This paper provides an overview of migration and poverty in Tajikistan, as part of a review conducted by theSussex Centre for Migration Research on migration and poverty in three regions of Eastern Europe andCentral Asia in 2006. The research included a review of available literature, and field-level discussions withpolicy-makers in Dushanbe in September 2006. The paper explores the context of poverty and developmentand general migration trends, before focusing on policies orientated towards migration management, and thebroader impact of migration on poverty. It concludes with a number of policy recommendation.