Visitors to Tajikistan must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries, or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival, or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.

Citizens of the following countries may obtain a visa on arrival at Dushanbe International Airport for a maximum stay of 45 days:^[2]

Tajikistan launched an e-Visa on 1 June 2016.^[9]

The e-Visa may be used at any border crossing, and is granted for tourism and business. Along with an e-Visa visitors may obtain a permit to visit the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region for 20 USD.

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a single or multiple entry e-Visa for 30 or 50 USD for a maximum stay of 60 days within 90 days:^[10][11][12]

Stateless persons who were citizens of Tajikistan may also obtain an e-Visa.

Citizens of any country may apply for a regular visa online. If the visa application is successful, the visa may be obtained either from the Tajikistan embassy or consulate or on arrival at Dushanbe International Airport.^[13]

A special permit is required to visit the regions within the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. OVIR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^[14][15]

Entry and transit is refused to citizens of Kosovo, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight. Tajikistan also does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

More information Year, Visitors ...

Year	Visitors
1992—1996	No data
1997	2,100[16]
1998	3,200[16]
1999	3,500[16]
2000	7,700[16]
2001	5,200[16]
2002—2007	No data
2008	325,000[16]
2009	207,000[16]
2010	160,000[17]
2011	183,000[18]
2012	244,000[19]
2013	208,000[16]
2014	213,700[16]
2015	463,700[19]
2016	325,000[20]
2017	430,900
2018	More 1,155,000[21]
2019	More 1,320,000
2020	More 410,000[22]
2021	More 517,000[23]

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Most visitors arriving in Tajikistan were from the following countries of nationality:

More information Country ...

Country	2021[24]	2020	2019	2017	2016	2015	2014
Uzbekistan	305,411	271,118	853,634	733,153	254,481[25]	219,255[26]	158,928[27]
Russia	136,319	54,971	212,062	157,910
Kyrgyzstan	60,788	45,922	116,277	68,788
Afghanistan	15,112	6,122	22,856	8,827
Kazakhstan	14,300	9,687	20,930	13,933
China	4,006	3,187	20,200	8,059
Turkey	3,466	2,750	6,607	4,075
United States	3,221	2,456	6,631	3,418
Belarus	2,588	871	2,459	1,979
Iran	2,576	533
India	2,551	No data	3,808	1,038
Ukraine	1,967	No data	3,427	1,613
South Korea	1,448	No data	1,561	715
Germany	1,440	No data	3,987	2,256
Pakistan	1,309
France	1,266	No data	2,015	1,252
Japan	1,220	No data	1,814	565
United Kingdom	1,088	No data	2,533	1,440
Italy	1,044	No data	1,899	644
Canada	831	No data	1,470	768
Azerbaijan	385
Armenia	266
Moldova	219	No data	1,562	1,010
Turkmenistan	201	135	2,341	1,257
Other countries	More 44,000

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