Tajikistan visa and entry requirements

Tajikistan's Consular Department says that from 1 January 2022 the country introduced a unilateral visa-free system allowing citizens of 52 countries to enter and stay for 30 days; its country table lists, among others, the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany and France as visa-free for up to 30 days, and Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia as visa-free indefinitely. Electronic visas are applied for on evisa.tj, with an optional permit to enter GBAO selected on the same form, and visas can also be applied for at a Tajik diplomatic mission or consular post. The UK government tells British nationals they must have a visa and to apply online for an e-visa before travelling.

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Visas & entry authorisations

Electronic visa (e-Visa)

Fee
30 USD
Processing
—
Validity
90 days
Stay per entry
60 days
Entries
single

Consular fee for considering a single-entry e-visa application for up to 60 days, item 1.19 of the consular fee table (USD 50 for multiple entry during a period of up to 60 days). Paid through international electronic payments such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express and UnionPay. The e-visa is valid for 90 days, but the holder may stay no more than 60 calendar days.

Apply on the official site Verified Oct 5, 2026 · consular.tj · Government of Tajikistan Resolution No. 31 of 25 January 2017 on the rules for issuing… · evisa.tj says consular fee "about 50$"; one answer gives the e-Visa's validity as "For 60 days"

Electronic visa with permit to enter GBAO

Fee
30 USD
Processing
—
Validity
90 days
Stay per entry
60 days
Entries
single

Consular fee for the single-entry e-visa; the permit to enter GBAO, selected on the same electronic-visa form, is USD 20 more. Both figures are item 1.19 of the consular fee table. Paid through international electronic payments such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express and UnionPay. The e-visa is valid for 90 days, but the holder may stay no more than 60 calendar days.

Apply on the official site Verified Oct 5, 2026 · consular.tj · Government of Tajikistan Resolution No. 31 of 25 January 2017 on the rules for issuing… · evisa.tj says consular fee with GBAO permit "about 70$"; one answer gives the e-Visa's validity as "For 60 days"

Tourist visa (category «Т»)

Fee
30 USD
Processing
up to 20 business days
Entries
single

Consular fee for issuing a single-entry tourist visa for up to 60 days (USD 50 for multiple entry), plus USD 1 per person for considering the application. Consular fees are not refunded if the visa is refused. The visa rules say a single-entry category «Т» visa is issued for a period of not more than 45 calendar days.

Verified Oct 7, 2026 · consular.tj · Government of Tajikistan Resolution No. 31 of 25 January 2017 (visa rules): tourist vis…

Entry requirements

Passport validity

Tajikistan's Consular Department says that, as a rule, the passport must not expire earlier than 6 months before the visa expires and must have at least 2 blank pages reserved for a visa. The UK FCDO says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 2 blank pages.

At least 2 blank pages required. Compare every country

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · consular.tj · Government Resolution No. 31 of 25 January 2017 · gov.uk says passport valid at least 6 months after the date you arriveCompare every country

Vaccinations

Not officially stated

No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.

Travel insurance

Not officially stated

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Tajikistan; insurance is not among the documents the Consular Department lists for every visa application.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · consular.tj

Onward or return ticket

Not officially stated

No official source we could read states a return or onward ticket requirement for Tajikistan; a ticket is not among the documents the Consular Department lists for every visa application.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · consular.tj

Proof of funds

Not officially stated

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Tajikistan; proof of means is not among the documents the Consular Department lists for every visa application.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · consular.tj

Staying past your permitted stay

For an expired visa, the consular fee is increased: USD 50 for up to 5 days, USD 100 for 6 to 15 days, USD 200 for 16 to 30 days, and USD 100 for each further month. The UK government says that if you overstay, you could get a fine and will not be allowed to leave Tajikistan until you get an exit visa, which you can pay for at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Office.

Verified Oct 12, 2026 · consular.tjCompare every country

Registering your presence after arrival

Required

Done by the accommodation or the traveller.

