Tajik Visa Application
 

Just a heads up, currently applying for my Tajik Visa and they are requesting a Letter of Invitation and forwarding you to a list of Tour Operators.

It would help to add your nationality.
The rules aren't necessarily the same for all nationalities applying for a VISA.

There are (or at least were last summer) also special rules which apply to crossing the land border from Kyrgyzstan. Though I've forgotten the details these might include listing lodging or tour operators--and all might again change by the next summer season.

At the time from at least end of july, this did not happen anymore. i met a few riders on the road who have done the border at Kyzil Art to Kyrgistan without any problems or permits needed

You need to get a letter from Kyrgyz ministry of tourism to enter Kyrgyzstan from Tajik side. The friend of mine (yank) got turned back at the border in July for not having one, and the Russian rider I spoke to arlt Tashkent/Kazakhstan border crossing told me, that he got turned back when he reached Sari-Tash border crossing coming from Murgab (Pamir hwy). He was particularly pissed that Tajiks didn't tell him about it, and that descent from Kyzyl -Artvis a b!tch when it's wet: red clay.

26mi (or km?) between the border posts, I had lost my document pack including passport there back in 2019.. good times!

USA passport.
I got evisa with GBAO summer 2023 $70 with scan of passport, airline ticket and two hotel bookings.
Did evisa Feb 2024 and they requested invite letter. I was contacting tour company for invite letter and they closed/ rejected my application.
I paid a 2nd time with passport, hotel bookings, airline ticket and invite letter.
Rejected 2nd time with "forged letter attached" as only info.

Anyone from USA having luck with evisa?

My understanding (from a US friend who had a similar experience to you very recently, ie he was rejected twice) is that US citizens don't need a visa for Tajikistan and just get visa on arrival.

Will be very interested to see what you learn...he was told by Consulate in Washington that this was the case. We travel in 5 weeks.

Tajikistan has a 2-tier visa system. Some countries (eg US) do not need a visa and can just rock up for 30 days. Others (eg UK) do need to get a visa, but this allows 60 days.

https://www.consular.tj/visa-system-...countries.aspx

I just got my Tajik e-visa (with GBAO permit) as a UK citizen and it was a bit of a to-and-fro. They came back after my initial application and asked for a detailed itinerary and proof of hotel bookings. I booked a few 'free cancellation' hotels and sent it back. They then came back again and asked for a Letter of Invitation. After some scouting around I contacted Sarez Travel on Facebook and they were very helpful, mission accomplished.

https://www.evisa.tj/index.evisa.html

I was hoping for 60 day with GBAO permit but 30 day at border visa will work. Getting GBAO permit separately was easy enough.

You've checked that your passport is one of the visa free countries?

Yes, USA passport is free 30 day visa at border.

I just got my e-visa online in about 1 week (Swiss passport). No LOI.

Now, does anybody know if there's an open border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the Ferghana (so excluding Kyzyl Art) ?

Thanks.