Visa policy of Uzbekistan

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Visitors to Uzbekistan must obtain a visa from one of the Uzbekistan diplomatic missions unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.

Sample of Uzbekistani multiple-entry tourist visa

Uzbekistan's visa and other migration policies are also implemented in accordance with the mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Uzbekistan
  Uzbekistan
  Visa not required (unlimited period)
  Visa not required - may enter with an ID card (60 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa not required (10 days)
  Visa not required for transit to a third country (5 days); otherwise, visa required
  eVisa (30 days)
  Visa required

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Uzbekistan without a visa for the following period:[1][2][3]

Unlimited period

60 days

30 days

10 days

ID - May enter with an ID card.
C - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macau Special Administrative Region passports only.

Conditional visa-free access

In addition, citizens of the following countries who meet specific criteria such as requirement to hold a return ticket, in certain age groups and as part of an organised tour group may also enter Uzbekistan without a visa, for a stay up to the duration listed below:

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Duration of stayCondition Hong Kong Macau United States Vietnam
90 days Aged under 16, travelling for tourism and accompanied by a legal guardian[5][6] Yes Yes Yes Yes
30 days Aged 55 or above, traveling individually[7][6][5][8] Yes
Aged 55 or above, traveling in an organized tour group Yes Yes Yes
10 days Presenting an air ticket destined to a third country, or a return ticket within the 10 day visa-free validity period.[6][9] Yes Yes
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Turkmenistan - residents of Dashoghuz Velayat and Lebap Velayat of Turkmenistan have visa free access to Khorazm Vilayat and Bukhara Vilayat as well as to Amudarya, Khojayli, Shumanay, Qonghirat districts and the Takhiatash city of Karakalpakstan and to Dehkanabad, Guzar, Nishan and Mirishkar districts of Qashqadarya Vilayat and to Sherabad and Muzrabat districts of Surkhandarya Vilayat have visa free access for up to 3 days within any month period. During Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha the access is allowed twice a month, but no more than 7 days.[30]

Turkmenistan — from February 28, 2024, entry into the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan Free Trade Zone will be organized through separate checkpoints. Citizens of Turkmenistan, as well as foreigners, will be able to stay visa-free for up to 15 days. The zone is located on a 3.1-hectare site in the Shavat district of Khorezm.[31]

Substitute visa

Citizens of a residence permit issued by the United Arab Emirates that is valid for at least 90 days on arrival may enter the United Arab Emirates without a visa for a maximum of 30 days.[3]

Non-ordinary passports

In addition, holders of diplomatic passports of Albania, Brazil, China, Estonia, Hungary, India (60 days),[32] Kuwait,[33] Poland, Serbia (90 days), South Korea (60 days), Tajikistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (90 days) and Vietnam and holders of diplomatic and service passports of Latvia, Romania and Slovakia may enter Uzbekistan without a visa.

Future changes

Uzbekistan has signed or plans to sign visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

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Country Passports Agreement signed on
Oman[34] Diplomatic, service 26 June 2024
Saudi Arabia[35] Diplomatic, service 15 April 2024
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Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Sample of Uzbekistani eVisa

Uzbekistan introduced the system of electronic visas for a period of up to 30 days from 15 July 2018.[36] A single or multiple entry visa is valid for 30 days. The cost of obtaining an e-Visa is US$20. Travelers have to apply for the e-Visa for Uzbekistan at least three days in advance before their trip.[37]

e-Visa is available to the citizens of the following countries and territories:[38][39]

Visa-free transit

Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter Uzbekistan without a visa for 5 days if they are transiting through the international airports of Uzbekistan and have an onward ticket to a third country:[40]

Transit visas are available to all nationalities for a duration of up to 72 hours, for which no invitation letter or tourist voucher is required.

History

History of Visa of policy of Uzbekistan

On 2 December 2016, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree titled "About measures for ensuring the accelerated development of tourist branch of the Republic of Uzbekistan" that envisaged the establishment of a visa-free regime for citizens of 15 countries[41] as well as a visa-free regime for citizens of 12 countries who are older than 55.[42] Those visitors would only be required to pay an entry fee on arrival. This is planned to be in place by 2020.

