Visa requirements for Uzbekistani citizens explained

Visa requirements for Uzbekistani citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Uzbekistan. The article is concerning ordinary passport holders and tourists. As of November 2023, 28 visa-free countries and 33 visa-on-arrival countries, as a result, ranking the Uzbekistan passport 79th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Exit visas

All Uzbek citizens were required to obtain an exit visa to travel to all non-CIS countries from 1995 until 2019. An exit visa was not needed for trips to CIS countries as long as the travelers did not then go to a non-CIS country. Penalties for traveling to non-CIS countries without an exit visa included heavy fines and prison terms up to 10 years in length. Exit visas were obtained from the Interior Ministry's local OVIR (Office of Visas and Registration) department, and were valid for two years.^[2]

Uzbek immigration authorities did not allow Uzbek citizens to board outbound flights without a valid visa for the destination country and/or a return ticket even if the destination country grants visa on arrival to Uzbek passport holders. As a result, Uzbek citizens had to go to the immigration counter at Tashkent International Airport for an approval and a stamp on their tickets before they proceeded to a check-in counter.

The exit visa requirement was abolished on 1 January 2019 after a presidential decree signed in August 2017 came into force.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra			90 days within any 365-day period. Although officially no visa is required, at least a Double Entry Schengen visa is required to enter Andorra since it has no own airport facility.
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda		1 month
Argentina
Armenia		180 days
			May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).^[6]
Austria
Azerbaijan		90 days	Entry prohibited to anyone who is of Armenian descent.
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados		28 days
Belarus		Unlimited
Belgium
Belize
	^[7]
Bhutan
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil

Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia		30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile

Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands


Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire	^[8]
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic

Djibouti	^[9]
Dominica		21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia

Ethiopia	^[10]	90 days
Fiji
Finland

Gabon	^[11]
Gambia		28 days
Georgia		365 days^[12]
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada	^[13]	3 months
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India	^[14]
Indonesia		30 days
		15 days
Iraq
Ireland			Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders until October 2021. Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.^[15]
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan		3 months
Kazakhstan		30 days
Kenya	^[16]	3 months
Kiribati


Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan		60 days
		30 days
Latvia
Lebanon		1 month	1 month extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	^[17]
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		90 days
Macao
Malawi
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		60 days
Mexico			Holders of permanent residence permit in the United States or Canada (Green Card and Permanent Resident Card holders, respectively) can make business and tourist trips to Mexico without visas if the duration of the trip does not exceed 6 months. At the point of entry into Mexico, they fill out only the FMTTV form and present a valid Uzbek passport and permanent resident card of the United States or Canada.
		30 days
		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia	^[18]	30 days
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique		30 days
Myanmar		28 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa is available for tourism only.
Namibia		3 months
Nauru
Nepal		90 days

New Zealand			Diplomatic, service and standard passports with the former USSR symbol issued in Uzbekistan are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them.^[19] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[20]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Niue

Norway
Oman		14 days
Pakistan	^[21]
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar		30 days
Romania
		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis			Visa obtainable online.^[22]
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
	^[23]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore			96 hour Transit Visa can be obtained on arrival provided that holding confirmed onward plane tickets to a third country and a visa for the third country, passport validity for 6 months and in flights departing within 96 hours.
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands			Visa on arrival if holding pre-arranged visa
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
	^[24]		Obtainable online^[25] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain
Sri Lanka		30 days
Sudan
Suriname	^[26]
Sweden
Switzerland

Tajikistan	^[27]	30 days^[28]

		60 days
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo		7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia			Visa not required for tourist groups organised by a travel agency.
Turkey		90^[29] days	90 days within any 180 day period
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda			May apply online.^[30]
Ukraine		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates		30 days^[31]
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu



Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe