Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia have abolished visas

The authorities of Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia have signed documents to abolish visas between the two countries. However, this will not provide ordinary citizens of Tajikistan the opportunity to perform Hajj or Umrah.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, on September 27, 2024, the foreign ministers of Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Tajikistan and the government of Saudi Arabia on the mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports.

According to the signed Memorandum, citizens of each party who hold diplomatic, service, and special passports are exempt from the requirement to obtain a visa for entry, exit, transit, and stay in the territory of the other party for a period not exceeding 90 (ninety) days within 180 (one hundred eighty) days from the date of first entry, the statement notes.

The Memorandum of Understanding will enter into force 30 days after the last written notification is received through diplomatic channels regarding the completion of domestic procedures necessary for the agreement to take effect.

It is important to note that this agreement does not apply to holders of ordinary civil passports.

The Memorandum of Understanding on the mutual abolition of visas was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.