In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Tajikistan, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Tajikistan.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Tajikistan does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Tajikistan, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Tajikistan

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.
Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as a citizen residing abroad.

The Tajikistan capital, Dushanbe hosts 22 embassies.

There are also 8 consulates, and one other representation located in Tajikistan. 

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Dushanbe, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Tajikistan and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Tajikistan. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Dushanbe

China

Embassy of China in Tajikistan

Address: Street Rudaki 143, Dushanbe 734002
Tel: (+992) 372 242 007
E-Mail: chinaemb_tj@mfa.gov.cn

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalisation processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

France

French Embassy in Tajikistan

Address: 2/1 rue N. Huvaydulloev, 734049 Dushanbe
Tel: (+992) 372 215 037
E-Mail: courrier.douchanbe-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/FranceauTadjikistan/ and https://www.instagram.com/franceautadjikistan/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM and 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

The French embassy in Tajikistan provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalisation of signature, driver's licence...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Germany

German Embassy in Tajikistan

Address: ul. I. Somoni 59/1, 734064 Dushanbe
Tel: (+992) 433 773 000
E-Mail: info@duschanbe.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/GermanyinTJ and https://www.instagram.com/deutschebotschaftduschanbe/
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 8 AM - 5 PM
Friday 8 AM - 2 PM

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tajikistan provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators, as well as customs service, etc.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Tajikistan

Address: 80A Khabibula Nazarov Street, Dushanbe 734 000
Tel: (+992) 372 275 436 
E-Mail: embjpn@db.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/EmbassyofJapaninTajikistan/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM - 5:45 PM

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Tajikistan

Address: Abuali Ibn Sino 29/31, 734026 Dushanbe
Tel: (+992) 372 359 827
E-Mail: embassy.dushanbe@yandex.ru and embassy.dushanbe@mid.ru
Social Media: https://x.com/rusemb_dushanbe and https://www.facebook.com/russianembassyintajikistan/
Opening hours: Monday – Friday from 09:00 to 18:00

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment. 

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Dushanbe, Russia has another honorary consulate in Khujand.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Tajikistan

Address: 65 Mirzo Tursunzade Street, Dushanbe 734002
Tel: (+992) 244 610 9922
E-Mail: dushanbe.reception@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/UKinTajikistan/ and https://x.com/ukintajikistan and https://www.instagram.com/ukintajikistan/

The British Embassy in Tajikistan provides services to British nationals living and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Tajikistan

Address: 109-A, Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Zarafshon District, Dushanbe 734019
Tel: (+992) 372 292 000
E-Mail: usembassydushanbe@state.gov
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/usembassy.dushanbe and https://x.com/usembdushanbe and https://www.instagram.com/usembassydushanbe/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm

The US representation in Tajikistan provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Tajikistan

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Tajikistan, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often Astana, in Kazakhstan for Tajikistan.

General Consulates and embassies in Dushanbe

• Belgium (consulatebelgium@dushanbe.be)
• India (info.dushanbe@mea.gov.in)
• Iran (iranembassy.tj@gmail.com)
• Kazakhstan (dushanbe@mfa.kz)
• Kyrgyzstan (kgembassy.tj@mfa.gov.kg)
• Switzerland (dushanbe@eda.admin.ch)