Visa Requirements
Do Afghan citizens need a visa for Tajikistan?
Official Requirement
Visa required
for Afghanistan citizens travelling to Tajikistan
Visitors who are not eligible for the e-visa system must apply for a visa through the Tajik embassy or consulate before travelling. Additional travel permits are required to visit the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and certain border areas.
Last checked 5 months ago (19 April 2026)
We are not a government authority. Requirements change without notice. Always verify with the official consulate link before travel.
Pamir Highway
At a glance
Key facts for Afghan citizens visiting Tajikistan
- Requirement
- Visa required
- Official source
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Step by step
How Afghan citizens enter Tajikistan
Check your passport is valid for the whole trip. Many countries also want it valid for a period beyond your departure date, so confirm the exact rule on the official page below.
Book an appointment at a Tajikistan embassy or consulate. There is no online pathway for this route, so the appointment is the application.
Carry proof of onward or return travel and of where you are staying. Border officers ask for both, and an airline can refuse boarding without them.
Check the requirement again close to your departure date. This route was last checked on 19 April 2026, and rules change without notice.
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Practical Info
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Questions
What Afghan citizens ask about entering Tajikistan
Yes. Afghan citizens need a visa arranged before travelling to Tajikistan. This was last checked on 19 April 2026.
Start from the destination government page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
Tajikistan uses TJS. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Changes to this route
No changes recorded since the first check on 19 April 2026.
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