However, on 22 December 2016, a new decree was adopted by the President of Uzbekistan amending the decree from 2 December 2016, postponing the visa-free regime until 1 January 2021.[43][44] The amending decree also said that the list of countries whose citizens would benefit from the visa-free access may be revised on the basis of dynamics of development of bilateral relations, the situation on the world tourism market and the current situation in the sphere of international and regional security.

Uzbekistan also plans to introduce electronic visas from 2021. Uzbekistan intends to use the electronic visa system of Azerbaijan as a model.[45]

In December 2017, it was announced that Uzbekistan plans to introduce a simplified procedure for citizens of 25 additional countries and to abolish visas altogether for citizens of Japan, South Korea and Singapore.[46] Visa validity period was extended to 30 days.[47] In January 2018 it was announced that Uzbekistan plans to introduce a simplified procedure for citizens of 40 additional countries and to abolish visas altogether for citizens of five countries.[48]

On 10 February 2018, Uzbekistan abolished visa requirements for 7 countries: Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey. On 16 March 2018 Uzbekistan abolished visa requirements for citizens of Tajikistan and on 5 October 2018 visas were abolished for citizens of France.

In December 2018, it was announced that Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan plan to mutually accept visas from February 2019.[49]

In December 2018, it was announced that Uzbekistan plans to expand visa-free access to citizens of additional 22 countries.[50]

In January 2019, visa requirements were removed for citizens of Germany.[14]

In February 2019, citizens of European Union countries, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Vatican became visa exempt.[15][51]

In March 2019, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were reported as "set to launch" a joint visa program that could expand to nearby countries. All approvals are in place with only technical and equipment details to be worked out.[51] As of October 2022 the discussions are still ongoing.[citation needed]

In August 2022, Uzbekistan will exempt the visa requirements for Saudi Arabia for a period of 30 days starting from January 1, 2023.[52][53]

In December 2024, Uzbekistan and China signed a visa exemption agreement for holders of ordinary passports,[54] with agreement coming into force on 1 June 2025.[55] Additionally there were discussions on possible abolition of visas between Uzbekistan and Macau,[56] and Hong Kong.[57]

In April 2025, The President of Uzbekistan proposed to extend the visa-free period from 10 days to 30 days for the Kuwaiti, Omani and Bahraini citizens, as well as simplify the process of obtaining visas for tourists from India, Pakistan, Egypt and Iran.[58] Additionally, there were discussions of visa-free agreement between Uzbekistan and Vietnam during the meeting between the President of Uzbekistan and the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam.[59]

In May 2025, it was announced that Uzbekistan is considering granting 30 days visa-free access to the US citizens in order to further boost tourism.[60] Additionally, Uzbekistan is considering granting ID card/Internal passport entry for 30 days period to the citizens of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia.[61]

In August 2025, during Jordan's Kings visit to Uzbekistan it was discussed at the highest level among others the benefits of visa abolition between Jordan and Uzbekistan, to boost tourism.[62]

In November 2025, the president of Uzbekistan signed a visa abolition order for tourist visits up to 30 days, for the citizens of the United States effective from 1 January 2026, to boost tourism, as well as, further develop the cultural and humanitarian relations between the two countries.[63]

Admission restrictions

Entry and transit is refused to citizens of Kosovo, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight. Uzbekistan also does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Visitor statistics

Total visitors by year

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Visitors by countries

Visitors arriving in Uzbekistan were from the following countries of nationality:

More information Country ...
Country2019[69]2018[71]2017[72]2016[73]2015[74]2014[75]
KazakhstanDecrease 2,261,094Increase 2,456,866Increase 1,783,815Increase 1,412,161Increase 1,285,0081,163,984
TajikistanDecrease 1,473,684Increase 1,700,658Increase 261,861Decrease 213,692Decrease 246,816291,167
KyrgyzstanIncrease 1,454,907Increase 1,101,477Increase 375,017Increase 174, 845Increase 146,332119,620
TurkmenistanIncrease 574,795Increase 245,756Increase 62,483Decrease 49,526Increase 55,06044,925
RussiaDecrease 455,470Increase 460,166Increase 143,900Decrease 119,049Decrease 123,153124,218
TurkeyDecrease 63,539Increase 74,802Increase 55,238Increase 46,069Decrease 40,38940,563
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan AfghanistanDecrease 62,580Increase 71,067Increase 32,130Increase 24,365Increase 21,99521,249
ChinaIncrease 54,293Increase 37,083Increase 19,749Increase 16,765Increase 16,44114,818
South KoreaIncrease 35,524Decrease 32,700Increase 37,357Increase 31,936Decrease 30,48933,323
IndiaIncrease 27,898Increase 22,198Decrease 15,829Decrease 18,746Decrease 19,82721,707
GermanyIncrease 27,625Increase 19,056Increase 7,811Increase 6,605Decrease 6,1228,041
JapanIncrease 24,944Increase 17,237Increase 4,086Increase 3,012Decrease 2,3062,423
FranceIncrease 20,390Increase 14,195Increase 5,748Increase 4,889Decrease 3,6706,019
ItalyIncrease 20,356Increase 14,156Increase 5,162Increase 3,057Decrease 2,6013,520
USAIncrease 17,106Increase 12,723Increase 1,525Decrease 1,349Decrease 1,3671,454
United KingdomIncrease 15,962Increase 8,941Increase 3,256Increase 2,217Increase 1,9592,043
UkraineDecrease 14,041Increase 15,573Increase 735Decrease 664Decrease 2,4314,763
IsraelIncrease 13,615Increase 10,022Increase 4,155Decrease 3,564Increase 3,7383,414
IranIncrease 13,469Increase 10,573Decrease 3,058Decrease 5,541Decrease 6,6548,445
AzerbaijanIncrease 12,367Increase 11,161Increase 4,312Decrease 2,989Decrease 3,3683,878
SpainIncrease 12,191Increase 7,745Increase 449Increase 353Decrease 2391,552
BelarusDecrease 7,411Increase 16,470Increase 3,011Increase 1,813Increase 1,224666
PakistanDecrease 5,791Increase 6,032Increase 3,799Increase 424Increase 39014
PolandIncrease 5,132Increase 3,147Increase 115Increase 182Decrease 176353
MoldovaDecrease 4,601Increase 6,215Decrease 33Decrease 24Increase 3470
AustraliaIncrease 4,588Increase 2,549Decrease 2Decrease 3Decrease 435
NetherlandsIncrease 4,504Increase 3,054Increase 30Decrease 28Decrease 6896
MalaysiaIncrease 4,388Decrease 2,837Decrease 3,164Increase 3,450Decrease 2,8073,922
 SwitzerlandIncrease 3,837Increase 3,115Increase 63Decrease 28Decrease 4778
CanadaIncrease 3,767Increase 1,946No dataNo dataNo data3
AustriaIncrease 3,216Increase 2,226Decrease 29Decrease 40Decrease 97138
BelgiumIncrease 3,044Increase 2,235Increase 48Decrease 29Decrease 6779
GeorgiaDecrease 2,916Increase 2,990Decrease 129Decrease 177Increase 228135
IndonesiaIncrease 2,702Increase 1,702Decrease 1No dataNo dataNo data
UAEIncrease 2,423Decrease 1,664Decrease 5,771Increase 5,880Increase 5,5335,003
TaiwanIncrease 2,131Increase 1,381Decrease 1No dataNo data3
LatviaIncrease 1,933Increase 1,478Decrease 291Decrease 256Decrease 413604
SingaporeIncrease 1,820Increase 1,804Decrease 10No dataDecrease 2No data
Czech RepublicIncrease 1,804Increase 1,547Decrease 128Decrease 44Decrease 711,942
SwedenIncrease 1,782Increase 1,092Increase 3No dataDecrease 712
ArmeniaIncrease 1,740Increase 1,529Decrease 9Decrease 44Increase 2316
NorwayIncrease 1,659Increase 1,168No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
ThailandIncrease 1,637Decrease 1,260Increase 1,987Increase 1,459Increase 1,4141,348
DenmarkIncrease 1,605Increase 775Decrease 2No dataDecrease 12
PhilippinesIncrease 1,510Increase 635Increase 18No dataDecrease 8402
LithuaniaIncrease 1,453Increase 873Decrease 474Decrease 524Increase 804654
Saudi ArabiaIncrease 1,382Increase 974Decrease 56Decrease 266Increase 29080
GreeceIncrease 1,211Increase 821Decrease 1Decrease 3Decrease 2341
SlovakiaIncrease 1,112Increase 668Increase 20Decrease 17Decrease 4855
BulgariaIncrease 1,064Increase 738Increase 17Increase 76Decrease 2864
HungaryIncrease 1,047Increase 1,014Increase 23Decrease 5Decrease 2039
BangladeshIncrease 1,039Increase 448Increase 9Decrease 6Increase 818
StatelessnessDecrease 1,024Increase 2,558No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
FinlandIncrease 974Increase 635Decrease 3Decrease 1620No data
EgyptIncrease 923Increase 689Increase 4No dataNo dataNo data
RomaniaIncrease 920Increase 508Increase 1No dataNo data17
PortugalIncrease 916Increase 683No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
EstoniaIncrease 908Increase 421Increase 1Decrease 2228
New ZealandIncrease 809Increase 555No dataIncrease 1No dataNo data
SerbiaIncrease 776Increase 654No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MongoliaIncrease 726Increase 269Increase 92Increase 66Increase 11No data
IrelandIncrease 702Increase 414No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BrazilIncrease 680Increase 516No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
SloveniaIncrease 542Increase 455Increase 2Decrease 1Decrease 2275
JordanIncrease 532Increase 354Increase 12No dataNo data30
South AfricaIncrease 431Increase 214No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MexicoIncrease 421Increase 270No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
VietnamIncrease 414Decrease 269Decrease 433Increase 464Increase 23756
KuwaitIncrease 386Increase 302Increase 51No dataDecrease 5055
SyriaIncrease 331Increase 314No dataNo dataNo data1
ArgentinaIncrease 319Increase 220No dataNo dataIncrease 1No data
IraqIncrease 313Increase 195No dataNo dataNo data7
OmanIncrease 296Increase 248Decrease 9Decrease 2No data97
CroatiaIncrease 288Increase 245Increase 6No dataNo data3
ColombiaIncrease 235Increase 232No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
  NepalIncrease 230Increase 143Decrease 7No dataNo data384
NigeriaIncrease 216Increase 156No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MoroccoIncrease 213Increase 153No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
LuxembourgIncrease 174Increase 168No dataNo dataNo data11
Sri LankaIncrease 151Decrease 123No dataNo dataNo data164
ChileDecrease 144Increase 149No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
CyprusIncrease 139Increase 77No dataNo dataNo data2
QatarDecrease 137Increase 174Increase 76No dataNo data40
YemenIncrease 132Increase 91No dataNo dataNo data18
Bosnia and HerzegovinaIncrease 130Increase 91No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
AlgeriaDecrease 120Increase 156No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
TunisiaDecrease 115Increase 169No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BahrainIncrease 111Increase 65No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
PalestineDecrease 108Increase 111No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
DPRKIncrease 102Increase 49No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MaltaIncrease 98Increase 42No dataNo dataNo data
North MacedoniaIncrease 78Increase 47No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
CameroonIncrease 77Increase 16No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
AlbaniaIncrease 63Increase 33No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MyanmarIncrease 61Increase 44No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
PeruIncrease 61Increase 35No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BruneiIncrease 55Increase 15No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
IcelandIncrease 50Increase 28No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
GhanaIncrease 49Increase 17No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
SudanIncrease 48Increase 47No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
CambodiaIncrease 46Increase 12No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
EthiopiaIncrease 45Increase 25No dataNo dataIncrease 16No data
KenyaDecrease 44Increase 65No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MontenegroIncrease 38Increase 25No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
EcuadorDecrease 35Increase 36No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
VenezuelaDecrease 34Increase 100No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MauritiusIncrease 33Increase 17No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Saint Kitts and NevisIncrease 32Increase 15No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
ZimbabweIncrease 32Increase 13No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Ivory CoastIncrease 31Increase 4No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
AndorraDecrease 29Increase 39No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
ComorosDecrease 29Increase 31No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
CubaDecrease 29Increase 35No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Costa RicaIncrease 27Increase 19No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
UruguayIncrease 26Increase 11No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
LaosIncrease 25Increase 19No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
DominicaIncrease 24Increase 12No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BhutanIncrease 21Increase 14No dataNo dataNo data8
ZambiaIncrease 21Increase 9No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
SenegalIncrease 19Increase 6No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
GuineaIncrease 18Increase 11No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Marshall IslandsDecrease 18Increase 41No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BoliviaDecrease 17Increase 21No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
DRCIncrease 17Increase 10No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
UgandaIncrease 17Increase 15No dataNo dataNo data1
KiribatiIncrease 16Increase 2No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MonacoIncrease 16Increase 4No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
LibyaIncrease 13Increase 6No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
TanzaniaDecrease 13Increase 14No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
El SalvadorIncrease 12Increase 6No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
JamaicaIncrease 11Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MaldivesIncrease 11Increase 8No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Dominican RepublicIncrease 10Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
ParaguayIncrease 10Increase 3No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
HondurasIncrease 9Increase 8No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MaliIncrease 9Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
São Tomé and PríncipeIncrease 9Increase 8No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
AngolaIncrease 8Increase 2No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BurundiIncrease 80No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
FijiIncrease 8Increase 5No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
PanamaIncrease 8Increase 2No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BotswanaIncrease 70No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
NicaraguaIncrease 7Increase 5No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
EswatiniIncrease 70No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MauritaniaIncrease 6Increase 2No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
RwandaDecrease 6Increase 8No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
San MarinoIncrease 6Increase 2No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
SomaliaIncrease 6Increase 5No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
GuatemalaDecrease 5Increase 6No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Trinidad and TobagoDecrease 5Increase 8No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Burkina FasoIncrease 40No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
EritreaIncrease 4Increase 3No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
GuyanaIncrease 4Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
HaitiIncrease 4Increase 4No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
NamibiaDecrease 4Increase 6No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
NigerIncrease 4Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
ChadIncrease 3Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
GambiaIncrease 3Increase 3No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MalawiIncrease 3Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
VanuatuIncrease 3Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Antigua and BarbudaDecrease 2Increase 5No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BarbadosIncrease 20No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
DjiboutiIncrease 20No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BeninDecrease 2Increase 4No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
GabonIncrease 2Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
GrenadaIncrease 2Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Netherlands AntillesIncrease 20No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
TogoIncrease 20No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
TokelauDecrease 2Increase 8No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Turks and Caicos IslandsIncrease 20No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BermudaIncrease 1Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Cape VerdeIncrease 10No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Central African RepublicIncrease 10No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MadagascarDecrease 1Increase 3No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
MozambiqueIncrease 10No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Saint HelenaIncrease 10No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Saint LuciaIncrease 10No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
SurinamIncrease 10No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
VaticanDecrease 1Increase 3No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
BahamasDecrease 0Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
French PolynesiaDecrease 0Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
NauruDecrease 0Increase 2No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Papua New GuineaDecrease 0Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Sierra LeoneDecrease 0Increase 1No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
United States Virgin IslandsDecrease 0Increase 2No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
TotalIncrease 6,748,512Increase 6,432,983Increase 2,847,877Increase 2,157,676Increase 2,034,253Increase 1,938,035
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Full British Citizens only

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