Uzbekistan visa policy and entry requirements in 2026

As of 2026, citizens of over 90 countries can enter Uzbekistan visa-free.^[1] This includes the entire European Union and Schengen area, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Israel, the GCC states, Turkey, and — as of 1 January 2026 — the United States.^[2]

The standard visa-free window is 30 days. Kyrgyz citizens get 60 days. Nationals of most Commonwealth of Independent States countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Tajikistan) enter without a visa on an internal passport in many cases.

If your passport isn't on the visa-free list, you can apply for an e-visa online at e-visa.gov.uz.^[3] The application is a short web form and a scanned passport-size photo. Standard processing takes up to three business days; an expedited option returns a decision in 24 hours. As of 2026 the standard fee is USD 20; expedited is USD 60. The e-visa is a single-entry or double-entry tourist visa valid for 30 days.

You print the approved e-visa (or save it to your phone) and present it with your passport at the border. It is checked electronically at Tashkent airport arrivals.

Uzbekistan retains a Soviet-era rule that requires foreign visitors to be registered at each place they stay. In practice, hotels and licensed guesthouses handle this automatically — you'll receive a small paper slip at check-in, which you should keep and show at your next check-in and on exit at the airport.

If you stay in a private home (for example on a homestay you arranged directly) for more than three nights, you must register manually at the local OVIR office. In small towns and yurt camps we handle this for you. Failure to hold a registration slip at exit can result in fines, though enforcement has softened considerably since 2019.^[4]

Your passport must be valid for at least three months beyond your date of entry. Uzbekistan does not require any special vaccinations for entry from Europe, North America, Australia, or East Asia; check the WHO country profile if you are travelling on from a yellow-fever zone.

You are permitted to bring up to USD 10,000 or equivalent in cash without a declaration; larger amounts must be declared on a customs form on arrival. Duty-free allowances broadly match international norms.

Land crossings are all open. The most-used are Tashkent–Almaty (Kazakhstan), Andijan–Osh (Kyrgyzstan), Bukhara–Turkmenabat (Turkmenistan, requires a Turkmen visa), and Nukus–Khodjeili (Turkmenistan). Border formalities are straightforward for the visa-free nationalities listed above.