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Transit Visa

UzbekistanTransit

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

Foreign citizens and stateless persons need a visa to transit Uzbekistan, except citizens of visa-free countries. Citizens of the countries in Appendix 2 may transit visa-free for up to five days through Uzbekistan's international airports if they hold a flight ticket to a third country issued by Uzbekistan Airways.

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  • The Bangkok consulate page describes the 5-day transit regime without the Uzbekistan Airways ticket condition (requiring instead that the carrier inform border authorities); the sources diverge.
  • https://gov.uz/en/iiv
    Foreign citizens and stateless persons may enter Uzbekistan and transit through its territory only if they have entry visas in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan. With the exception of citizens of countries for which a visa-free entry regime is established by bilateral international treaties of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Decrees of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (the list of such countries and information on the duration of the visa-free regime is provided below).
  • https://gov.uz/en/iiv
    8. A visa-free regime for up to five days in Uzbekistan has been introduced for citizens of the countries listed in Annex 2, provided that foreign citizens transit through international airports of the Republic of Uzbekistan and have a flight ticket to a third country issued by Uzbekistan Airways JSC.

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the traveller can stay airside and when immigration control must be crossed.

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  • Searched all captures for airside transit / remaining in the international zone without crossing immigration; not stated.

What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the baggage, terminal-change and self-transfer rules.

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  • Searched all captures for baggage, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer rules; not stated.

What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

The transit visa is valid for up to three months from issue, for one or two entries, with a stay of up to 72 hours at each entry. The official source does not state overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules.

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  • Overnight, airport-change and multiple-stop rules are not stated.

If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

The permission is a transit visa, obtained from Uzbek diplomatic missions or consular offices abroad with: a passport (valid at least 3 months longer than the visa), 2 completed application forms and 2 colour photos (35x45mm), plus a visa for the destination country and travel documents confirming the departure date from Uzbekistan; processing takes 3 days. Fees: USD 40 (up to 72 hours), USD 50 (double transit).

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  • The source does not say whether the MFA visa-confirmation (invitation) step described for visas generally also applies to transit visas.
  • https://gov.uz/en/iiv
    Foreign citizens and stateless persons must submit the following documents to diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad to obtain a visa: - passport or stateless person document (the validity of these documents must be at least 3 months longer than the visa); - 2 copies of a fully completed visa application form; - 2 color photos (passport size - 35x45mm).
  • https://gov.uz/en/iiv
    To obtain a transit visa, foreign citizens and stateless persons, in addition to the above documents, must have a visa of the country of visit and travel documents confirming the date of departure from Uzbekistan to the destination country. In this case, the visa processing time is 3 days.
  • https://gov.uz/en/iiv
    c) For transit visas: Up to 72 hours - 40 USD; for a double transit visa - 50 US dollars.

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