Visa policy of Tajikistan

Visitors to Tajikistan must obtain a visa from one of the Tajikistan diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens are eligible for an electronic visa.[1]

Politics of Tajikistan

CIS Member State

Constitution
  • Human rights
Government
  • President (list)
    Emomali Rahmon
  • Prime Minister
    Kokhir Rasulzoda
Legislature
  • Supreme Assembly
    National Assembly
    Assembly of Representatives
Elections
  • Recent elections
    • Presidential: 2013
    • 2020
    • Parliamentary: 2015
    • 2020
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Administrative divisions
  • Regions
  • Districts
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Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Sirojiddin Muhriddin
  • Diplomatic missions of / in Tajikistan
 Tajikistan portal
  • Other countries

Visa policy map
Visa policy of Tajikistan

Visa exemption

Tajikistan introduced an unilateral 30-day visa waiver for 53 countries on 1 January 2022.[2] Consequently, citizens of the following 62 countries can enter Tajikistan without a visa for stays up to the duration listed below:[1]

Unlimited stay
90 days
30 days

Nationals of China holding a passport endorsed "for public affairs" do not require a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days.[1]

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Brunei, China, Hungary, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Romania, South Korea, Turkey and holders of diplomatic passports only of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan do not require a visa for Tajikistan.[6]

Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic passports was signed with Jordan in 2017 and it is yet to come into force.[7]

Visa on arrival

Nationals of the following countries may obtain a visa on arrival at Dushanbe International Airport, for a maximum stay of up to 45 days:[1]

eVisa

Tajikistan launched an eVisa system on 1 June 2016.[8] The eVisa can be used at any border crossing, and is granted for tourism and business. Along with an eVisa visitors may obtain a permit to visit the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region for US$20.

Holders of passports of the following 120 countries or territories can obtain a single or multiple entry eVisa online for US$30 prior to arrival for a maximum stay of 60 days within 90 days:[9][10][11]

Stateless persons who were citizens of Tajikistan can also obtain an eVisa.

Online visa application

Nationals of any country may apply for a regular visa online. If the visa application is successful, the visa can be collected either in one of the diplomatic missions of Tajikistan around the world, or on arrival at Dushanbe International Airport.[12]

Gorno-Badakhshan

Special permits are 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.[13][14]

Admission refused or confirmation required

Statistics
YearVisitors
1992—1996No data
1997 2,100[15]
1998 3,200[15]
1999 3,500[15]
2000 7,700[15]
2001 5,200[15]
2002—2007No data
2008 325,000[15]
2009 207,000[15]
2010 160,000[16]
2011 183,000[17]
2012 244,000[18]
2013 208,000[15]
2014 213,700[15]
2015 463,700[18]
2016 325,000[19]
2017 430,900
2018 More 1,155,000[20]
2019 More 1,320,000
2020 More 410,000[21]
2021 More 517,000[22]

By country
Country2021[23]202020192017201620152014
 Uzbekistan 305,411 271,118 853,634 733,153 254,481[24] 219,255[25] 158,928[26]
 Russia 136,319 54,971 212,062 157,910
 Kyrgyzstan 60,788 45,922 116,27768,788
 Afghanistan 15,112 6,122 22,8568,827
 Kazakhstan 14,300 9,687 20,93013,933
 China 4,006 3,187 20,2008,059
 Turkey 3,466 2,750 6,6074,075
 USA 3,221 2,456 6,6313,418
 Belarus 2,588 871 2,4591,979
 Iran 2,576 533
 India2,551No data 3,8081,038
 Ukraine1,967No data 3,4271,613
 South Korea1,448No data 1,561715
 Germany1,440No data 3,9872,256
 Pakistan1,309
 France1,266No data 2,0151,252
 Japan1,220No data 1,814565
 United Kingdom1,088No data 2,5331,440
 Italy1,044No data 1,899644
 Canada831No data 1,470768
 Azerbaijan385
 Armenia266
 Moldova219No data 1,5621,010
 Turkmenistan 201 135 2,3411,257
Other countriesMore 44,000

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tajikistan.
  • Visa requirements for Tajik citizens

References
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