Visa policy of Tajikistan

Visitors to Tajikistan must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain an e-Visa.

Politics of Tajikistan

Commonwealth of Independent States CIS Member State

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    • Presidential: 2013
    • 2020
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    • 2020
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    Minister: Sirojiddin Muhriddin
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Visa policy map
Visa policy of Tajikistan
  Tajikistan
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Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries may enter Tajikistan without a visa for the following period:[1][2]

Unlimited period

90 days

30 days

Conditional visa-free access

Citizens of the following countries may enter Tajikistan without a visa who are aged 55 and over for up to 14 days:[3]

In addition, citizens of China holding a passport endorsed "for public affairs" do not require a visa to enter Tajikistan, for a maximum stay of 30 days.[2]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Brunei, China, Hungary, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and holders of diplomatic passports only of Jordan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan may enter Tajikistan without a visa.[9][3]

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Tajikistan launched an e-Visa on 1 June 2016.[10]

The e-Visa may be used at any border crossing, and is granted for tourism and business. Along with an e-Visa visitors may obtain a permit to visit the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region for 20 USD.

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a single or multiple entry e-Visa for 30 or 50 USD for a maximum stay of 60 days within 90 days:[11][12][13]

Stateless persons who were citizens of Tajikistan may also obtain an e-Visa.

Online visa application

Citizens of any country may apply for a regular visa online. If the visa application is successful, the visa may be obtained either from the Tajikistan embassy or consulate or on arrival at Dushanbe International Airport.[14]

Gorno-Badakhshan

A special permit is required to visit the regions within the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. OVIR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[15][16]

Admission restrictions

Entry and transit is refused to citizens of Kosovo, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight. Tajikistan also does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Tajikistan were from the following countries of nationality:

Country2021[25]202020192017201620152014
 UzbekistanIncrease 305,411Decrease 271,118Increase 853,634Increase 733,153Increase 254,481[26]Increase 219,255[27]Decrease 158,928[28]
 RussiaIncrease 136,319Decrease 54,971Increase 212,062Increase 157,910
 KyrgyzstanIncrease 60,788Decrease 45,922Increase 116,27768,788
 AfghanistanIncrease 15,112Decrease 6,122Increase 22,8568,827
 KazakhstanIncrease 14,300Decrease 9,687Increase 20,93013,933
 ChinaIncrease 4,006Decrease 3,187Increase 20,2008,059
 TurkeyIncrease 3,466Decrease 2,750Increase 6,6074,075
 United StatesIncrease 3,221Decrease 2,456Increase 6,6313,418
 BelarusIncrease 2,588Decrease 871Increase 2,4591,979
 IranIncrease 2,576Decrease 533
 India2,551No dataIncrease 3,8081,038
 Ukraine1,967No dataIncrease 3,4271,613
 South Korea1,448No dataIncrease 1,561715
 Germany1,440No dataIncrease 3,9872,256
 Pakistan1,309
 France1,266No dataIncrease 2,0151,252
 Japan1,220No dataIncrease 1,814565
 United Kingdom1,088No dataIncrease 2,5331,440
 Italy1,044No dataIncrease 1,899644
 Canada831No dataIncrease 1,470768
 Azerbaijan385
 Armenia266
 Moldova219No dataIncrease 1,5621,010
 TurkmenistanIncrease 201Decrease 135Increase 2,3411,257
Other countriesMore 44,000

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tajikistan.

References
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