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 83rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
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]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[6] | ||
Albania | Visa required[7] | ||
Algeria | Visa required[8] | ||
Andorra | Visa required[9] | ||
Angola | Visa required[10] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[11] | 1 month | |
Argentina | Visa required[12] | ||
Armenia | Visa not required[13] | 180 days | |
Australia | Online visa required[14] |
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Austria | Visa required[16] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa not required[17] | 90 days |
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Bahamas | eVisa[18] | ||
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival[19] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa required[20] | ||
Barbados | Visa not required[21] | 28 days | |
Belarus | Visa not required[22] | Unlimited | |
Belgium | Visa required[23] | ||
Belize | Visa required[24] | ||
Benin | eVisa[25][26] | ||
Bhutan | Visa required[27] | ||
Bolivia | Visa on arrival[28] | 90 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[29] | ||
Botswana | Visa required[30] | ||
Brazil | Visa required[31] | ||
Brunei | Visa required[32] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required[33] | ||
Burkina Faso | Visa required[34] | ||
Burundi | Visa required[35] | ||
Cambodia | Visa on arrival[36] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa required[37] | ||
Canada | Visa required[38] | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[39] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[40] | ||
Chad | Visa required[41] | ||
Chile | Visa required[42] | ||
China | Visa required[43] | ||
Colombia | eVisa[44] | ||
Comoros | Visa on arrival[45] | ||
Cook Islands | Visa not required | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[46] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[47] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa required[48] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[49] | ||
Croatia | Visa required[50] | ||
Cuba | Visa required[51] | ||
Cyprus | Visa required[52] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required[53] | ||
Denmark | Visa required[54] | ||
Djibouti | Visa required[55] | ||
Dominica | Visa not required[56] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[57] | ||
Ecuador | Visa not required[58] | 90 days | |
Egypt | Visa required[59] | ||
El Salvador | Visa required[60] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[61] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[62] | ||
Estonia | Visa required[63] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required[64] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa[65] | 90 days | |
Fiji | Visa required[66] | ||
Finland | Visa required[67] | ||
France | Visa required[68] | ||
Gabon | eVisa[69] | ||
Gambia | Visa not required[70] | 28 days | |
Georgia | Visa not required[71] | 365 days[72] | |
Germany | Visa required[73] | ||
Ghana | Visa required[74] | ||
Greece | Visa required[75] | ||
Grenada | Visa on arrival[76] | 3 months | |
Guatemala | Visa required[77] | ||
Guinea | eVisa[78] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival[79] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[80] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required[81] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required[82] | ||
Hungary | Visa required[83] | ||
Iceland | Visa required[84] | ||
India | Visa required[85] | ||
Indonesia | Visa on arrival[86] | 30 days | |
Iran | eVisa[87] | 30 days | |
Iraq | Visa required[88] | ||
Ireland | Visa required[89] |
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Israel | Visa required[91] | ||
Italy | Visa required[92] | ||
Jamaica | Visa on arrival[93] | ||
Japan | Visa required[94] | ||
Jordan | Visa on arrival[95] | 3 months | |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required[96] | 30 days | |
Kenya | eVisa[97] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa required[98] | ||
North Korea | Visa required[99] | ||
South Korea | Visa required[100] | ||
Kuwait | Visa required[101] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[102] | 60 days | |
Laos | Visa on arrival[103] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required[108] | ||
Lebanon | Free visa on arrival[109] | 1 month |
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Lesotho | eVisa[110][111] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[112] | ||
Libya | Visa required[113] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required[114] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required[115] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required[116] | ||
Madagascar | Visa on arrival[117] | 90 days | |
Macao | Visa on arrival | ||
Malawi | Visa required[118] | ||
Malaysia | Visa not required[119] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival[120] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required[121] | ||
Malta | Visa required[122] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required[123] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[124] |
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Mauritius | Visa on arrival[125] | 60 days | |
Mexico | Visa required[126] | 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. | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[127] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa not required[128] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa required[129] | ||
Mongolia | Visa not required[130] | 30 days | |
Montenegro | Visa not required[131] | 30 days | |
Morocco | Visa required[132] | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[133] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | eVisa[134] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa not required[135] | 3 months | |
Nauru | Visa required[136] | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival[137] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa required[138] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required[139] |
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Nicaragua | Visa on arrival[142] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required[143] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[144] | ||
Niue | Visa not required | ||
North Macedonia | Visa required[145] | ||
Norway | Visa required[146] | ||
Oman | Visa not required[147] | 14 days | |
Pakistan | eVisa[148] | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival[149] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required[150] | ||
Papua New Guinea | Visa required[151] | ||
Paraguay | Visa required[152] | ||
Peru | Visa required[153] | ||
Philippines | Visa not required[154] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa required[155] | ||
Portugal | Visa required[156] | ||
Qatar | Visa not required[157] | 30 days | |
Romania | Visa required[158] | ||
Russia | Visa not required[159] | 90 days |
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Rwanda | Visa on arrival[160] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | eVisa[161] |
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Saint Lucia | Visa required[163] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[164] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required[165] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa required[166] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[167] | ||
Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[168] | ||
Senegal | Visa on arrival[169] | ||
Serbia | Visa required[170] | ||
Seychelles | Free Visitor’s Permit on arrival[171] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[172] | ||
Singapore | eVisa[173] |
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Slovakia | Visa required[174] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[175] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[176] |
| |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[177] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required[178] | ||
South Sudan | eVisa[179] | ||
Spain | Visa required[181] | ||
Sri Lanka | Visa not required[182] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required[183] | ||
Suriname | eVisa[184] | ||
Sweden | Visa required[185] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[186] | ||
Syria | Visa required[187] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa not required[188] | 30 days[189] | |
Tanzania | Visa required[190] | ||
Thailand | Visa on arrival[191] | 15 days | |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[192] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival[193] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[194] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[195] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required[196] |
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Turkey | Visa not required[197] | 30[198] days |
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Turkmenistan | Visa required[199] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[200] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[201] |
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Ukraine | Visa not required[203] | 90 days |
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United Arab Emirates | Visa required[204] | ||
United Kingdom | Visa required[205] | ||
United States | Visa required[206] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required[207] | ||
Vanuatu | Visa required[208] | ||
Vatican City | Visa required[209] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[210] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa[211] | ||
Yemen | Visa required[212] | ||
Zambia | eVisa[213] | ||
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[214] |