Date of publication:

01/08/2026

Tajikistan

Do domestic laws and policies allow forcibly displaced and stateless persons to own, lease, rent or inherit housing and land? 

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

There are no restrictions on refugees acquiring movable property. General rules apply here, particularly Article No.32 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, which guarantees the right of every person to own property. Additionally, Article No.12 of the Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons states that foreign citizens can own personal property, inherit and bequeath property, as well as hold copyright on scientific works, literary and artistic works, discoveries, inventions, industrial designs, and other property and non-property rights, unless otherwise stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Thus, the restriction exists only with regard to a specific type of immovable property. According to Article No. 11 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons, foreign citizens, and therefore refugees, do not have the right to acquire ownership of buildings, residential houses, or other premises included in the housing fund (except in cases of inheritance by legal heirs).

    LAW & POLICY

    Related provisions of domestic law or policy

    Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan
    • Year: 1994
    • Type: Domestic law
    • Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
    • Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/node/32040

    Legal provision

    Article No.32

    Everyone has the right to own property and the right to inherit. No one has the right to deprive or limit a citizen's right to property. The confiscation of personal property for public needs by the state is allowed only on the basis of law and with the consent of the owner, with full compensation for its value. Material and moral damages caused to an individual as a result of illegal actions by government authorities, public organizations, political parties, other legal entities, or private individuals, are to be compensated in accordance with the law at their expense.

    Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons

    Legal provision

    Article 12 - Property and Personal Non-Property Rights

    Foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Tajikistan may own personal property, inherit and bequeath property, hold copyright to scientific works, literary and artistic works, discoveries, inventions, industrial designs, as well as other property and non-property rights, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan.

    Article No. 11 - Right to Housing

    1) Foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Tajikistan have the right to receive housing for temporary use in accordance with the housing legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan. 2) Foreign citizens and stateless persons do not have the right to acquire ownership of buildings, residential houses, or other premises that are part of the housing fund (except for inheritance by legal heirs), unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan or international legal acts recognized by Tajikistan. 3) The rules for providing real estate for the placement of diplomatic missions, equivalent representations of international organizations, and consular institutions of foreign states in the Republic of Tajikistan are determined by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.