Visiting Uzbekistan: visa-free stay and tourist visa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists three groups. Citizens of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine have no time limit; Kyrgyz citizens have 60 days and Tajik citizens 30 days. A second group of 30-day countries includes Türkiye, the EU states, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, the United States, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Israel, the UAE, Qatar, China and many Latin American and Caribbean states. Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman have 10 days. The regime does not cover stateless persons living in those countries.

At the mission the applicant submits a passport valid at least three months longer than the visa, two completed application forms and two 35 x 45 mm colour photos. Nationals of countries without an Uzbek mission, and stateless persons, can collect a visa on arrival at the Ministry's visa service at Tashkent International Airport if the inviting party has obtained the confirmation in advance.

A 30-day tourist visa costs USD 40, with USD 10 more for each additional entry. Group visas for at least five people, not counting children under 16, cost USD 15 per person for up to 15 days and USD 25 for up to 30 days. A single-entry e-visa costs USD 20. Additional fees for actual processing costs depend on where the visa is issued, regardless of nationality.

The tourist visa is issued for up to one month to foreigners visiting for tourism, and a group tourist visa for up to one month to groups of at least five people. A separate visa of up to two months is available for studying Uzbekistan's cultural, historical, religious and spiritual heritage, based on questionnaires submitted by tourism companies and the Committee on Religious Affairs. Visas are issued at Uzbek diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad on the basis of a visa confirmation from the Consular and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The confirmation follows an invitation-application from a legal entity or individual registered in Uzbekistan; the Ministry considers such applications within 4 working days.

The 30-day and 60-day visa-free periods start when the traveller crosses the Uzbek border, and the visitor must leave when they expire. Anyone who needs to stay longer must submit documents for one of the entry visa categories. Children under 16 travelling with a legal representative on a biometric travel document may enter visa-free for the duration of the companion's visa, but for no more than 90 days.