Asia and Oceania

Visas

British nationals require a visa to enter Tajikistan, which you should get before you travel. The Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in London offer a visa service issuing the following types of multiple entry visas:

Tourist visas for a period of up to two months; and Private visitor visas for up to three months.

Please check your visa carefully. If you have been issued any visa other than a “Tourist” visa, you will be required to register at the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in London also processes applications for travel permits to the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan.

Evidence of flight reservations/tickets or a travel itinerary is required for all tourist visa applications.  Only those individuals applying for a private visitor visa are required to submit a letter of invitation.  Further information of the visa application procedures can be found on the Embassy website, listed below: http://www.tajembassy.org.uk/.  It is not possible to obtain a Tajik visa at a land border crossing.

Once you arrive in Tajikistan visa extensions can only be applied for at (and made by) Consular Department of the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

Multi-entry and transit visas

Special permits are also required for any travel to areas/districts in the Khatlon Region that border Afghanistan (e.g. Panj, Kumsangir) - these permits should be obtained from the Consular Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dushanbe prior to travel.

If you are travelling back to Russia, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan, you should get the relevant re-entry visa before entering Tajikistan. Transit visas for Tajikistan are usually valid for three days.   If you wish to stay longer, you must get a longer-term visa through Intourist Tajikistan or at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after arrival.  Special permits (available from both the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan in London and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dushanbe), are required if you wish to visit the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region (Pamirs).

 

Travelling with children

 

Single parents or other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country.  We do not currently allow our officers based in Tajikistan to be accompanied by their children.