No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Tajikistan?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Tajikistan and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Dushanbe: ≈ 3,820 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Tajikistan without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Tajikistan for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Tajikistan visa rules at a glance

With a Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Tajikistan passport: 22.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Tajikistan can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
Citizens of Tajikistan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Tajikistan

Travelling to Tajikistan: good to know

Sofia — Dushanbe: about 3,820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Dushanbe 14:00.
Local currency: Tajikistani Somoni.
Languages: Russian and Tajik.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TJS 9.23.
Tajikistan is the 73rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.