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Turkmenistan visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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e-Visa needed. United Kingdom passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Turkmenistan.

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Official source

evisa.migration.gov.tmState Migration Service of Turkmenistan (official e-Visa portal)Checked 1 Nov 2026

Before applying for an Electronic Visa online, please carefully review the Fees and Document Requirements below.

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

valid and signed passport that is valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Turkmenistan passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Turkmenistan passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Ashgabat, nearest first.

  1. UzbekistanTashkent, about 1,000 km from AshgabatVisa-free · 30 days
  2. ArmeniaYerevan, about 1,220 km from AshgabatVisa-free · 180 days
  3. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 1,230 km from AshgabatVisa-free · 12 months
  4. KyrgyzstanBishkek, about 1,470 km from AshgabatVisa-free · 30 days
  5. OmanMuscat, about 1,600 km from AshgabatVisa-free · 14 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Ashgabat

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Ashgabat, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 8.8°CLow -0.8°CRain 21 mm
  2. FebHigh 10.9°CLow 0.5°CRain 34 mm
  3. MarHigh 16.7°CLow 5.7°CRain 41 mm
  4. AprHigh 23.5°CLow 11.2°CRain 31 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.4°CLow 16.6°CRain 26 mm
  6. JunHigh 36.1°CLow 21.1°CRain 9 mm
  7. JulHigh 38.2°CLow 23.4°CRain 3 mm
  8. AugHigh 36.9°CLow 20.8°CRain 2 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.5°CLow 15.5°CRain 3 mm
  10. OctHigh 24.2°CLow 9.6°CRain 12 mm
  11. NovHigh 15.6°CLow 4.2°CRain 25 mm
  12. DecHigh 9.8°CLow 0.7°CRain 17 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 23 to 29 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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