Visitors to Tajikistan must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries, or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival, or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.
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 |
Date of visa changes |
---|
Cancelled: |
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]
Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Brunei, China, Hungary, India, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and holders of diplomatic passports only of Jordan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan may enter Tajikistan without a visa.[8]
Citizens of the following countries may obtain a visa on arrival at Dushanbe International Airport for a maximum stay of 45 days:[2]
Tajikistan launched an e-Visa on 1 June 2016.[9]
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:[10][11][12]
|
Stateless persons who were citizens of Tajikistan may also obtain an e-Visa.
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.[13]
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.[14][15]
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.
Year | Visitors |
---|---|
1992—1996 | No data |
1997 | 2,100[16] |
1998 | 3,200[16] |
1999 | 3,500[16] |
2000 | 7,700[16] |
2001 | 5,200[16] |
2002—2007 | No data |
2008 | 325,000[16] |
2009 | 207,000[16] |
2010 | 160,000[17] |
2011 | 183,000[18] |
2012 | 244,000[19] |
2013 | 208,000[16] |
2014 | 213,700[16] |
2015 | 463,700[19] |
2016 | 325,000[20] |
2017 | 430,900 |
2018 | More 1,155,000[21] |
2019 | More 1,320,000 |
2020 | More 410,000[22] |
2021 | More 517,000[23] |
Most visitors arriving in Tajikistan were from the following countries of nationality:
Country | 2021[24] | 2020 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uzbekistan | 305,411 | 271,118 | 853,634 | 733,153 | 254,481[25] | 219,255[26] | 158,928[27] |
Russia | 136,319 | 54,971 | 212,062 | 157,910 | |||
Kyrgyzstan | 60,788 | 45,922 | 116,277 | 68,788 | |||
Afghanistan | 15,112 | 6,122 | 22,856 | 8,827 | |||
Kazakhstan | 14,300 | 9,687 | 20,930 | 13,933 | |||
China | 4,006 | 3,187 | 20,200 | 8,059 | |||
Turkey | 3,466 | 2,750 | 6,607 | 4,075 | |||
United States | 3,221 | 2,456 | 6,631 | 3,418 | |||
Belarus | 2,588 | 871 | 2,459 | 1,979 | |||
Iran | 2,576 | 533 | |||||
India | 2,551 | No data | 3,808 | 1,038 | |||
Ukraine | 1,967 | No data | 3,427 | 1,613 | |||
South Korea | 1,448 | No data | 1,561 | 715 | |||
Germany | 1,440 | No data | 3,987 | 2,256 | |||
Pakistan | 1,309 | ||||||
France | 1,266 | No data | 2,015 | 1,252 | |||
Japan | 1,220 | No data | 1,814 | 565 | |||
United Kingdom | 1,088 | No data | 2,533 | 1,440 | |||
Italy | 1,044 | No data | 1,899 | 644 | |||
Canada | 831 | No data | 1,470 | 768 | |||
Azerbaijan | 385 | ||||||
Armenia | 266 | ||||||
Moldova | 219 | No data | 1,562 | 1,010 | |||
Turkmenistan | 201 | 135 | 2,341 | 1,257 | |||
Other countries | More 44,000 |