Foreign citizens and stateless persons must register with the internal-affairs bodies within 10 working days of entering Tajikistan (with the foreign-affairs bodies, for diplomatic mission staff only), except citizens of countries exempt from registration for certain periods under agreements. Those who stay no more than 10 working days from entry and leave within that period need not register. Organisations and hosts that invited foreigners, and people in whose homes foreigners live, must register them within 10 working days of arrival, not counting weekends and public holidays. Foreigners holding an e-visa are exempt from registration with the internal-affairs bodies. The entry-rules page says citizens of 52 foreign states must register within 10 working days of entry and leave when their 30-day stay ends. The UK government says that if you enter without an e-visa and stay longer than 10 days, you must register with the Office for Registration of Foreign Citizens (OVIR) in Dushanbe; hotels can no longer do this for you, and you must register again for each new address. It says that if you do not follow the procedure, you may not be allowed to leave until it is resolved, which may result in fines or detention.

If not done: The UK government says that if you do not follow the registration procedure, you may not be allowed to leave Tajikistan until it is resolved, which may result in fines or detention.

Verified Oct 12, 2026 · consular.tjCompare every country

Customs & currency

The UK Foreign Office says travellers may bring up to USD 10,000 (or the equivalent) into Tajikistan without declaring it, that any amount exceeding this should be declared before entry, that above USD 10,000 travellers must present documents confirming the origin of the funds, and that up to USD 3,000 (or the equivalent) can be taken out without a declaration. It recommends keeping your entry declaration form until departure.

  • The UK says customs declaration forms are available in Russian and English, recommends keeping your entry declaration form until departure to prove how much money you brought in, and says failure to declare or provide documentation may result in fines or delays at the border.
  • The UK says the possession or use of drones is prohibited unless you have permission from the Tajik National Security Committee, and that without it you may be detained and your equipment confiscated.
  • Australia's Smartraveller says some medications, including codeine, are restricted in Tajikistan: confirm yours are legal, and declare all medicines and other restricted items on arrival, or you could face charges.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk

Country in a nutshell

Currency
Tajikistani somoni (TJS, SM)
Cards & payments
The UK says Tajikistan is mainly a cash-only economy where very few businesses accept credit cards. It says ATMs are increasingly common in Dushanbe and other larger towns but there are none in rural areas, and most accept only Visa cards. US dollars are the most easily exchanged foreign currency, but official exchange booths may not accept damaged or marked notes, nor US dollars issued before 2013.
Safety — Exercise caution
The UK Foreign Office says pickpocketing is common in crowded places such as markets and on public transport and that terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Tajikistan; Canada's travel advice says the land border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan has been closed since the Taliban takeover in 2021.Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk · archived copy
Power plugs
C, F, I · 220V 50Hz
Emergency numbers
Fire: 101 · Police: 102 · Ambulance: 103
Languages
Tajik
Time zone
UTC+5
Driving side
right
International Driving Permit

The UN treaty records list Tajikistan as a party to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (accession, 9 March 1994).

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · treaties.un.org · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Compare every country
Tap water
not for drinking. Use bottled

Best time to visit

Canada's travel advice says Tajikistan's rainy season usually extends from January to May and from October to December, and that rainfall is rare during summer months. The UK says many interior roads are only open in the summer months.

Tips & warnings

The UK government says you need a separate travel permit, in addition to a Tajik visa, for the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO); Canada and Australia also say a permit or pre-authorization is needed. E-visa applicants select it on the same electronic-visa form; the UK says others can apply through the Tajik Embassy before travelling or, in Tajikistan, through the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The UK government says you must get a permit, in addition to a Tajik visa, to travel to areas within 20km of the border with Afghanistan in the Khatlon Region, applied for at the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dushanbe, and that the Tajikistan government sometimes stops issuing GBAO permits to tourists at short notice due to security concerns.

The UK advises bringing enough cash for your entire stay or withdrawing cash from an ATM in Dushanbe before travelling to other regions. It says very few businesses accept credit cards, there are no ATMs in rural areas, and official exchange booths may not accept damaged or marked notes, nor US dollars issued before 2013.

Tajikistan's Consular Department says citizens of the 52 visa-free countries must register with the relevant authorities within 10 working days of entry, and that holders of an electronic visa are exempt from registration. The UK government says hotels are no longer permitted to register guests, and that those entering without an e-visa and staying longer than 10 days must register with the OVIR office in Dushanbe.

