Embassies and consulates in Uzbekistan

Outside Tashkent, missions are found in Samarkand (2) and Termez (1); most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 94 can enter visa-free, 46 need an e-Visa and 58 need a visa from an embassy or consulate for Uzbekistan.

Schengen consulates in Uzbekistan received 61,328 short-stay visa applications in 2025, and issued 50,513 visas. 16.3% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). That is barely different from 2024 (15.2%). Applications rose by 4% compared with 2024 (58,691).

Most applications went to Germany (18,361), France (11,549), Italy (6,474) and Hungary (6,398).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was Italy’s (4.9%) and the highest Poland’s (32.5%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of Hungary (+4.2 points), the largest fall at those of Italy (−4.2 points).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Uzbekistan.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 10,838 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Uzbekistan, the 76th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 76%, diplomatic and official visas 8% and student visas 7%. That is 6% more than in fiscal year 2024 (10,177).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Uzbekistan received 4,544, 10% more than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 52.5% for citizens of Uzbekistan in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 64.4%).

In the other direction, Uzbekistan runs 37 missions in 31 countries. Its largest networks are in Afghanistan (2), Germany (2), Spain (2), Poland (2) and Turkey (2).

Where the embassies are

All 40 embassies are in the capital, Tashkent. Russia has the most missions in Uzbekistan, 3, followed by Canada (2), France (2) and Turkey (2).

Travel advice for Uzbekistan

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Uzbekistan: the US State Department rates Uzbekistan at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 25 January 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Uzbekistan (updated 19 March 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Uzbekistan (updated 29 October 2026).