Resume rules in Turkmenistan

What employers in Turkmenistan expect on a Резюме (Русский) / Rezyume (Түркменский), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.

Call it a CV for Turkmenistan, a resume for Turkmenistan, or Резюме: it's the same document.

This is research, not legal advice. Law changes, federal countries have state and provincial rules, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are, and says Not found where nothing reliable was published.

Law and practice, side by side

The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.

Photo: Not found

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Date of birth: Not found

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What the law says: Labour Code of Turkmenistan exists but does not specify CV photo requirements

Marital status: Not found

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What the law says: Labour Code prohibits discrimination but no specific CV regulation

Sex or gender: Not found

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What the law says: Labour Code prohibits gender discrimination

Nationality: Not found

Foreign workers treated same as citizens per Labour Code

What the law says: Labour Code restricts foreign worker rights/obligations

National ID number: Not found

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The rest of the entry

Local name of the document
Резюме (Русский) / Rezyume (Түркменский)
Language to submit in
Turkmen, Russian, English for international roles
Typical length
1-2 pages
Address detail expected
Contact information required
Officially prescribed form
None officially prescribed
Religion, ethnicity or caste
Labour Code prohibits discrimination based on nationality and other grounds
Other customary attachments
Educational qualifications, professional certifications, medical certificates (HIV/TB) for work permits
Employer may not ask for
Labour Code prohibits discrimination based on race, nationality, gender, religion
Named statutes
Labour Code of Turkmenistan
Anti-discrimination statutes
Labour Code of Turkmenistan
Local language source
Russian

Where this came from

Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Low confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.

Notes: Labour Code exists but does not detail specific CV format requirements. Information primarily found in work permit and employment regulation context. No published guidance on photo, DOB, or personal data requirements for CVs in Turkmenistan. Limited publicly available detail on hiring practices.

Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this

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