Visa requirement
Uzbekistan visa for South African citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do South African citizens need a visa for Uzbekistan?
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South African citizens need a visa to enter Uzbekistan.
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Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary South African passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | Conditional | Up to 5 days. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- South African citizens are absent from Uzbekistan’s current visa-free and eVisa nationality lists, so a regular visa is required before ordinary short travel unless a published exception applies.
- Varies — see notes
- Apply for a visa before you travel
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply for a visa before you travel Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit South African citizens are absent from Uzbekistan’s current visa-free and eVisa nationality lists, so a regular visa is required before ordinary short travel unless a published exception applies.
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: conditional. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: South African citizens need a visa to enter Uzbekistan. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
Government visa fees vary by visa category, entry count and issuing channel. Confirm the current official fee before paying.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- The current MFA page requires a valid travel document and phrases a six-month rule from visa issuance, but it does not publish one universal arrival- or departure-based month rule. No calculated month value is asserted here.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; MFA Appendix 2 publishes a five-day visa-free airport-transit route with an Uzbekistan Airways ticket to a third country. Other transit entry requires the appropriate visa; the public page does not state a universal sterile-airside waiver.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- South African passport
- Uzbek visa issued before travel
- Invitation, visa support or application documents if required by the visa type
- Proof of accommodation, funds and onward or return travel if requested
Why this verdict
South African citizens are not included in the current MFA visa-free or eVisa appendices, so this ordinary-passport route remains visa-required. Diplomatic/service documents and regulated work, study or residence routes can follow separate rules.
Conditional rules
- Transit through an international airport of Uzbekistan with an Uzbekistan Airways ticket to a third country Visa-free
Up to 5 days. Uzbekistan’s MFA Appendix 2 grants this nationality visa-free transit entry, temporary stay and exit for up to five days when the published airport and ticket conditions are met.
Frequently asked questions
Do South African citizens need a visa for Uzbekistan?
South African citizens need a visa to enter Uzbekistan. (Visa required.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can South African passport holders stay in Uzbekistan?
South African citizens are absent from Uzbekistan’s current visa-free and eVisa nationality lists, so a regular visa is required before ordinary short travel unless a published exception applies.
How much does entry to Uzbekistan cost for South African citizens?
The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.