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Investment Visa INV

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What investment option or options qualify?

Qualifying investment takes the form of acquiring shares and interests in economic companies or establishing enterprises with foreign investment; the visa is issued at the request of these enterprises.

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  • Recorded source · uzbekistan.de
    in the form of acquisition of shares and interests of economic societies, as well as the establishment of enterprises with foreign investment, issued at the request of these enterprises

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The investment must be not less than 8,500 times the basic estimated value established in Uzbekistan at the time of the foreign investment. Separately, the government consular fee table for multiple-entry visas lists USD 150 (up to 6 months), USD 250 (up to 1 year), USD 300 (up to 2 years) and USD 350 (up to 3 years).

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  • The source does not give the current monetary value of the basic estimated value, so the threshold in currency is not stated.
  • The fee table is the general multiple-entry visa scale; the page does not label it specifically as the INV fee.
  • Additional fees for actual processing costs are charged depending on the processing location and are not quantified.
  • Recorded source · uzbekistan.de
    who have invested in the economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the amount not less than 8,500 times the basic estimated value established in the Republic of Uzbekistan at the time of foreign investment
  • Recorded source · gov.uz
    b) For multiple-entry visas: Up to 6 months - 150 USD; Up to 1 year - 250 USD; Up to 2 years - 300 USD; Up to 3 years - 350 USD.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how long the investment must be kept and the continuing conditions.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The investor's spouse, parents and children are issued a PV-2 guest visa for the validity period of the INV visa, extendable without leaving Uzbekistan. Investors holding an investment visa or residence permit and their family members may use medical and educational services on the conditions stipulated for Uzbek citizens. The official source does not state whether family members may work.

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  • The source does not state whether family members holding the PV-2 guest visa may work.
  • Recorded source · uzbekistan.de
    At the same time, family members (spouse, parents and children) of the investor are issued a guest visa "PV-2" for the period of validity of the visa "INV" with the right to extend it without leaving the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • Recorded source · uzbekistan.de
    Foreign investors, who have residence permit in the Republic of Uzbekistan or "investment visa", as well as their family members have the right to use medical and educational services on conditions, stipulated for citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The investment visa is valid for up to 3 years and its term can be extended without leaving Uzbekistan. Foreign investors, including founders of enterprises with foreign investment, who invest at least USD 3 million in enterprises producing goods and services can obtain a 10-year residence permit under a simplified procedure. The official source does not state a citizenship direction or what happens to the investment on exit.

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Limits of the record
  • The USD 3 million 10-year residence permit is a separate, higher threshold than the investment visa threshold.
  • The source does not state any citizenship direction or what happens to the investment on exit.
  • Recorded source · uzbekistan.de
    Investment visa is issued for the period of validity up to 3 years, issued to foreign citizens and stateless persons
  • Recorded source · uzbekistan.de
    with the possibility of extending its term without leaving the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • Recorded source · uzbekistan.de
    Citizens of foreign states, including the founders (participants) of enterprises with foreign investment, who have made investments in the organization on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan enterprises for the production of goods and services in the amount of at least 3 million U.S. dollars, in a simplified procedure is issued a residence permit in the Republic of Uzbekistan for 10 years;

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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