How to get a Turkmenistan visa from Singapore

• The Turkmenistan tourist visa is available to Singaporeans looking to travel to the country for tourism purposes.
• On entry, every visa holder is required to pay an additional US$14 fee for an entry card that will list their exit point in Turkmenistan.
• A letter of invitation must be provided by the applicant. Only registered agents in Turkmenistan can apply for a Letter of Invitation on your behalf.
• Applicants cannot travel to Turkmenistan individually, a tour agent should plan your stay and connect you to a tour group.
• Applicants traveling with minors are required to provide their birth certificates
• If you arrive without a visa or certified letter of invitation, authorities may hold you at the airport until you arrange transportation out of Turkmenistan.
• Applicants are to provide a means of identification or a valid residence permit of the host.
• Currency restriction for exiting Turkmenistan is $3,000.
• Once you arrive in Turkmenistan, you must do the following:
• Register at a State Migration Service office in Ashgabat, Dashoguz, Mary, Turkmenabat, or Turkmenbashy, depending on where your sponsoring organization is located.
• Inform the State Migration Service in advance of travel outside the city where you are registered. You face fines and deportation if you fail to do so.
• Register your departure with the State Migration Service one day before you leave. You must register and de-register at the same SMS office.
• Failure to register properly can result in fines, arrest, and/or deportation.
• Turkmenistan is mostly a cash economy. Most businesses, including airlines and hotels, do not accept credit cards. While there are some ATMs in Ashgabat, getting personal checks cashed can take up to two months.
• The official currency in Turkmenistan is the Turkmen Manat. It is illegal to use foreign currencies and to exchange money on the black market. You can obtain Manat in ATM machines.
• Customs regulations are strict, particularly regarding carpets, jewelry, musical instruments, art, archaeological artifacts, antiques, and protected animals.
• Travel permits for certain regions in the country are required.

• Singaporean business travelers can apply for a Turkmenistan business visa if they have the intention of traveling to Turkmenistan for business purposes.
• Travelers to Turkmenistan may engage in the activities below on a business visa:
• Attend business meetings.
• Attend conferences and conventions.
• Tour a company facility.
• Negotiate contracts.
• A letter of invitation from sponsor (either host company or individual) in Turkmenistan (certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ashgabat) explaining the relationship to the applicant and the purpose of travel. In addition, the letter must indicate the length of stay, place of stay, and contact information.
• The applicants are required to provide a business cover letter.
• The cover letter should include the following information: introduction of the applicant, an indication of the applicant's employment status/position held in the company, and the purpose of visit in Turkmenistan.
• The business letter must also indicate who will be financially responsible for the applicant and must provide detailed contact information in Turkmenistan.
• Proof of travel arrangement must be provided. It must come in the form of a computer-generated flight itinerary from the airline or a travel agency or copy of airline ticket showing entry and departure from Turkmenistan.
• Travelers planning to stay in Turkmenistan for more than 3 months need to present an HIV certificate from a doctor.

Historically, all of the Western or Oghuz Turks have been called Türkmen or Turkoman. Today, however, the terms are usually restricted to two Turkic groups: the Turkmen people of Turkmenistan & adjacent parts of Central Asia, and the Turkomans of Iraq and Syria.