🇺🇿 Uzbekistan: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Uzbekistan reopened to tourism aggressively over the last decade, moving from a closed visa regime to visa-free entry for many nationalities and a simple e-visa for the rest. Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara are the usual entry and travel points.
A Uzbekistan passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 95 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Currency
- Uzbekistani soʻm
- Languages
- Russian, Uzbek
- Region
- Central Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 30 days)
93 passports enter Uzbekistan visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 30 days |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 30 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 30 days |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 30 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 30 days |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 30 days |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 10 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 30 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 30 days |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 30 days |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 30 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 30 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 30 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 30 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 30 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 10 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 30 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | 30 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 30 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 30 days |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | 30 days |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 30 days |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 30 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 30 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 30 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 30 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 30 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 30 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 30 days |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 30 days |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 30 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 7 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 30 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 30 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 30 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 30 days |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 30 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 10 days |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 60 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 30 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 30 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 30 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 30 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 10 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 30 days |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 30 days |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 30 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 30 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 30 days |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 30 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 30 days |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 10 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 30 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 30 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 10 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 30 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30 days |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 30 days |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 30 days |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 90 days |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 30 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 30 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 30 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 30 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 30 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 30 days |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 30 days |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 30 days |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 30 days |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | – |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 30 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 30 days |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | 30 days |
e-Visa
47 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
Visa required
58 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Uzbekistan?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United Kingdom: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Germany: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Canada: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Australia: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistani soʻm.
What language is spoken in Uzbekistan?
Russian, Uzbek.
Cheap flights from this country
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | e-Visa | - |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Canada | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Australia | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| India | e-Visa | - |
| Russia | Visa-free | - |
| China | Visa-free (up to 10 days) | 10 days |
| France | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Japan | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
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