Tajikistan Visa Requirements
Visa exemption
The passport holders of the following nationalities (countries) are eligible to enter Tajikistan without visa.
Afghanistan - with Diplomatic passports up to 30 days
Armenia
Azerbaijan - for diplomatic, official and the ordinary passports up to 90 days
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russian Federation
North of Korea - for diplomatic, service passports
South of Korea - for diplomatic, service passports up to 90 days
China - for diplomatic, official and service passports of common mission up to 30 days
Brunei - Darussalam - for diplomatic, service passports up to 14 days
Hungary - for diplomatic and service passports up to 90 days
Romania - for diplomatic and service passports up to 90 days
Pakistan - for diplomatic passports up to 90 days
India - for diplomatic and service passports up to 30 days
The Islamic Republic of Iran - for diplomatic and service passports up to 30 days
Turkmenistan - for diplomatic passports up to 30 days
Ukraine - for diplomatic, official and the ordinary passports up to 90 days
Uzbekistan
The citizens of the countries listed below do not need a visa for visits of up to 30 days:
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Sri Lanka
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
USA
Visa at the airport
Tajikistan has simplified visa obtaining for the citizens of 81 countries to promote tourism and create favorable conditions for investors. The rules differ if there is a Tajik embassy in the applicant’s home-country.
Citizens of the following countries with no Embassy or the Consulate of the Republic of Tajikistan will be able to obtain tourist visa upon arrival. For this, it is required to fill out online application on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and make the payment of 5 USD for consideration of your application. MFA of the Republic of Tajikistan will review the application during 1-5 days and send back confirmation to the electronic address of the applicant. Based on this confirmation, one can get the tourist visa at the airports of Dushanbe and Khujand. Picking a visa at the airport will cost 35 USD. But for entering the country through border crossing points e-visa (www.evisa.tj ) will be needed; it will cost 52 USD. List of countries eligible to collect visa at the airport include:
Australia
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Bahrain
Bulgaria
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Hungary
Greece
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Morocco
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Senegal
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Syria
Thailand
Tunisia
Vatican
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Stateless persons who were citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan
E-visa or simplified visa
Citizens of the following countries are not eligible for visa upon arrival, as there is an embassy or consulate of the Republic of Tajikistan in their home country. Still, the visa application procedure is simplified; they only need to fill out the application on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. After, MFA of Tajikistan will review the application during 1-5 days and send a confirmation to the electronic address of the applicant inviting to the interview, where they will photograph and take fingerprints.
They also can obtain electronic visa on the website www.evisa.tj that will free from the hassle of visiting the embassy. E-visa will cost 52 USD.
Simplified visa procedures or e-visa are applicable to the following nationalities:
Austria
Belgium
China
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Germany
Egypt
France
India (in terms of categories of visas “Diplomatic” and “Service’)
Iran
Japan
The Republic of Korea
Kuwait
Malaysia
United Arab Emirates
Pakistan ( in the categories of visas “Diplomatic” and “Service’)
Paraguay
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Switzerland
Turkey
Turkmenistan
USA
Standard visa to Tajikistan
If your country of residence is not included in any of the above mentioned lists, you can obtain visa to Tajikistan in any country where there is an embassy or the consulate of the Republic of Tajikistan. The list of documents, as well as amount of consular fees may differ depending on the citizenship of the applicant and the point of visa issue. Application fee starts from 25 USD. Standard documents package for Tajik visa include:
Visa support (invitation);
Valid passport with 2 clear pages for visa and entry/exit stamps. Six months validity rule is imposed.
Visa application* in 2 copies;
Colorful photo (3,5 x 4,5);
Receipt on payment of state duty and consular fee;
(!) If you plan to visit GBAO Gorno-Badakhsan Autonomous region a.k.a Pamir region, you should submit a letter requesting a permit.
* Tajikistan tourist visa application is available here. This application is accepted in all embassies and consulates of the Republic of Tajikistan.