DO I NEED A VISA TO UZBEKISTAN?

According to the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens can enter the country and travel by transit only based on an entry visa.

Detailed information about the visa of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://mfa.uz/en/pages/visa-republic-uzb

WHO CAN VISIT UZBEKISTAN WITHOUT A VISA?

List of countries that can visit Uzbekistan without a visa for an unlimited period:

(!) Kyrgyz citizens are allowed to stay in Uzbekistan without a visa for up to 60 days

THE LIST OF COUNTRIES ABLE TO VISIT UZBEKISTAN WITHOUT A VISA FOR UP TO 30 DAYS:

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES, VISA-FREE ENTRY FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS IS ESTABLISHED FROM JANUARY 1, 2020:

*The visa-free regime does not apply to stateless persons permanently residing in the territories of these countries.

**The visa-free regime is valid for 30 days from the date of entry into Uzbekistan.

***Before the end of the 30-day visa-free stay, a foreign citizen must leave the Republic of Uzbekistan.

****Exceeding the 30-day visa-free period of stay is a violation of the rules of stay of foreign citizens in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

*****Accordingly, if it is necessary to stay in Uzbekistan for more than 30 days, a foreign citizen must obtain an entry visa to the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with the established procedure, corresponding to the purpose of his / her trip.

******A visa is not required for foreign citizens under the age of 16, accompanied by legal representatives and having a biometric travel document, for the duration of the visa of the accompanying person, but no more than ninety days from the date of entry into the country.

Visa-free entry for Chinese citizens for 7 days from January 1, 2020

 From January 1, 2020, Chinese citizens, including Special Administrative Region Hong Kong, China, can enter Uzbekistan without a visa for a period of not more than 7 days through the country's international airports.  According to the Ministry of Justice, the message is provided by a presidential decree on September 12, 2019

Since July last year, Chinese citizens, including the Hong Kong SAR, traveling through Uzbekistan’s international airports to see the country's landmarks, can stay in Uzbekistan without a visa for a period of no more than 5 days on condition of having an Uzbekistan Airways ticket to a third country.

E-VISA TO UZBEKISTAN

From July 15, 2018, the system of registration and issuance of electronic visas (hereinafter – the system "e-visa") was put into operation for citizens of certain foreign countries. The validity period is 30 days. The applicant must fill in a form on the website. Further, the confirmation is sent to the applicant submitted via email. The applicant pays a fee of $ 20 U.S. for a single entry visa and waits 3 working days to receive the results of the application. Ready e-visa to Uzbekistan will be emailed to the applicant in PDF format.

Electronic visas are issued to citizens of the following countries:

Important: only the tourist visa can be obtained through the portal! E-visa allows only one-time entry in Uzbekistan for the period up to 30 days and is valid for 90 days from the date of issuance. More information about e-visa you can read here: https://mfa.uz/ru/consular/visa/

TRANSIT VISA TO UZBEKISTAN

In order to obtain a transit visa to Uzbekistan, in addition to standard documents for obtaining a tourist visa, the applicant must submit a visa of the state destination and travel documents showing departure date from Uzbekistan (air or train ticket) to the Embassy of Uzbekistan. The transit visa application consideration is 3 days.

Also, from July 15, 2018, Uzbekistan implemented visa-free transit entry for a period of not more than 5 days for citizens of 54 countries of the world. A citizen of one of these countries must carry Uzbekistan Airways air tickets to and from Uzbekistan to a third country.

List of countries, having visa-free transit entry, temporary stay, and departure from Uzbekistan:

Detailed information about the visa of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: https://mfa.uz/ru/consular/visa/

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CITIZENSHIP IS NOT LISTED IN THE LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH THE RIGHT TO A VISA-FREE ENTRY TO UZBEKISTAN?

If your nationality is not mentioned in the list of countries having the right to visa-free entry to Uzbekistan/drawing up a visa on a simplified basis and through the portal of E-VISA.UZ, then you need to contact the travel company for visa support.

Visa support, which is assistance in obtaining a tourist visa to Uzbekistan is issued by a travel agency licensed by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on tourism development and sent for review to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.

For visa support, you need to provide our company (via e-mail) with the following documents:

- scanned passport copy (main page), the validity of which must exceed the validity of the visa by at least 3 (three) months;

- written confirmation (employment letter) from the place of work;

- filled out a special form

* NOTE: visa support is not provided as a separate service.

We will be happy to provide you with visa support for Uzbek tourist visa obtaining, in case of hotel booking through our company for the entire stay in Uzbekistan.

You must be staying in the booked with us the hotel even if you have friends or relatives in this city. Exactly the hotel prepares the registration, which is carefully checked when you leave the country.

* In case of Customer refusal of a previously paid order, provided visa support services will be cancelled.

UZBEKISTAN VISA - PRICE AND PROCEDURES

- 7 working days in normal mode

- 4 working days -in accelerated mode (in this case, the cost of the visa will be 50% higher).

As a result of the UZ MFA consideration sends a resolution to the Embassy or Consulate of the Republic of Uzbekistan by telex. Then we will inform you about the successful resolution of the issue and inform you about the telex number. You just have to submit a visa application form with a photo of a standard passport format, passport, and telex number, and pay the visa fee at the Embassy or Consulate.

Please, keep in mind that you also have to pay consular fees at the Embassy or Consulate of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon visa receipt (the consular fee ranges from $ 40 to $ 200 depending on the citizenship and length of stay).

HOW TO EXTEND A TOURIST VISA IN UZBEKISTAN

To extend the validity of a tourist visa, it is necessary to contact the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan located at 49a Islam Karimov Street, Shaykhantakhur district, Tashkent, 10 days before the expiration date. The phone number is (+998 71) 232-68-70. The cost of the extension is the same as the cost of obtaining a single-entry visa. The processing time is 10 business days from the date of application submission.