Tajik visa, word of caution

[khpostma]

I submitted a visa application for my MC travels to Tajikistan. It went to the Washington DC embassy. The passport came back with no visa and no explanation. An email was ignored. I called them and asked what the problem was. He said he wanted a copy of the flight reservations and a copy of my hotel reservation. The form asks for a place where I would be staying, which was filled out on the form.

I asked him why he kept my visa fee ($75) and he said that is just the way it is. I suggested to him I submitted exactly in accordance with the requirements as stated on the website and what I have done twice before in previous years, but he was obviously not interested.

So, it may be a good idea to add this information to your application and maybe call them to confirm what the demands of the day are.

Anybody have a guesthouse / contact info in the south / east who might cooperate in getting a confirmation.

KP