> Do you have some variant of exit visas? Exit visas were cancelled around 2006 or 2007. > Is it difficult to leave Turkmenistan? It depends on your situ

> Do you have some variant of exit visas? Exit visas were cancelled around 2006 or 2007. > Is it difficult to leave Turkmenistan? It depends on your situation. For some people it's not too dificult, for some it's impossible. I've witnessed Canadian/Turkmen dual citizen was denied to leave the country until she cancel her Canadian or Turkmeni citizenship (which takes about 6+ months). If you oppose the government they can arbitrarily prohibit you from leaving the country for an arbitrary length of time (read: until the government is changed). And "opposing the government" can be taken very liberally: it can be even a slight criticizing comment in a social network (those are blocked anyway, though). > I left Uzbekistan when I was 22 years old We have a lot in common. ;) I left at the same age and I regret I didn't do it earlier.