Uzbekistan e-visa: how to apply online

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs approves the list of countries whose citizens can obtain an electronic entry visa; it is published as Appendix 1 to the visa regulations and includes, among others, the United States, Vietnam, the Philippines, Oman, Tunisia and Nepal. If necessary, the Ministry can restrict e-visas for citizens of certain countries for a period. Visa-free nationals do not need an e-visa for stays within their visa-free period.

The consular fee is USD 20 for a single-entry e-visa, USD 35 for a double-entry e-visa valid for up to 30 days, USD 50 for a multiple-entry e-visa valid for up to 30 days and from USD 20 per person for a group e-visa of up to 30 days. Compared with a traditional single-entry visa for up to 30 days, which costs USD 60, the e-visa is the cheaper route for short trips.

Applications are made on the official portal e-visa.gov.uz. Organisations inviting foreigners also use the Ministry's electronic application form from evisa.mfa.uz as part of the visa confirmation file. Travellers should use only these official addresses.

E-visas cover short stays. Work, study, long business stays, investment and visits to relatives for longer periods require one of the non-electronic categories, such as the work visa, the student visa, the business visa of up to one year or the visitor visa of up to one year, issued at a mission on the basis of the Ministry's confirmation.

Travellers who only pass through Uzbekistan can use a transit visa of up to three days, which costs USD 40, or USD 50 for double transit; at a mission it requires the visa of the destination country and proof of the departure date, and is processed in three days. Citizens of Annex 2 countries may stay up to five days visa-free when transiting Uzbek international airports with an Uzbekistan Airways ticket to a third country.