Citizen Services
Travel Notice-Change in Tajikistan Entry Requirements
The Minsitry of Foreign Affairs has informed the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe that on June 26, 2007, the Tajik authorities cancelled the simplified visa procedures, which had allowed citizens of 68 countries, including the United States, to obtain Tajik visas at the Dushanbe airport upon arrival with no visa support letter.
According to the new procedure, all U.S. citizens planning to arrive in Tajikistan from the countries with Tajik embassies or consulates must obtain Tajik visas abroad prior to their travel to Tajikistan. U.S. citizens arriving in Tajikistan from the countries in which there are no Tajik embassies or consulates must have a visa support letter issued by the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in order to receive their Tajik visas at Dushanbe airport upon arrival. In order to receive visa support, an organization inviting a U.S. citizen to Tajikistan must submit a request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan at least two weeks in advance of the planned travel date to Tajikistan. When the MFA issues the visa support, the inviting organization will send a copy of it to the U.S. citizen. The MFA will forward the original visa support letter to the Consular bureau at Dushanbe airport. According to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. citizens applying for visas at Tajik embassies or consulates abroad will be able to obtain single entry Tajik visas valid up to 45 days upon direct submission of their visa request to the Tajik embassy or consulate (without a visa support letter).
Tajikistan is represented by the Embassies and Consulates in the following countries:
1. USA
2. Austria
3. Federative Republic of Germany
4. Belgium
5. Republic of Turkey
6. People's Republic of China
7. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Kabul, Mazori Sharif)
8. Islamic Republic of Iran
9. Islamic Republic of Pakistan
10. India
11. Russian Federation
12. Republic of Belarus
13. Republic of Kazakhstan
14. Republic of Uzbekistan
15. Kyrgyz Republic
16. United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Furthermore, we'd like to remind Americans that entry into Tajikistan at points along the Gorno-Badakhshan border requires a special authorization note in the passport issued by the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Department of Visas and Registration (OVIR) in Dushanbe in addition to a Tajik visa.