a completed personal-information form.

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Limits of the record
  • The complete checklist, photographs, ticket or itinerary requirements, processing time, and maximum TR-1/TR-2 validity or transit duration remain unestablished. This embassy-specific procedure is not generalised to other posts.
  • Turkmenistan Embassy in Turkiye visa procedures page
    visa of a close relative or child of a citizen of Turkmenistan; 8. Color copies of residence permits (identity cards) of a close relative or child of a citizen of Turkmenistan in the territory of the Republic of Turkey; 9. Color copy of the passport of a close relative or child of a citizen of Turkmenistan; Documents required to formalize a transit visa: 1. Petition of the applicant (must be written to the Consular Department of the Embassy); 2. Color copy of the applicant's passport (with at least 6 months validity); 3. If a third country citizen, a copy of the Republic of Turkey visa (or temporary residence permit); 4. Copies of visas for countries that will enter and exit the territory of Turkmenistan along the route (for example: Azerbaijan or Iran); 5. Fill out the personal information form

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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