OVIR registration

Tajikistan OVIR registration

Travellers staying in Tajikistan for the period of three days and longer are required to obtain OVIR registration stamps at the nearest Department of Visas and Registration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (OVIR).

The holders of tourist visas are NO longer required to register with OVIR unless the entire stay in Tajikistan is over 30 days, in which case they should register with OVIR prior to the 30 day period.

Holders of all other visa categories are required to register with OVIR within three days of arrival in Tajikistan. Some hotels, however, are also allowed to register their guests on behalf of the visitor.

Please note: OVIR registration will be normally checked at departure by border control services, however, police can also check it any time. Lack of OVIR registration is a subject for at least 300 USD/person fine and several days of the proceeding. The departure of travellers failed to show OVIR registration stamp might be denied until after penalized travellers have paid a fine and obtained the registration stamps at OVIR.

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Climate & Seasons, Currency, History, Plants & Animals, Tajikistan in & out

Tajikistan getting in and out

By air The following airlines operate flights to/from Dushanbe (DYU) AirBaltic (Riga) Atlant-Soyuz Airlines (Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Samara) Avia Traffic Company (Bishkek) China Southern Airlines (Urumqi) Kam Air (Kabul) Kyrgyzstan Airlines (Bishkek) Iran Aseman Airlines (Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Mashhad) Rossiya (St Petersburg) S7 Airlines (Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Perm) Scat Air (Almaty) Somon Air (Almaty, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul-Atatürk, Moscow-Domodedovo,Urumqi) […]

History

Until the mid of the first millennium B.C., the territory of modern Tajikistan in the areas of Amudarya and Sirdarya were settled by Eastern Iranian tribes. Bactria and Sogdiana were the most ancient states, lying along the banks of the upper and middle Amudarya. In the 6th – 4th century B.C. these states were part […]

Currency

Tajikistan currency Tajikistan’s national currency is Somoni (TJS), which is freely convertible to other currencies and back. Tajikistan’s economy is based on cash and therefore international banking services are limited, but ATM’s now appear in many of various locations. Local ATM’s offer both US Dollars and Tajik Somoni. Brand new branch hotels and a few […]

Communication

Communicate Telephone You can make calls from hotels where you accommodate, the restaurants of big cities where have lunch. If you are travelling to remote regions you need to buy a SIM-card with balance and megabytes, to get in touch with friends or use the internet. Emergency phone numbers 01 -Fire Department 02 -Police 03 […]

Getting around

Tajikistan getting around By Air Tajik Air operates internal flights from Dushanbe to Khorog – Travel time 1 hr Khujand -Travel time 1hr Kulob – Travel time 30 minutes A flight to Khorog is one of the most technically demanding regularly scheduled flights in the world and is a subject to weather conditions of the […]

OVIR registration

Tajikistan OVIR registration Travellers staying in Tajikistan for the period of three days and longer are required to obtain OVIR registration stamps at the nearest Department of Visas and Registration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (OVIR). The holders of tourist visas are NO longer required to register with OVIR unless the entire stay in […]

Customs & Border Control

Tajikistan customs and border control Arriving in Tajikistan whether over a land border or at the airport, you will be required to go thru customs control as well as the border guard. At customs fill out 2 customs declaration forms. Leave one with customs officer and get stamped another copy for yourself. Retain the declaration […]