Uzbekistan introduces a visa-free regime for citizens of seven countries
2018-02-04
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan introduced a visa-free regime for 30 days from the date of entry into the country for citizens of seven countries and a simplified procedure for issuing tourist visas for citizens of 39 states.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree “On additional organizational measures to create favorable conditions for development of tourism potential of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.
According to the decree, from 10 February 2018, citizens of Israel, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and Japan can visit Uzbekistan without visas for the period of 30 days.
The document underlined that members of the crews of aircrafts of foreign airlines, carrying out regular flights to Uzbekistan, also received the right to visit the country without obtaining visas.
From 1 February 2018, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev introduced a simplified procedure for issuing tourist visas for citizens of 39 countries. The list includes countries of the European Union, East Asia and the Middle East, as well as India, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.
Citizens of these country now should not submit tourist voucher or invitation letter from legal entity or individual to receive visa. Consular offices of Uzbekistan will issue visas for citizens of these countries within two working days, not counting the day of acceptation of documents.
At the same time, starting from 1 July 2018, a system of issuing electronic entry visas for citizens of several countries will be introduced.
The list of countries, citizens of which can obtain tourist visas to Uzbekistan based on simplified procedure from 1 February 2018
- Australia
- Albania
- Andorra
- Bulgaria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- The Vatican
- Hungary
- The Hellenic Republic
- Denmark
- India
- The Republic of Ireland
- Iceland
- The State of Kuwait
- Canada
- The People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong SAR
- The Republic of Lithuania
- Liechtenstein
- The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- The Republic of Macedonia
- The Republic of Malta
- Principality of Monaco
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- New Zealand
- The Kingdom of Norway
- United Arab Emirates
- The Sultanate of Oman
- The Portuguese Republic
- Romania
- The Republic of San Marino
- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- The Republic of Serbia
- Slovak Republic
- The Republic of Slovenia
- United States of America
- The Republic of Finland
- The Republic of Croatia
- Montenegro
- The Kingdom of Sweden
- The Republic of Estonia
