Turkmenistan citizen's passport containing biometric data for exiting and entering Turkmenistan was made available on July 10, 2008;
The passport of a Turkmenistan citizen is valid for travel to and from Turkmenistan until July 10, 2013;
1. Passport of a citizen of Turkmenistan to and from Turkmenistan is a document that gives a citizen of Turkmenistan the right to leave and come from Turkmenistan and confirms his identity while abroad;
2. The passport is the property of Turkmenistan and is valid for travel to all countries of the world. The passport is issued in Turkmen and English;
3. The document confirming that a citizen of Turkmenistan will return to Turkmenistan in case he/she loses his/her passport is a document giving the right to come to Turkmenistan issued by the diplomatic missions or consular offices of Turkmenistan abroad;
4. Turkmenistan citizens apply to the Turkmenistan State Immigration Administration to obtain a passport. To extend the validity period of the passport, an application can be made 6 (six) months before the validity period of the passport;
5. A citizen's personal petition for passport formalization in written or electronic form is accepted in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Turkmenistan. The date of receipt of a citizen's passport documents is considered the day of receipt of his electronic photograph and biometric data;
Passports for minors and immature persons are issued upon written or electronic petition from one of their parents or other legal representatives. Minors and immature persons must be present when their written petitions are accepted and their passports are issued;
According to the legislation of Turkmenistan, children under 16 years of age, veterans and disabled persons of all groups are exempt from paying state taxes or consular fees;
6. Passport is issued for up to 5 (five) years;
The passport is issued by the passport holder himself/herself or his/her legal representative upon presentation of official documents proving the identity of the applicant;
7. If the departure from Turkmenistan is related to urgent treatment of the citizen's health or serious illness or death of a close relative living outside the territory of Turkmenistan or other extraordinary circumstances, the application for officialization of the passport will be considered within three business days.
8. Passports are changed in the following cases:
• upon completion of the validity period;
• when personal information changes;
• when a mistake is detected in the records;
• becomes unusable;
• completion of the prescribed pages for the visa and notes;
• a citizen's fingerprints and face shape change due to health or other reasonsde;
If necessary, passports can be changed even before the expiration date;
9. The passport will be canceled in the following cases:
• when the passport is changed;
• Termination of Turkmenistan citizenship;
• when the passport holder dies;
• If the passport is not given to the citizen due to a technical problem, inaccuracy in the data, the citizen's health condition or other reasons, fingerprint or facial shape change;
When a citizen's passport is changed, its pages are torn and the first page is stamped with "Ýatyryldy/Cancelled" and returned to its owner;
Note: The passports found must be presented to the Turkmenistan Embassy (Ankara) or Consulate General (Istanbul) in the Republic of Turkey.