The Embassy of Switzerland in Astana has territorial jurisdiction to the Republic of Tajikistan. The Embassy of Switzerland in Astana will cover all the tasks from the examination of the application until the issuance of short-stay visas for residents of the Republic of Tajikistan. For national long-stay visas, the Embassy will send applications for examination to the cantonal authority for migration in Switzerland and issue the visa when once authorized by the cantonal authority.

The Swiss Consular Agency in Dushanbe is an outpost of the Embassy of Switzerland in Astana, Kazakhstan. Applicant living in Tajikistan who intend to travel to Switzerland can present his/her visa application to the Swiss Consular Agency at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Swiss Consular Agency has only a supporting function and has no right to decide about issuing of a visa. The Embassy of Switzerland in Astana reserves the right to ask an applicant to come personally to Astana if necessary. The applicant is responsible to start the procedure early enough. It’s recommended to count 2-3 weeks for the whole procedure in relation to an application for short-stay visa and 10-12 weeks for a national long-stay visa.

• prepares the complete visa application file with all requested documents
• submits the file to the Swiss Consular Agency at Dushanbe
• The visa application has to be completed in English, French, German or Italian and signed personally

• makes a first informal examination of completeness of the documents
• receives the payment for the examination of the application
• receives the payment covering the cost of mailing service Dushanbe-Astana-Dushanbe
• issues a receipt for the payments

• The application submitted will be checked individually and in particular cases the visa section reserves the right to
  - request additional documents;
  - summon the applicant for an interview.
• In case the visa section has to make a phone call to the inviting person/company/organization for clarification a fee will be charged. 

Duration of the examination

Short-stay visa:
The examination of the application takes usually 2 to 3 days after the submission of the complete application.

If the financial means of the applicant are considered insufficient a declaration of sponsorship (Déclaration de garantie/ Verpflichtungserklärung/Dichiarazione di garanzia) will be requested. This procedure usually takes between 3-4 weeks until a visa can be issued.

A third-country national falling within a category of persons for whom prior Schengen consultation is required shall wait minimum 10 working days until the consultation has been terminated and no opposition to the visa issuance has been raised by one of the consulted Schengen Member States. Consult the list on the right column.

National long-stay visa:
Applications have to be sent by the visa section to the cantonal migration authority in Switzerland for approval (work permit, students who intend to study for a period exceeding 90 days) and take 8-10 weeks for treatment.

• sends the passport back to the Swiss Consular Agency at Dushanbe

• informs the applicant about the arrival of the passport

• collects his/her passport at the Swiss Consular Agency at Dushanbe