Date of publication:

08/21/2025

Tajikistan

Are identity documents issued to forcibly displaced and stateless persons effectively recognized in the private sector (eg. financial services, insurance services, telecoms, mobile money, private employers)?

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

Yes, according to Articles No.11 and No. 20 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Identity Documents, the temporary identity certificate of an asylum seeker and the refugee certificate are recognized as official documents within the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan. Therefore, all state authorities and private sector representatives are required to accept these documents as proof of the applicant's identity.

    LAW & POLICY

    Related provisions of domestic law or policy

    Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Identity Documents
    • Year: 2014
    • Type: Domestic law
    • Rights Category: Documentation

    Legal provision

    Article 11 - Identity Documents

    The following documents serve as identity documents: -Passport of a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan; -Diplomatic passport of a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan; -Service passport of a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan; -Civilian international passport of a citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan; -Passport of a foreign national; -Identity card of a stateless person; -Temporary certificate of an asylum seeker; -Refugee certificate; -Birth certificate; -Certificate for return to the Republic of Tajikistan; -Residence permit for a foreign national in the Republic of Tajikistan; -Residence permit for a stateless person in the Republic of Tajikistan; -Identity document of a military servicemember; -Driver's license, service identification, certificate of participants in the Great Patriotic War and labor veterans (individuals equated to them), persons with disabilities, students, and other documents, in cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.

    Article 20 - Refugee Certificate

    A refugee certificate is issued to a foreign national or a stateless person who has been granted refugee status in accordance with the procedure established by the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Refugees.