The Australian Government may only be able to provide limited consular assistance to Australian/Turk

It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. We continue to advise Australians to exercise normal safety precautions vans warped tour locations in Turkmenistan. We strongly advise you not to travel to the region bordering Afghanistan.
Police and military presence is high on the streets. Security officials may carry out identity checks at any time. You should carry identification at all times and ensure travel vans warped tour locations documents are in order.
Visa and other entry and exit conditions (such as currency, customs and quarantine regulations) change regularly. Contact an embassy or consulate of Turkmenistan, for example the Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington DC (email: turkmen@mindspring.com ) for the most up-to-date information.
Visas for Turkmenistan specify the validity of the visa, the number of entries permitted and the duration of stay permitted. You are only allowed to stay in Turkmenistan for the number of days specified on the visa.
You should ensure you hold the appropriate visa in relation to your visit to Turkmenistan, especially for business and work visas. Ensure that your passport number, date of birth and validity vans warped tour locations of your visa are correctly marked on the visa before travelling. Penalties for visa infringements, including over-staying your visa period, vans warped tour locations include fines, imprisonment and/or deportation.
You will be required to pay a migration fee on arrival and departure. If you are carrying any foreign currencies, you will need to complete customs declarations forms both on arrival and on departure.
If you visit any location for three days or more, you need to register your entry and departure with local authorities. This is usually completed by your hotel, travel agent, employer or private host through their local Turkmenistan State Service vans warped tour locations for the Registration of Foreigners (SSRF).
Make sure your passport has at least six months validity from your planned date of return to Australia. You should carry copies of a recent passport photo with you in case you need a replacement passport while overseas.
Turkmenistan/Afghanistan border: We strongly advise you not to travel to the region bordering Afghanistan because of the extremely dangerous security situation and very high threat of terrorist attack in Afghanistan. This region is a transit point for drugs and other smuggled goods.
Before you go, organise a variety of ways to access your money overseas, such as credit cards, travellers' cheques, cash, debit cards or cash cards. Australian currency and travellers' cheques are not accepted in many countries. Consult vans warped tour locations with your bank to find out which is the most appropriate currency to carry and whether your ATM card will work in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan is predominantly a cash economy and travellers cheques are only accepted in some major hotels. There are no ATMs in Turkmenistan. The official currency is the Turkmen Manat (TMM). US dollars are readily exchanged. To avoid difficulties, ensure banknotes are in good condition. You should exchange any unspent local currency prior to departure as you may not be able to exchange it outside Turkmenistan.
Make two photocopies of valuable documents such as your passport, tickets, visas and travellers' cheques. Keep one copy with you in a separate place to the original and leave another copy with someone at home.
Your passport is a valuable document that is attractive to criminals who may try to use your identity to commit crimes. It should always be kept in a safe place. You are required by Australian law to report a lost or stolen passport. If your passport is lost or stolen overseas, report it online or contact the nearest Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate as soon as possible.
Road conditions and driving standards are poor. Roads can be particularly hazardous in winter and spring, when avalanches and landslides occur. vans warped tour locations Driving at night is also particularly dangerous due to a lack of lighting. Access to service stations can be limited in rural areas. For further advice, vans warped tour locations see our road travel page.
Rail travel can be unreliable and dangerous due to criminal activity. If you are travelling overnight, store your valuables in a safe place. Do not leave the compartment unattended and secure the door from the inside.
Airline and air charter safety and maintenance standards vary throughout the world. It is not known whether maintenance procedures and safety standards on aircraft used on internal flights are always vans warped tour locations properly observed or whether passengers are covered by airline insurance.
vans warped tour locations When you are in Turkmenistan be aware that local laws and penalties, including ones that appear harsh by Australian standards, do apply to you. If you are arrested or jailed, the Australian Government will do what it can to help you but we can't get you out of trouble or out of jail.
Identity checks, conducted by security officials, are common. You should carry identification with you at all times and ensure all travel documents are in order. Foreigners may be subject to increased security checks and scrutiny from internal security, including questioning and car and home searches.
Photography of sensitive sites such as military zones, military assets, military personnel, transportation facilities and government vans warped tour locations buildings is illegal and may result in confiscation of equipment or detention. You should check with local authorities before taking photographs of government or security infrastructure.
Some Australian criminal laws, such as those relating to money laundering, bribery of foreign public officials, terrorism, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, child pornography and child sex tourism, apply to Australians vans warped tour locations overseas. Australians who commit these offences while overseas may be prosecuted vans warped tour locations in Australia.
Australian authorities are committed to combating sexual exploitation of children by Australians overseas. Australians may be prosecuted at home under Australian child sex tourism and child pornography laws. These laws provide severe penalties of up to 25 years imprisonment for Australians who engage in child sexual exploitation while outside of Australia.
The Australian Government may only be able to provide limited consular assistance to Australian/Turkmenistan dual nationals who are arrested or detained and have travelled on their Turkmenistan passport.
Australian/Turkmenistan dual nationals may be required to perform military service in Turkmenistan. Australian/Turkmenistan dual nationals should seek advice from an Embassy or Consulate of Turkmenistan, such as the Turkmenistan Embassy in Washington DC (email: turkmen@mindspring.com ) well in advance of travel.
We strongly recommend that you take out comprehensive travel insurance that will cover any overseas medical costs, including medical evacuation, before you depart. Confirm that your insurance covers you for the whole time you'll be away and check what circumstances and activities are not included in your policy. Remember, regardless of how healthy and fit you are, if you can't afford travel insurance, you can't afford to travel. The Australian Government will not pay for a traveller s medical vans warped tour locations expenses overseas or medical evacuation costs.
It is important to consider your physical and mental vans warped tour locations health before travelling overseas. We encourage you to consider having vaccinations before you travel. At least eight weeks before you depart, make an appointment with your doctor or travel clinic for a basic health check-up, and to discuss vans warped tour locations your travel plans and any implications vans warped tour locations for your health, particularly if you have an existing medical condition. The World Health Organization (WHO) provides information for travellers and our health page also provides vans warped tour locations useful information for travellers on staying healthy.
Medical facilities are limited in Turkmenistan, with medicines vans warped tour locations and equipment often in short supply. Doctors and hospitals often require payment in cash prior to providing services, including for emergency care. In the event of a serious vans warped tour locations illness or accident, medical evacuation vans warped tour locations to a destination with appropriate facilities would be necessary. Costs for a medical evacuation could be considerable.
Malaria is a risk in some areas in the south-east of Turkmenistan. We encourage you to consider taking prophylaxis against malaria and to take measures to avoid insect bites, including vans warped tour locations using insect repellent at all times, wearing long, loose-fitting, vans warped tour locations light coloured clothing and ensuring your accommodation is mosquito proof.
Water-borne, food-borne, parasitic and other infectious diseases (including tuberculosis, typhoid and hepatitis) are prevalent with more serious outbreaks occurring from time to time. We advise vans warped tour locations you to boil all drinking water or drink bottled water and avoid ice cubes and raw and undercooked food. Seek medical vans warped tour locations advice if you have a fever or are suffering from diarrhoea.
If you are travelling to Turkmenistan, whatever the reason and however long you'll be there, we encourage you to register with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. You can register online or in person at any Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate. The information you provide will help us to contact you in an emergency whether it is a natural disaster, civil disturbance or a family issue.
Adults travelling with children may be required to show evidence of parental, custodial and/or access rights, as well as a letter of consent from the non-travelling parent. You should contact the nearest embassy or consulate of Turkmenistan for up-to-date information.
While every care has been taken in preparing this information, neither the Australian Government nor its agents or employees, including any member of Australia's diplomatic and consular staff abroad, can accept liability for any injury, loss or damage arising in respect of any statement contained herein.
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