# Migration registration: the 3-day rule

> Every foreign visitor must be registered at their accommodation within 3 working days of arrival. Hotels do it automatically at check-in; if you stay privately, register yourself via the e-mehmon portal.

**The rule**: Every foreign national must be registered at their address of stay within 3 working days of arrival in Uzbekistan. Weekends don't count toward the 3 days.

**If you're at a hotel or licensed guest-house**:
- Registration is automatic at check-in. You surrender your passport briefly (usually 20 min) for the front desk to enter your details into the OVIR (migration police) system.
- You receive a small **paper registration slip** in Russian for each stay.
- **Keep all registration slips until you leave the country**.

**If you stay privately** (friend's home, informal Airbnb, unregistered guesthouse):
- Your host must register you via the online **e-mehmon** portal at emehmon.uz within 3 working days.
- Alternative: your host takes you to the local OVIR (migration office) with your passport.
- If the host doesn't do this, you can register yourself online at emehmon.uz — the interface has an English option.

**Gaps between hotels**:
- Overnight trains count as registered accommodation — you get a registration slip on board or from the conductor.
- Overnight yurt camps register you.
- Rest-stop overnight in a car counts as unregistered — try to avoid or catch up the next night.

**What happens if you don't register**:
- Enforcement has softened significantly since 2018.
- Airport departure check: border officers may ask for registration slips. Missing slips typically means a $30–80 on-the-spot fine (paid in Uzbek som at the airport).
- For unregistered stays over 1 week, fines climb.

**Practical**:
- Ask for the registration slip at every hotel checkout. Some don't offer it automatically.
- Keep slips in your passport pouch, not your suitcase.
- If you lose them, contact any OVIR office to get replacement records from the digital system.

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Keywords: registration, OVIR, e-mehmon, migration, visa
Updated: 2026-08-15
Category: tips
URL: https://uzbguidedtours.com/kb/kb-tips-registration-e-mehmon