The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Tajikistan passport: rank 165 of 199
The Tajikistan passport scores 41.9 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 52 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 62.7, rank 161).
Photo: Iskanderkul and the Fann Mountains · Adam Harangozó · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Tajikistan passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 3.9 / 30 | 52 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 13% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 13.5 / 15 | Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 5.5 / 10 | Not established yet; Not established yet; Not established yet |
| Stability and consular protection | 4.0 / 10 | Political stability 60/100 · rule of law 38/100 · embassies or consulates in 27 countries. |
| Investor Score | 41.9 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Tajikistan passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free23
- Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
- Armenia · 180 days
- Azerbaijan · 90 days
- Barbados · 28 days
- Belarus
- Dominica · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia
- Haiti
- Iran · 30 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kyrgyzstan
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Russia · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- Seychelles
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Ukraine · 90 days
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
Electronic travel authorisation1
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
Visa on arrival28
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde
- Comoros
- Grenada
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Jordan
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mauritius · 60 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia
- Nepal · 90 days
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
E-visa48
- Albania
- Angola
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea
- India
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St Kitts & Nevis
- Suriname
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Visa required93
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Austria
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- St Lucia
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Tajikistan citizens can live and work
Tajikistan citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Tajikistan citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service, with exemption or deferral for citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Not established yet
- Not established yet
- Not established yet
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 60/100 · rule of law 38/100 · embassies or consulates in 27 countries.
Some indicators are estimated from regional medians: Citizenship flexibility.
Tajikistan passport: common questions
How many countries can Tajikistan passport holders visit without a visa? +
52 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 23 visa-free, 1 with an electronic travel authorisation and 28 with a visa on arrival. A further 48 offer an e-visa, and 93 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Tajikistan citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Tajikistan passport good for investors? +
It ranks 165 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 41.9 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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