Tajik passports ( tg, Тоҷик Шиноснома, ''Toçik Şinosnoma'') are issued to citizens of the

Republic of Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centra ...

to enable them to travel outside the country. It is the international proof of identity of any Tajik citizen.

Biometric passport

On February 1, 2010,

biometric passport A biometric passport (also known as an e-passport or a digital passport) is a traditional passport that has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of the pa ...

s were introduced in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. Approximately 100,000 blank biometric passports, including 20,000 blank diplomatic biometric passports, 20,000 blank service biometric passports and 60,000 blank ordinary biometric passports were printed. The chip and antenna are not easily visually recognisable, but their presence is indicated using the ICAO biometric passport symbol at the bottom of the front cover.Tajik Biometric Passport
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Validity

The ordinary Tajik biometric passport is issued to Tajik citizens for 10 years, while the diplomatic and service biometric passports are issued for 5 years for international travel.

Types

There are three types of Tajik passports: Ordinary *Issuable to all citizens of the

for international travel. Service *Issued to individual citizens who work for the government, in order to travel for state business. Diplomatic *Issuable to all diplomats of

overseas as well as to their family members.

Passport cover

Pre-biometric Tajik passport covers are blue with the words

inscribed on top of the booklet in Tajik language and also inscribed in English at the bottom. The Tajik

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its ...

is emblazoned in the center of the cover page, followed on the bottom by the inscription of the word "PASSPORT" in Tajik and English.

Visa requirements

References

External links

Law of Tajikistan Passport {{Passport-stub