Capital

Dunshanbe

Currency

Tajik Somani

Exchange Rate (per £)

5.13

Getting Cash

Mostly cash ($ or €) or Mastercard

Embassy - Phone

(992 372) 24 22 21

Embassy - Address

British Embassy, 65 Mirzo Tursunzade Street, Dushanbe 734002

Visa Needed?

yes

Visa cost

£30 + £35 for LOI

Letter of introduction needed

yes

Visa at border?

no

Where to get visa

China, Iran, Russia, Turkey

Visa order processing

couple of weeks

Visa length

30 days

Visa notes

These people may help with the LOI:
http://www.traveltajikistan.com/visas/loi.html

Land borders

China:
- Qolma pass - Murgab to Xingjiang
Kyrgyzstan:
- Badakhshan, crossing into the Garm region
Uzbekistan:
- Samarkand-Penjikent
- Denau-Tursanzande