The front cover of a post-2010 Tajik biometric passport
Type
Passport
Issued by
Tajikistan
First issued
February 1, 2010
Purpose
Identification
Eligibility
2005 Tajikistan Passport
Tajik passports (Tajik: Тоҷик Шиноснома, Toçik Şinosnoma) are issued to citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan to enable them to travel outside the country. It is the international proof of identity of any Tajik citizen.[1]
On February 1, 2010, biometric passports were introduced in Tajikistan. 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.[2] 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.[3]
Tajikistan Biometric Passport: Inside cover
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.[2]
Types[]
There are three types of Tajik passports:
Ordinary
Issuable to all citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan 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 Republic of Tajikistan overseas as well as to their family members.
Passport cover[]
Pre-biometric Tajik passport covers are blue with the words Republic of Tajikistan inscribed on top of the booklet in Tajik language and also inscribed in English at the bottom. The Tajik coat of arms is emblazoned in the center of the cover page, followed on the bottom by the inscription of the word "PASSPORT" in Tajik and English.[4]
Visa requirements[]
Main article: Visa requirements for Tajik citizens
1British Overseas Territories. 2 Open border with Schengen Area. 3 Russia is included as a European country here because the majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia. 4 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 5 Part of the Realm of New Zealand. 6 Partially recognized. 7Unincorporated territory of the United States. 8 Part of Norway, not part of the Schengen Area, special open-border status under Svalbard Treaty.
9 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
10Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
1British Overseas Territories.
2 Part of the Schengen Area.
3 Open border with Schengen Area.
4Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.
5Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republics of Artsakh and Northern Cyprus are entirely in Southwest Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe.
6Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
7 Partially recognized.
8 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
9 Russia has territory in both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia.
10 Part of the Nordic Passport Union.
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