General information about visa to Uzbekistan

Foreign citizens are required to get visa to enter to Uzbekistan or tranzit through its territory. Visa-free entry regime set up for the citizens of certain countries. Also the citizens of 101 countries do not need visa in case of transit of Uzbekistan up to 5 days. Electronic visas to Uzbekistan are available from 15 July 2018.

Visa-free countries

The following citizens of CIS do not need visa for visiting of Uzbekistan up to 60 days: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine and Tajikistan (up to 30 days).

The citizens of the following countries below do not need visa for visiting of Uzbekistan up to 30 days:

• Andorra
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Chile
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Republic of Korea
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• San Marino
• Serbia
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Vatican

Electronic visa

Simplified E-Visa electronic portal e-visa.gov.uz is launched by the goverment of Uzbekistan for the citizens of 76 countries. The citizens of the below countries can get visa online. First step: fill in the application form;
Second step: getting on e-mail a cofirmation of received application;
Third step: pay a fee of USD 20;
Fourth step: within 3 days receiving by e-mail the electronic visa in PDF format.

The list of 76 countries for E-Visa:

• Albania
• Algeria
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• China
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Fiji
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• India
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kiribati
• North Korea
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Macedonia
• Maldives
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Morocco
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Nicaragua
• Oman
• Palau
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Solomon Islands
• Sri Lanka
• Suriname
• Thailand
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• United States
• Uruguay
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam

Note: Touristic E-Visa allows a single enter to Uzbekistan, and is valid during 90 days from the date of issue.

Visa through an embassy or consulate
The citizens of the countries which are not in visa-free and e-visa lists need the Visa Support/Letter of Invitation (LOI) from licensed inbound travel agency, and apply for Uzbekistan visa at the embassy or consulate.
TRAVEL ORNAMENT is a licensed travel agency in Uzbekistan (License №T-0911-14), authorized to provide foreign citizens with Uzbekistan Visa Support/Letter of Invitation (LOI). We provide LOI for free as a part of tour package booked with us. Please choose the tour at: /uzbekistan_tours, or request us a ;customized tour on info@travelornament.com

How to get Uzbekistan visa with LOI:
Please book the tour package and e-mail us the following documents minimum in 7 days before your arrival:

1. filled up application form e-visa.mfa.uz;
2. scanned copy of passport;
3. scanned copy of a letter from the emloyer with company seal confirming your employment and position (no need for letter in case of retired person or housewife);
4. scanned copy of air ticket or air ticket reservation form, in case visa has to be obtained upon arrival at Tashkent international airport.

Note: At Tashkent international airport visa can only be issued to the foreign citizens who are arriving from the countries where the Republic of Uzbekistan does not have embassy or consulate.

Based on the above information we submit a visa support application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. MFA in Tashkent reviews the application during 4 business days and telexes an aproved visa support to the embassy or consulate abroad where you intend to obtain the visa. We also e-mail to you the scan of LOI with telex number. Then you can visit the embassy or consulate and collect a tourist visa after submitting:

1. scanned LOI form with telex number;
2. passport;
3. filled up application form evisa.mfa.uz;
4. 2 passport size photos;
5. and paying a consular fee.

The following consular fees should be paid for the single entry tourist visa issuance at the embassy or consulate of Uzbekistan abroad:

For individual visa:

• up to 7 days - $40;
• up to 15 days - $50;
• up to 30 days - $60;

For group visas (not less than 10 persons, excluding children under 16 years old):

• up to 15 days - $15 per person;
• up to 30 days - $25 per person.

Uzbekistan and Japan issue visas without consular fees on the mutual basis.

Uzbekistan transit visa

The citizens of 54 countries are permitted to a visa-free transit Uzbekistan up to 5 days. They must transit through the international airports of Uzbekistan and show an air ticket to a third country.

• Albania
• Algeria
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bhutan
• China, incl. Hong Kong
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Fiji
• Gabon
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• India
• Jamaica
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Macedonia
• Maldives
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Nauru
• Oman
• Palau
• Panama
• Peru
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Saudi Arabia
• Seychelles
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Suriname
• Thailand
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkmenistan
• UAE
• USA
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• Vietnam

Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reserves the right to deny any application for visa without providing further explanations or may request additional information.