Citizens of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan can now visit each other without registration

The Parliament of Tajikistan approved a document regulating the stay of citizens of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in these countries.

On January 9, 2026, the Parliament of Tajikistan ratified an agreement that will allow citizens of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to stay on each other’s territory for up to 60 days without official registration.

According to the parliament, the agreement on the mutual stay of citizens of the two countries was signed on February 1, 2018, but ratification was delayed due to escalating disputes and border clashes.

The agreement between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on the mutual stay of citizens of the two countries establishes the conditions for exempting citizens from registration obligations before the competent authorities of the parties and for temporary stay on the territories of the parties.

The First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan Abdurakhmon Alamshozoda, during his speech before the parliament deputies, stated that the agreement would contribute to the further development of friendly relations, legal regulation of citizens’ travel, and the creation of favorable conditions for the stay of Tajik citizens in Kyrgyzstan and vice versa.

In turn, parliament deputy Shukhrat Gani-zoda explained in an interview with “Asia-Plus” that the draft agreement states that citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Kyrgyzstan will have the right to stay on each other’s territory for up to 60 days without official registration.

He noted that this document will allow citizens of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to freely visit these countries, as well as “contribute to the protection of the rights, freedoms, and interests of residents of both countries.”

The deputies approved such a document against the backdrop of the fact that in March 2025, the presidents of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed in Bishkek an Agreement on the State Border of the two countries, putting an end to long-standing border conflicts that resulted in the deaths of dozens of people on both sides.

Additionally, with the participation of the leaders of the two states, a ceremonial opening of two border crossings took place, which allowed for the restoration of the border between the two countries that had been closed for more than four years. On March 18-19, the parliaments of both countries ratified this agreement.