DUSHANBE, August 28, Asia-Plus -- Tajikistan has made changes to visa getting process

According to Tajik MFA, henceforth, foreign citizens will be able to get Tajik visa only in embassies and consulates of Tajikistan in their countries.  

            Earlier, foreign citizens had been able to get entrance visa at airports and crossing border points as well. 

“Now, citizens of those countries, where our embassies and consulates are located, will be able to get Tajik visa only in the Tajik embassies and consulates,” the source at a MFA said, adding that the Tajik visa getting process changes with effect from November 2007 because many foreign citizens purchased tickets for the period until November.   

The source further added that the new Tajik visa getting process will allow strengthening security in the country, because under the old visa getting process, persons prohibited from entering the country had been able to enter the country. 

Tajikistan now has 21 embassies in foreign countries.  Besides, Tajik consulates were recently opened in Mazar-i Sharif (Afghanistan)  and Dubai (the United Arab Emirates or UAE).  

We will recall that Tajik government last eased visa requirements for citizens of 68 countries.  Government’s resolution of March 31, 2007 allows citizens of those countries to obtain 45-day visas within three days.  The countries include France, Germany, Iran, Japan, and the United States.