The procedure for entry into Uzbekistan without a visa
The procedure for entry into Uzbekistan without a visa.
In accordance with Uzbek legislation, foreign citizens and stateless persons may enter Uzbekistan and transit through its territory with or without an entry visa if a visa-free regime is established.
1. Based on bilateral international treaties and parity, a bilateral visa-free regime has been established with the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the Kyrgyz Republic (up to 60 days) and the Republic of Tajikistan (up to 30 days).
2. Visa-free regime for holders of diplomatic passports is established with China, Hungary, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan (up to 30 days), India, Korea and Vietnam (up to 60 days), Brazil, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Estonia, Kuwait and Turkey (up to 90 days). Citizens of these countries (except India) who hold diplomatic passports and are accredited as employees of diplomatic missions or consular offices of their countries located on the territory of Uzbekistan, as well as their family members, have the right to enter and stay without visas for the entire period of work.
3. Uzbekistan has unilaterally introduced a visa-free regime for 30 days with respect to the other 75 countries not listed in paragraph 1 (the list is attached).
Visa-free regime is applied to citizens of the abovementioned countries, owners of all categories of passports (diplomatic, service and general civil) planning to visit the Republic of Uzbekistan regardless of the purpose of their trip. To enter the country, a person must have a valid national passport or other replacement document used during trips to foreign countries, the validity of which must be at least 6 months of visa issuance.
The 30-day and 60-day visa-free regime starts from the moment of crossing the state border of Uzbekistan and as soon as it expires, the foreign citizen must leave the country.
If it is necessary to stay in Uzbekistan for more than 30 or 60 days, the foreign citizen must submit the necessary documents to the competent authorities of Uzbekistan to be issued one of the categories of entry visas of Uzbekistan.
4. From 1 January 2020, a visa-free regime is established for citizens of foreign countries who received the resident status of the United Arab Emirates for a period of 30 days from the date of entry into the territory of Uzbekistan (foreign citizens must submit the original UAE resident visa, which is valid for at least 90 days at the time of entry into Uzbekistan).
5. From January 1, 2020 visa-free regime for the period of 30 days from the date of entry into the territory of Uzbekistan for citizens of foreign countries with UN biometric pass (PASSPORT - LAISSEZ-PASSER, RED color) was introduced.
6. Visa-free entry into the Republic of Uzbekistan for foreign citizens who have not reached the age of 16 years, accompanied by legal representatives and the presence of biometric travel document for the duration of the visa accompanying person, but not more than 90 days from the date of entry into the country has been established.
The visa-free regime does not apply to stateless persons, including persons under 16 years of age, permanently residing in the territories of the said countries.
VISA-FREE REGIME FOR TRANSIT PASSENGERS.
At the international airports of the Republic of Uzbekistan there is a 5-day visa-free transit regime for citizens of 54 countries (the list is enclosed) who want to see the sights of Uzbekistan. Passengers should be provided with an air ticket to a third country, and the air carrier should inform the border authorities of Uzbekistan about the passengers who are entitled to a visa-free transit visa.
ATTENTION: Practice shows that with the exception of Uzbek Airways, not all airlines inform the border service of Uzbekistan in advance about the presence on board transit passengers without a visa. In these cases passengers are deported or have to buy a ticket on another route. In order to avoid such troubles to foreign citizens who have the right to transit visa-free regime, it is strongly recommended to clarify in advance with the air carrier the availability of the service of timely informing the border service of Uzbekistan about transit passengers without a visa. In the absence of such service, foreign citizens are recommended to obtain an electronic visa.
PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN CITIZENS,
WHO ARE IN UZBEKISTAN.
Upon arrival at the point of temporary stay, foreign nationals (including nationals of countries with a visa-free regime and a simplified procedure for obtaining electronic visas) must temporarily register with the internal affairs agencies or register with accommodation facilities and medical institutions.
The national passport is submitted for temporary registration upon arrival at the destination point within three days, excluding holidays and weekends.
On 15 July 2018, the remote registration of foreign nationals and stateless persons through the Emehmon system (emehmon.uz) was launched in Uzbekistan.
Foreign tourists can move freely on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the exception of areas and facilities closed to foreign citizens.
Violation of the rules of stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan will entail liability under Uzbek legislation.
IMPORTANT!
Citizens of Uzbekistan and their children who have a foreign passport and who have not withdrawn or lost their Uzbek citizenship on the basis of a presidential decree may not visit Uzbekistan on the basis of a foreign passport. They must visit Uzbekistan on the basis of a valid foreign and biometric passport or on the basis of a Certificate of Return to Uzbekistan issued by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Berlin or the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Frankfurt am Main, if the passport has expired.
