Turkmenistan - Apply for Work Permit

ProcedureEdit

To obtain a work permit, applicants will need to file an application with the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan (address provided below).
The application must be signed by the employer.
The employer will be asked to pay a rate of 25 US dollars for every month of work in Turkmenistan for the involved foreign citizen.
It will take the State Migration Service about 30 to 45 calendar days to review your application.

Required DocumentsEdit

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

State Migration Service of Turkmenistan

Ashgabat
745100, Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, st. Azadi, Building 63
Phone: (993 12) 38-00-11

Mary Province
Mary city, str. Yashlyk, Building 5.
(993 522) 6-02-91

Lebap Province
Gengeshlik Boyrabap district of Serdarabat,
Village Hodzhamirsen Str. Ceyhun, Building 2.
(993 422) 2-08-10

Ahal Province
Ak Bugday District, Annau,
Ch.Vellekov Street, Building 16.
(993 137) 33-1-84

Balkan Province
The Balkanabat city, str. Annaev,
Apt. 146 Building 42.
(993 222) 6-05-27

Dashoguz Province
Dashoguz city, str. Al-Khwarizmi, Building 20.
(993 322) 5-58-29

EligibilityEdit

List of people which do NOT need to apply for a work permit:

Stateless people, with ID documents issued by the authorised state bodies of Turkmenistan;
Employees of diplomatic and consular missions of the foreign states, and also representations of the international organizations accredited at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan;
Foreign employees of the scientific, educational and cultural institutions created according to the legislation and the international treaties of Turkmenistan, and also official representatives of the international humanitarian and charitable organisations;
Correspondents (journalists) of the foreign mass media accredited at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan;
Foreign spiritual workers of the religious organisations officially registered in territory of Turkmenistan;
Foreign citizens and stateless people invited by the ministries and departments of Turkmenistan upon approval of the Cabinet of Turkmenistan for teaching, scientific and cultural-educational activity, including for carrying out in educational institutions of Turkmenistan of short-term or certain term educational trainings and seminars;
Foreign citizens and stateless people arriving to Turkmenistan for one month for carrying out of financial, auditing and other inspections, office negotiations, the conclusion of contracts, as experts;
Workers of legal bodies of the foreign states arriving to Turkmenistan for the term up to one month for installation, repair and realisation of maintenance service of the equipment;
Founders, shareholders, heads of legal bodies (their affiliates and representations) and foreign citizens, stateless people, legal bodies entering from administration of the head offices in other countries which are not consisting in labour relations according to the labour legislation of Turkmenistan;
The foreign students study under the internal form of training in educational institutions of Turkmenistan and working during free time from study and in a vacation in these institutions;
Conditionally condemned foreign citizens, stateless people;
People who are a part of crews of vehicles of the foreign states, cargoes carrying out the international transportation and passengers;
People to whom the refuge status is granted in Turkmenistan;
People recognised as refugees according to the legislation of Turkmenistan;
People who applied for the status of the refugee and have received the temporary certificate on registration of application for granting of the refugee status;
People who have received residence permit in Turkmenistan;
Foreign citizens or stateless people for which the international treaties of Turkmenistan define other order of their involvement to labour activity.

FeesEdit

The employer will be asked to pay a rate of 25 US dollars for every month of work in Turkmenistan for the involved foreign citizen.

ValidityEdit

The work permit is valid for one year.

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required InformationEdit

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

This procedure provides information on how you can apply for a work permit in Turkmenistan.

Information which might helpEdit

Grounds for refusal to issue / renew a work permit, as well as prevention of transfer of a foreign citizen from one employer to another:

grounds specified in the legislation of Turkmenistan for refusing a foreign citizen in visa;
the number involved to work in Turkmenistan of foreign nationals exceeds the quota;
foreign worker is invited to work, the implementation of which does not require high skills, training or expertise;
employer attracts foreign workers to engage in an activity not provided by its Articles of Incorporation;
the employer does not fulfill its obligations arising from labor and civil contract concluded with a foreign citizen, attracted to work.
in accordance with the legislation of Turkmenistan and international treaties towards a foreign national a decision is made on the undesirability of his (her) stay in Turkmenistan;
other cases specified by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

External LinksEdit

State Migration Service of Turkmenistan

OthersEdit

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