Visa requirement
Uzbekistan visa for American citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do American citizens need a visa for Uzbekistan?
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American citizens do not need a visa for Uzbekistan for up to 30 days.
Last verified:
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary American 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? | Yes | Up to 30 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. |
- 30 days
- Free
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days
- 3 Official fee Free
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: not required; landside: not required. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: American citizens do not need a visa for Uzbekistan for up to 30 days. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
No visa fee applies to the official visa-free stay.
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: not required; landside transit: not required; The ordinary-passport visa-free entry entitlement also covers a landside connection within its stay limit. Airside routings remain subject to airport and carrier handling.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- American passport
- Proof of onward or return travel if requested
- Proof of accommodation, funds and travel purpose if requested
Why this verdict
Uzbekistan’s official government announcement and current MFA visa-free list confirm up to 30 days without a visa for U.S. citizens. Longer stays require the appropriate visa or permission. Reconfirm the current rule before travel.
Conditional rules
- Stay will exceed 30 days Visa required
The official visa-free regime is limited to 30 days; arrange the appropriate visa before a longer stay.
Frequently asked questions
Do American citizens need a visa for Uzbekistan?
American citizens do not need a visa for Uzbekistan for up to 30 days. (Visa-free.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can American passport holders stay in Uzbekistan?
Up to 30 days.
How much does entry to Uzbekistan cost for American citizens?
It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.