According to the article 29 of the Law of Tajikistan “On Citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan”, if a person residing abroad does not have a consular registration within five years, unless there is a valid excuse, his/her rights to citizenship can be lost.
Each citizen must be registered at a consular section of embassies of the Republic of Tajikistan abroad after 30 days of his/her arrival to a country.