Turkmen passport

A Turkmen passport is issued to the citizens of Turkmenistan for the purposes of international travel. Since July 2008, biometric passports have been introduced, making Turkmenistan the first country in the ex-USSR mid-Asia region to issue an ICAO compliant biometric passport. Current passports of Turkmen citizens are valid for travel abroad until they apply for new passports. In April 2013 approved the new samples and descriptions of the biometric passport, with much protection, increased volume of electronic chips, and high-quality manufacturing.[1] Previously issued passport of the citizen of Turkmenistan, kept in force until the expiration of.[2] Issued by the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan.

Turkmen passport
The front cover of a contemporary Turkmen biometric passport.
TypePassport
Issued by Turkmenistan
First issuedJuly 2008
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityTurkmen citizenship

Appearance

Passport dark green color, with the inscription «Turkmenistan» (Turkmen: Türkmenistan) and «Passport» (Turkmen: Pasport) in Turkmen and English languages. In the center of the gold-embossed suffered Coat of arms of Turkmenistan. The passport is produced in Turkmen and English languages.

Visa requirements
Main article: Visa requirements for Turkmen citizens
Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Turkmen passports

In 2016, Turkmen citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 49 countries and territories, ranking the Turkmen passport 88th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

See also

References
  1. approves new samples and descriptions of the biometric passport of Turkmenistan Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Chronicle


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