What the Tajikistan visa rules mean for Burundi travellers
Burundi citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Tajikistan. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist visa (category «Т»), which costs 30 USD with a processing time of —.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Tajikistan applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Tajikistan's Consular Department says that, as a rule, the passport must not expire earlier than 6 months before the visa expires and must have at least 2 blank pages reserved for a visa. The UK FCDO says your passport …
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Tajikistan; insurance is not among the documents the Consular Department lists for every visa application.
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states a return or onward ticket requirement for Tajikistan; a ticket is not among the documents the Consular Department lists for every visa application.
Tajikistan entry rules compared
Tajikistan lets 92 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 50 and requires an embassy visa from 56. Burundi citizens are treated the same way as Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad and Comoros. Overall the Burundi passport ranks #174 in the world with 19 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Burundi passport you can also visit 2 countries in the region without a visa, including Philippines and Singapore.
In the other direction, Tajikistan citizens need evisa to visit Burundi.