Do you need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Foreign nationals permanently residing in another country must register at their place of stay no later than three working days after entering Uzbekistan, unless international treaties or legislation set a different period.

In hotels, hostels and other accommodation (and during in-patient treatment) staff register you by notification through the E-mehmon system.

If you stay in a private house or flat, your host applies to the migration unit of the internal affairs bodies with the owner’s application (consent), the owner’s passport or ID card and your travel document. It is processed within one working day and a registration certificate is issued.

Registration is granted for the period stated in the owner’s application, but not beyond the visa-free period or the validity of the visa. For visa-free CIS citizens — up to six months.

You must live at the registered address, carry your travel document and present it on request of authorised officials, and report its loss to the internal affairs bodies immediately.

Visa-free entry requires a valid national passport or equivalent document with at least 6 months’ validity. The visa-free regime covers all passport types (diplomatic, service and ordinary).

The visa-free regime does not apply to stateless persons permanently residing in the listed countries.

An e-visa is tied to a specific passport: if you replace it, you must apply (and pay) again. If the passport and e-visa data do not match, or there are more than three typos, entry is refused.

The 30- and 60-day visa-free period starts when you cross the state border; you must leave before it expires.

To stay longer than 30 (60) days, you must apply for one of the visa categories listed in Annex 4 to CM Resolution No. 408.

Since 1 May 2026 the Department of Migration and Personalisation under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its regional offices may extend an e-visa once for up to 30 days.

To extend a regular (non-electronic) visa, the inviting person or organisation applies to the authorised body (migration and personalisation unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) at least 10 days before it expires; the extension cannot exceed the term set for that visa category.

Apply only on the official portal e-visa.gov.uz — no embassy visit is needed. Purposes on the portal: tourism or business; a group application is possible for five or more adults.

Apply at least 3 working days before your trip: processing takes 2 working days, not counting the day of application, and the e-visa is sent by email.

Consular fee: single entry — US$20, double entry — US$35, multiple entry — US$50. Payment is made on the portal through international payment systems; it is not refunded if the visa is refused.

An e-visa is valid for 90 days from issue; the stay is up to 30 days from entry. A single-entry e-visa ends when you leave, a double-entry one after the second exit.

The e-visa is not stuck in your passport: show it at the border on paper or on screen; Border Troops officers can also check it themselves. Its validity and term can be checked through the portal’s enquiry services.

Transferring between international flights without leaving the designated airport area for up to 24 hours requires no visa (with entry documents for your destination and a ticket with a confirmed departure date).

Citizens of the 46 countries in Annex 2 to RP-3836 with an air ticket to a third country may enter, stay and leave visa-free through international airports for up to 5 days. The carrier must provide advance passenger information to the Border Troops.

A transit visa (TRAN) is issued for up to 3 days. If a forced stopover exceeds 24 hours, you must obtain a stay permit from the internal affairs bodies within the next day.

Tourist transit by private car, on foot or in a bus group requires a pre-booked road tour from a tour operator licensed in Uzbekistan, listing stops, plus the relevant visa (unless you are visa-exempt).

Foreign children under 16 with a passport or biometric travel document, accompanied by a legal representative, enter visa-free for the validity of the representative’s visa, up to 90 days from entry. If they turn 16 while in Uzbekistan, an exit visa is issued by the migration and personalisation unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Citizens of other countries with UAE residence status enter visa-free for 30 days on presenting the original residence visa valid for at least 90 days.

From 1 September 2026, Indian citizens holding a valid multiple-entry business or tourist visa of the USA, the UK, a Schengen state, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or the Republic of Korea, plus an air ticket to their own or a third country, may enter visa-free for up to 30 days.

There is no limit on bringing in cash (soʻm or foreign currency). Amounts above the equivalent of 100 million soʻm must be declared and shown to a customs officer; smaller amounts may be declared voluntarily.

Cash up to the equivalent of 100 million soʻm may be taken out freely. Non-residents may take out more only within the unspent amount declared in the passenger customs declaration on arrival.

Duty-free allowance for personal goods: by air — US$1,000; by rail or river — US$500; through road (pedestrian) checkpoints — US$300.

Duty-free quantities: alcohol (including beer) — 2 litres; cigarettes — 200, or cigars — 5, or tobacco — 100 g; perfume — 3 items (not exceeding 300 ml); dietary supplements — up to 10 kinds (3 kg in total). Travellers under 21 may not bring in alcohol or tobacco.

Goods worth up to the equivalent of US$5,000 may be exported without a declaration (except goods subject to export duty). Food export limits: rice — 3 kg, bread and bakery — 5 kg, meat — 2 kg, sugar — 2 kg, vegetable oil — 2 kg, fresh produce and dried fruit — 40 kg.

Without a medical document, for personal use: medicines — up to 10 different products, no more than 5 packs of each (in the manufacturer’s packaging); medical devices — up to 5 items.

Medicines containing psychotropic substances — up to 5 products, two packs each, within a course of treatment, without a medical document. Narcotic medicines — only with a document from a medical institution in your country of residence or stay, up to a 7-day supply. Both must be declared at the border.