Tajikistan e-visa: how to apply online

The Ministry introduced the e-visa on 1 June 2016 for citizens of 126 countries; its visa basics page now refers to citizens of 140 countries applying online at www.evisa.tj. The country table shows eligibility by passport: Germany, China and Egypt, for example, are flagged as eligible, while some other nationalities are not and use a visa on arrival or a mission visa instead.

The data and the electronic copy of the passport must be authentic beyond doubt. The passport should as a rule remain valid for at least six months. The attached file must be a JPEG, not a PDF, of no more than 1 MB; larger files are rejected by the system.

The consular fee table lists tourist visas at USD 30 for single entry and USD 50 for multiple entry for up to 60 days, and the e-visa page shows the USD 50 multiple-entry rate. Payment is made online by international card; consular fees are not refunded after a refusal.

The applicant completes the electronic form at www.evisa.tj. The request is checked automatically and is not considered until payment is made by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or UnionPay. After a positive decision the e-visa is sent by e-mail in A4 format; it must be printed and carried with the passport. Permission to enter special border areas is placed on the e-visa form if the applicant ticks the relevant option when applying.

The e-visa is valid for 90 days, but the holder may stay no more than 60 calendar days. Its validity is not extended. E-visa holders are exempt from registration with the internal affairs bodies. The legal basis is Government Resolution No. 31 of 25 January 2017 on the rules for issuing visas and e-visas.