Turkmenistan → Poland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Turkmenistan
To: Poland

Inflow 2023—OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Turkmenistan to Poland

Inflows of nationals of Turkmenistan recorded by Poland; stock of nationals of Turkmenistan living there; and acquisitions of Poland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	2
2001	4
2002	14
2003	9
2004	14
2005	20
2006	28
2007	29
2008	25
2009	40
2010	33
2011	32
2012	42
2013	51
2014	19
2015	25
2016	39
2017	51
2018	42
2019	54
2020	55
2021	118

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2021	118	—	1
2020	55	—	1
2019	54	—	21
2018	42	—	2
2017	51	—	1
2016	39	—	3
2015	25	—	1
2014	19	—	1
2013	51	—	—
2012	42	—	—
2011	32	—	1
2010	33	—	—

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Poland's consulates in Turkmenistan

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Poland's consulates located in Turkmenistan.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2012	35	35	0	—
2011	233	233	0	—
2010	179	172	7	3.9%
2009	111	108	3	2.7%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	111
2010	179
2011	233
2012	35

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Poland

First residence permits issued by Poland to citizens of Turkmenistan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Work1,219
Other reasons40
Education26
Family11

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,296	0	0	0
2024	1,994	1	9	93
2023	2,566	0	20	71
2022	2,591	0	7	78
2021	887	0	1	65
2020	151	0	1	65
2019	131	0	10	41
2018	116	0	2	39
2017	74	0	1	35
2016	72	0	4	39
2015	67	1	1	38
2014	53	0	1	50
2013	66	0	6	40
2012	30	0	0	0
2011	27	0	1	0
2010	27	0	0	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities1,219

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 3,117
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 6
Changed status into work, 2025: 4

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Turkmenistan move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Turkmenistan, 2023

Türkiye15,575
Germany817
United States620
South Korea474
Japan80
Canada40
Netherlands40
Hungary37
Austria36
France24