Date of publication:

01/07/2026

Tajikistan

Do domestic laws and policies recognize a valid travel document issued by another State for forcibly displaced and stateless persons?

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

Yes, since Article No.11 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan “On Identity Documents” states that a foreign citizen's passport, issued in their country of origin, is included in the list of documents recognized as proof of identity in the Republic of Tajikistan.

    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.