Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Turkmen passport holders 11
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
FijiVisa required→eVisa
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
GambiaVisa required→Visa-free
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
UgandaeVisa→Visa on arrival
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
YemenVisa required→eVisa
South AfricaVisa required→eTA
Harder for Turkmen passport holders 15
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
NicaraguaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
ChadeVisa→Visa required
TajikistanVisa on arrival45 days→eVisa
Changes for visitors to Turkmenistan 10
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required→eVisa
CanadaVisa required→eVisa
ChinaVisa required→eVisa
DenmarkVisa required→eVisa
FranceVisa required→eVisa
IranVisa required→eVisa
MontenegroVisa required→eVisa
North MacedoniaVisa required→eVisa
PalestineVisa required→eVisa
TaiwanVisa required→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes