Visa policy of Uzbekistan

An Uzbek visa with entry and exit stamps in a Singaporean passport.

Visitors to Uzbekistan must obtain a visa from one of the Uzbekistan diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Uzbekistan

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 18 countries can visit Uzbekistan without a visa:

90 days

60 days

30 days

 Turkmenistan — residents of Daşoguz Region and Lebap Region have visa free access to Xorazm Province and Bukhara Province as well as to Amudaryo, Xo‘jayli, Shumanay, Qo‘ng‘irot districts and Taxiatosh city of Karakalpakstan and to Dehkanabad, Guzar, Nishon and Myrishkor districts of Qashqadaryo Province and to Sherobod and Muzrabot districts of Surxondaryo Province 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.[11]

Visa-free regime also applies to holders of diplomatic passports of Brazil, China, Estonia, Hungary, Kuwait,[12] Poland, South Korea (60 days), Tajikistan, Turkey and Vietnam, and also to holders of diplomatic and service passports of Latvia, Romania and Slovakia.

Visa agreement for diplomatic passports was signed with  India on 1 October 2018 and it is not yet ratified.[13]

Visa is not required for US military and US Department of Defense civilian staff provided holding a Military/government ID and a copy of their orders.

Reciprocity

Uzbekistani citizens can enter most of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Uzbekistan without a visa except for France, Israel, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.

Visa on arrival

A Visa Confirmation Stamp from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan

Holders of a Visa Confirmation (stamp), issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, can obtain a visa on arrival at Tashkent International Airport.[14]

eVisa

Uzbekistan introduced the system of electronic visas for a period of up to 30 days from 15 July 2018.[15] A single entry visa valid for 30 days. The cost of obtaining an electronic visa for 20 USD. Travellers have to apply for the e-Visa for Uzbekistan at least three days in advance before their trip.[16]

Visa-free transit

Citizens of the following 102 countries and territories do not require a visa for a 5-day stay if they are transiting through the international airports of Uzbekistan from 15 July 2018.[17]The outbound flight from Uzbekistan must be on Uzbekistan Airways.

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.

Reform

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[18] as well as a visa-free regime for citizens of 12 countries who are older than 55.[19] 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.[20][21] 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.[22]

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.[23] Visa validity period was extended to 30 days.[24] 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.[25]

On 10 February 2018 Uzbekistan abolished visa for 7 countries: Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey.

Statistics

Most visitors arriving to Uzbekistan were from the following countries:[26]

Country2015
 Kazakhstan1,250,800
 Tajikistan212,400
 Kyrgyzstan139,800
 Russia113,300
 Turkmenistan46,800
 Turkey36,300
 South Korea25,700
 Afghanistan18,400
 India18,100
 China11,800
Total1,917,700

See also

References

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  5. ↑ https://ru.sputniknews-uz.com/politics/20181006/9621589.html
  6. ↑ "Oświadczenie Rządowe z dnia 16 maja 2017 r. w sprawie utraty mocy obowiązującej Umowy między Rządem Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej a Rządem Związku Socjalistycznych Republik Radzieckich o wzajemnych podróżach bezwizowych obywateli obu państw, podpisanej w Warszawie dnia 13 grudnia 1979 r". Isip.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
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  10. ↑ "«Таджикистан и Узбекистан могут отменить визы уже в 2018 году»". REGNUM News Agency. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  11. ↑ "С ВИЗАМИ И БЕЗ... - Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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  13. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/the_hindu/status/1046676151370899456
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ "В УЗБЕКИСТАНЕ ЗАПУЩЕНА СИСТЕМА ОФОРМЛЕНИЯ И ВЫДАЧИ ЭЛЕКТРОННЫХ ВЪЕЗДНЫХ ВИЗ". mfa.uz. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC VISA PORTAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN". mfa.uz. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА РЕСПУБЛИКИ УЗБЕКИСТАН О ДАЛЬНЕЙШИХ МЕРАХ ПО ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ ПОРЯДКА ВЪЕЗДА ИНОСТРАННЫХ ГРАЖДАН В РЕСПУБЛИКУ УЗБЕКИСТАН". lex.uz. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  18. ↑ Citizens of Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
  19. ↑ Citizens of Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, France, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, United States, Vietnam and also nationals of China if travelling as part of a tour group.
  20. ↑ http://lex.uz/Pages/GetPDF.aspx?file=3092184.pdf
  21. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Uzbekistan postpones plan to liberalize entry visa rules". reuters.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Uzbekistan to study Azerbaijan's experience in applying e-visa system". azernews.az. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Uzbekistan planning to simplify visa issuance for 25 more countries". trend.az. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Uzbekistan introduces single 30-day tourist visa". trend.az. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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