- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Turkmenistan
When travelling to Turkmenistan, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Turkmenistan.
| Turkmenistan overall | This Advice is current for Saturday, 13 March 2010. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
| Turkmenistan/Afghanistan Border | ||||
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary (police and military presence) and under Safety and Security: Crime (extortion attempts by local officials). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Summary
- We advise you to exercise caution and monitor developments that might affect your safety in Turkmenistan because of the risk of terrorism.
- Pay close attention to your personal security and monitor the media for information about possible new safety or security risks.
- Police and military presence is high and foreigners are often under surveillance.
- Identity checks are common and you should carry identification at all times and ensure travel documents are in order.
- We strongly advise you not to travel to the region bordering Afghanistan because of ongoing political and civil unrest in Afghanistan.
- The regions bordering Afghanistan, Iran and Uzbekistan, areas of the Caspian coast and Dashoguz are designated restricted zones and are closed to foreigners without government permission.
- Australia does not have an Embassy or Consulate in Turkmenistan. The Australian Embassy in Russia provides consular assistance to Australians in Turkmenistan.
- Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has spread throughout the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides useful information for individuals and travellers on its website. For further information and advice to Australians, including on possible quarantine measures overseas, see our travel bulletin on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
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