Attention!

As of February 8, 2008 new visa fees for US citizens are in effect.

Starting November 1, 2004 Consulate General of the Republic of Uzbekistan in New York will not accept handwritten visa applications. Only typed applications will be accepted.
All entries must be typed or printed in Uzbek (Russian) or in English. Incomplete visa applications are not accepted. A personal interview with an applicant may be required. The visa fee is paid by money order payable to Uzbekistan Consulate in New York. In case any person is declined to obtain entry visa to Uzbekistan, the Consulate General reserves the right to provide no explanation. If application is declined, visa fee is non refundable.

In order to obtain visa for travel to Uzbekistan, following documents must be submitted:

1. A completed and signed Visa Application form. Please, answer all questions and provide all necessary information. Incorrect or wrongful information will result in visa being declined.

2. Original passport (not a photo copy).

3. One passport size photo.

4. Invitation.

Visa processing time is 10 working days. For 5 working days processing visa fee increases by 50 percent, for more details and assistance, please, contact our visa department.
In case of rejection payments are non-refundable. Consulate General reserves the right to deny issuance of any visa without providing an explanation.

Depending on the place of residence applicants should submit their documents either to Uzbekistan Consulate General in New York or to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C.

Bussines Visa

To obtain a business visa to Uzbekistan, you need your hosting organization (business partner, company, etc.) process an invitation letter through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tashkent. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will confirm and notify Uzbekistan Consulate General in New York about its decision.

Tourist Visa

A personal interview with an applicant may be required. In case any person is declined to obtain entry visa to Uzbekistan, the Consulate General reserves the right to provide no explanation.

Private Invitation Visa

To obtain a private visit visa to Uzbekistan, you need inviting person, who will process an invitation letter through the local department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Invitation letter issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan should be submitted to the Visa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will confirm and notify Uzbekistan Consulate General in New York about its decision.
To obtain a private invitation visa to Uzbekistan, the following documents must be submitted to Consulate General:

Transit Visa

If you are traveling through Uzbekistan to another country, you need to have a transit visa to Uzbekistan.
In this case you need to provide  confirmed round-trip airplane ticket and valid visa to the country of destination.

Information for Travelers

If your stay in Uzbekistan exceeds 3 days, you are required to register with the Ministry of Interior local department within 3 business days after arrival. A registration stamp is placed in your passport.

• If you stay in a hotel, the hotel administration will register you automatically.
• If you stay in a private apartment or house, you have to register the passport with the Ministry of Internal Affairs` local department in the district where this apartment or house is located.
• A fee for registration are paid in soum (national currency of Uzbekistan) in amount equal to $20 or more depending on the length of stay.

Please be advised that your passport is checked upon departure, and failure to register it may result in fines of $20 or more depending on the period of time the passport was without registration.

O‘zbekiston Respublikasi
Republic of Uzbekistan

 

Capital and Largest city: Tashkent
Official Languages: Uzbek
Demonym: Uzbekistani; also Uzbek, Uzbeki
Government: Presidential republic
President: Islom Karimov
Prime Minister: Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Total Area: 447,400 km² (172,742 sq mi)
Population: 27,372,000 (2007 estimate)
Density: 59/km² (153/sq mi )

Currency: Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi) (UZS)
Time zone: UZT (UTC+5)
Internet TLD: .uz
Calling code: +998

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of, is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south. Once part of the Persianized Samanid and later Timurid empires, the region was conquered in the early 16th century by Uzbek nomads, who spoke an Eastern Turkic language. Most of Uzbekistan’s population today belong to the Uzbek ethnic group and speak the Uzbek language, one of the family of Turkic languages. Uzbekistan was incorporated into the Russian Empire in the 19th century and in 1924 became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR). It has been an independent republic since December 1991.
Uzbekistan's economy relies mainly on commodity production, including cotton, gold, uranium, and natural gas. Despite the declared objective of transition to a market economy, Uzbekistan continues to maintain rigid economic controls, which often repel foreign investors. The policy of gradual, strictly controlled transition has nevertheless produced beneficial results in the form of economic recovery after 1995. Uzbekistan's domestic policies of human rights and individual freedoms are often criticized by international organizations.
The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan asserts that "democracy in the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be based upon common human principles, according to which the highest value shall be the human being, his life, freedom, honor, dignity and other inalienable rights." Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces, one autonomous republic and one independent city (Toshkent shahri).