Visa requirements by nationality

PassportsVisas & entry authorisationsMax stay
AfghanistanEmbassy visa—
AlbaniaeVisa—
AlgeriaeVisa—
AndorraVisa-free30 days
AngolaEmbassy visa—
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free30 days
ArgentinaVisa-free30 days
ArmeniaVisa-free90 days
AustraliaVisa-free30 days
AustriaVisa-free30 days
AzerbaijanVisa-free90 days
BahamasVisa-free30 days
BahrainVisa-free30 days
BangladesheVisa60 days
BarbadoseVisa—
BelarusVisa-free—
BelgiumVisa-free30 days
BelizeeVisa60 days
BenineVisa60 days
BhutaneVisa60 days
BoliviaeVisa60 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free30 days
BotswanaEmbassy visa—
BrazilVisa-free30 days
BruneiVisa-free30 days
BulgariaVisa-free30 days
Burkina FasoeVisa60 days
BurundiEmbassy visa—
Cabo VerdeeVisa60 days
CambodiaeVisa60 days
CamerooneVisa60 days
CanadaVisa-free30 days
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa—
ChadEmbassy visa—
ChileVisa-free30 days
ChinaeVisa—
ColombiaeVisa60 days
ComorosEmbassy visa—
Costa RicaVisa-free30 days
Côte d'IvoireEmbassy visa—
CroatiaVisa-free30 days
CubaVisa-free30 days
CyprusVisa-free30 days
CzechiaVisa-free30 days
Democratic Republic of the CongoEmbassy visa—
DenmarkVisa-free30 days
DjiboutiEmbassy visa—
DominicaeVisa—
Dominican RepublicVisa-free30 days
EcuadorVisa-free30 days
EgypteVisa60 days
El SalvadoreVisa60 days
Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visa—
EritreaEmbassy visa—
EstoniaVisa-free30 days
EswatiniEmbassy visa—
EthiopiaEmbassy visa—
FijieVisa—
FinlandVisa-free30 days
FranceVisa-free30 days
GabonEmbassy visa—
GambiaEmbassy visa—
GeorgiaVisa-free—
GermanyVisa-free30 days
GhanaeVisa60 days
GreeceVisa-free30 days
GrenadaVisa-free90 days
GuatemalaeVisa60 days
GuineaEmbassy visa—
Guinea-BissauEmbassy visa—
GuyanaeVisa60 days
HaitiEmbassy visa—
HonduraseVisa60 days
Hong KongeVisa60 days
HungaryVisa-free30 days
IcelandVisa-free30 days
IndiaeVisa60 days
IndonesiaVisa-free30 days
IranVisa-free30 days
IraqEmbassy visa—
IrelandVisa-free30 days
IsraeleVisa60 days
ItalyVisa-free30 days
JamaicaVisa-free30 days
JapanVisa-free30 days
JordanVisa-free30 days
KazakhstanVisa-free—
KenyaeVisa60 days
KiribatiEmbassy visa—
KuwaitVisa-free30 days
KyrgyzstanVisa-free—
LaoseVisa—
LatviaVisa-free30 days
LebanoneVisa—
LesothoEmbassy visa—
LiberiaEmbassy visa—
LibyaEmbassy visa—
LiechtensteinVisa-free30 days
LithuaniaVisa-free30 days
LuxembourgVisa-free30 days
MacaueVisa60 days
MadagascarEmbassy visa—
MalawiEmbassy visa—
MalaysiaVisa-free30 days
MaldivesVisa-free30 days
MaliEmbassy visa—
MaltaVisa-free30 days
Marshall IslandsVisa-free30 days
MauritaniaEmbassy visa—
MauritiuseVisa60 days
MexicoVisa-free30 days
MicronesiaVisa-free30 days
MoldovaVisa-free—
MonacoVisa-free30 days
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
MontenegroVisa-free30 days
MoroccoeVisa—
MozambiqueEmbassy visa—
MyanmarEmbassy visa—
NamibiaEmbassy visa—
NauruEmbassy visa—
NepalEmbassy visa—
NetherlandsVisa-free30 days
New ZealandVisa-free30 days
NicaraguaeVisa—
NigerEmbassy visa—
NigeriaEmbassy visa—
North KoreaVisa-free—
North MacedoniaeVisa—
NorwayVisa-free30 days
OmanVisa-free30 days
PakistaneVisa60 days
PalauEmbassy visa—
PalestineEmbassy visa—
PanamaVisa-free14 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa60 days
ParaguayeVisa60 days
PerueVisa60 days
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandVisa-free30 days
PortugalVisa-free30 days
QatarVisa-free30 days
Republic of the CongoeVisa60 days
RomaniaVisa-free30 days
RussiaVisa-free—
RwandaEmbassy visa—
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free30 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free30 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free30 days
SamoaEmbassy visa—
San MarinoVisa-free30 days
São Tomé and PríncipeEmbassy visa—
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free30 days
SenegaleVisa60 days
SerbiaVisa-free30 days
SeychelleseVisa60 days
Sierra LeoneEmbassy visa—
SingaporeVisa-free30 days
SlovakiaVisa-free30 days
SloveniaVisa-free30 days
Solomon IslandsVisa-free30 days
SomaliaEmbassy visa—
South AfricaeVisa60 days
South KoreaVisa-free30 days
South SudanEmbassy visa—
SpainVisa-free30 days
Sri LankaVisa-free30 days
SudanEmbassy visa—
SurinameVisa-free90 days
SwedenVisa-free30 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free30 days
SyriaEmbassy visa—
TaiwaneVisa60 days
TajikistanFree movement—
TanzaniaeVisa60 days
ThailandVisa-free30 days
Timor-LesteEmbassy visa—
TogoEmbassy visa—
TongaEmbassy visa—
Trinidad and TobagoeVisa60 days
TunisiaeVisa—
TurkeyEmbassy visa—
TurkmenistaneVisa60 days
TuvaluEmbassy visa—
UgandaEmbassy visa—
UkraineVisa-free—
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free30 days
United KingdomeVisa60 days
United StatesVisa-free30 days
UruguayeVisa60 days
UzbekistanVisa-free30 days
VanuatuEmbassy visa—
Vatican CityVisa-free30 days
VenezuelaeVisa60 days
VietnameVisa—
YemenEmbassy visa—
ZambiaEmbassy visa—
ZimbabweEmbassy visa—

Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.

No official page we read states the rule for 1 nationalities, so the table leaves them out: Kosovo.

Afghanistan1 of 199 passports visa-free · 2 eVisa/ETAChina79 of 199 passports visa-freeKyrgyzstan79 of 199 passports visa-free · 117 eVisa/ETAUzbekistan94 of 199 passports visa-free · 44 eVisa/ETAKazakhstan87 of 199 passports visa-free · 90 eVisa/ETA

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a visa for Tajikistan?

Tajikistan's Consular Department lists, among others, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Germany and France as visa-free for up to 30 days, and Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia as visa-free indefinitely. The UK government tells British nationals they must have a visa and to apply online for an e-visa before travelling. Electronic visas are applied for on evisa.tj, and visas can also be applied for at a Tajik diplomatic mission or consular post.

Do US citizens need a visa for Tajikistan?

No. Tajikistan's Consular Department lists the United States as visa-free for up to 30 days. It says foreign citizens entering for more than 30 days for employment, education, permanent residence and other purposes must have a visa suitable for the purpose of the trip before travelling.

What is the GBAO permit and when do I need it?

The UK government says you must get a separate travel permit, in addition to a Tajik visa, to travel to the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region; Canada and Australia also say you need a permit or pre-authorization. On the e-visa, the permit is selected on the electronic-visa form and costs USD 20. The UK says that if you're in the UK you should contact the Tajik Embassy to apply before you travel, and if you're in Tajikistan, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

How much does the Tajikistan eVisa cost and how long does it take?

Tajikistan's consular fee table sets USD 30 for considering a single-entry e-visa application for up to 60 days and USD 50 for multiple entry during a period of up to 60 days; the permit to enter GBAO is USD 20. The Consular Department says the e-visa is valid for 90 days, but the holder may stay no more than 60 calendar days. Apply at evisa.tj. No official source we could read states a processing time.

Can I enter Tajikistan overland with an eVisa?

Tajikistan's e-visa portal says e-visa holders can enter the Republic of Tajikistan through all border points. Canada's travel advice says the land border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan has been closed since the Taliban takeover in 2021.

Sources & verification

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