Tajik 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]

Tajik passport
The front cover of a post-2010 Tajik biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Tajikistan
First issuedFebruary 1, 2010
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityTajik citizenship
2005 Tajikistan Passport

Biometric passport

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

Service

  • Issued to individual citizens who work for the government, in order to travel for state business.

Diplomatic

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

See also

References
  1. Tajik Passport for citizens
  2. Payrav Chorshanbiyev. "Parliament's committee considers amendments to the 2010 national budget law". news.tj (English). Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. Tajik Biometric Passport
  4. "Stock Photo: Tajikistan passport". Shutterstock. Retrieved 30 June 2012.


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