Visa Requirements

Tourist Visa

1. Photocopy of the vital information pages of your valid passport (showing Name, Birth Date, Passport Number, Expiration Date)
2. Fully completed and signed Tajikistan Visa Application
3. Three (3) passport photographs

Tour Group

Letter from tour company confirming itinerary and including a copy of the confirmation, showing the reference number for the visa, from Intourist or other authorized travel company, and approved by the Tajikistan Foreign Ministry.

Individual Travel

Confirmation of hotel arrangements, showing reference number for the visa, from Intourist or other authorized travel company, or directly from the hotel in Tajikistan and, approved by the Tajikistan Foreign Ministry.
Completed itinerary form

Business or Invited Guest Visa

1. Photocopy of the vital information pages of your valid passport (showing Name, Birth Date, Passport Number, Expiration Date)
2. Fully completed and signed Tajikistan Visa Application
3. Three (3) passport photographs
4. Official approval by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tajikistan, which must be arranged by your sponsor. To arrange an invitation, usually sent to you by fax, your sponsor will require:
   1. Your Full Name
   2. Nationality
   3. Passport Number
   4. Your dates of arrival in, and departure from Tajikistan
   5. and the Cities you will Visit

For a Multiple Entry Visa: Allow up to 4-6 weeks for Foreign Ministry to approve invitation for 6 months or one year multiple entries visa.

Private or Homestay Visit

1. Photocopy of the vital information pages of your valid passport (showing Name, Birth Date, Passport Number, Expiration Date)
2. 1 Visa Application Form, completed and signed
3. 3 passport-type photographs
4. Visa entitlement certificate (Izvesheniye) from the local OVIR
   Your host must obtain this certificate for you and send the original certificate to you. Your host will need to know:
   1. Your full name and address
   2. Date of birth
   3. Nationality
   4. Passport number
   5. Your dates of arrival in, and departure from Tajikistan

Please Note: The cost of an OVIR application is about USD35. Allow 4-6 weeks for approval

Fees

In addition to the standard Iratex fees, the following consular fees apply:

Visa Information

Visas for Tajikistan are processed through the Russian Embassy and Russian Consulates around the US The same form is used for both Russian and Tajikistan visa applications. Where ever the form asks for information pertaining to Russia, please answer with reference to Tajikistan.

If you are transiting Russia on a trip to Tajikistan, please read this carefully. If you are transiting through Moscow, Russia to Tajikistan, you will require a Russian Transit visa for each visit. You may apply for a double entry Tajik visa (additional $50.00), which be valid for one transit through Moscow and the entry into Tajikistan (the visa MUST be valid when entering Russia).

To return through Moscow a separate Russian Transit visa must be obtained, in Dushanbe (or nearby Russian Embassy e.g. Almarty). The above visa requirements apply only to the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC. Other Russian Consulates may require the actual passport to be forwarded.