The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan to the USA

Government of Tajikistan

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About The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan to the USA

Consular officers implement the following functions while providing consular services:
- ensure that individual and legal entities of Tajikistan exercise their all rights provided by the legislation of their country of arrival in full fledge;
- maintain register of citizens with permanent and temporary residence in their coverage zone;
- support the representatives of Ministries, agencies and organizations of the Republic of Tajikistan as well as other citizens of Tajikistan in the Consular coverage zone in implementing their service duties;
- inform Tajik citizens temporarily residing in their consular coverage zone about the laws and other regulations of the host state;
- support Tajik citizens living in their consular coverage zone in conducting cultural and public events;
- have the right to represent Tajik citizens in agencies of the host country if they are absent or have delegated their issues to another person or are not able to protect their interests for other reasons;
- implement instructions of investigation authorities and courts of Tajikistan against the Tajik citizens unless prohibited by the laws of the host country;
- have the right to register child adoption certificates of children who are citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan living overseas;
- undertake measures on custodianship of underage citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan left without custodians in their consular coverage zone;
- undertake measures for protection of property left after the death of a citizen of Tajikistan;
- have the right to undertake measures to deliver inheritance to its inheritors in the Republic of Tajikistan;
- collect biometric data of Tajik citizens for the issuance of passports and insert relevant records into them in case of necessity;
- issue visas to other nationalities and stateless persons;
- have the right to accept applications for naturalization, renunciation of citizenship and restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan;
- may make proposals to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deprivation of citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan;
- register marriage of citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan in accordance with the legislation of Tajikistan;
- provide notarial services in accordance with the legislation of Tajikistan;
- legalize documents and certificates issues by authorized agencies of the consular area according to the procedures as determined by the legislation of Tajikistan;
- accept applications for apostillization of documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan.