Visa requirement
Congo visa for Uzbek citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Uzbek citizens need a visa to enter Congo.
Last verified: (today)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- 90 days
- 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 90 days
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; The embassy page says the passport should remain valid for the next 6 months before the traveller's date of departure. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The checked official source says visas are not issued at ports of entry and does not publish a broad airside-transit exemption. Treat transit as route/carrier dependent and landside transit as visa-required unless a Congolese mission confirms otherwise. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 30 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Uzbek citizens need a visa to enter Congo. Checked 30 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
The Embassy of the Republic of Congo in Washington says visa fees remain USD 200 and are payable by cash at drop-off or money order there. This row does not encode that as a universal global fee because consular jurisdiction and payment handling can differ by mission.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; The embassy page says the passport should remain valid for the next 6 months before the traveller's date of departure.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The checked official source says visas are not issued at ports of entry and does not publish a broad airside-transit exemption. Treat transit as route/carrier dependent and landside transit as visa-required unless a Congolese mission confirms otherwise.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Uzbek ordinary passport valid for at least 6 months
- Two fully completed visa application forms
- Two recent passport colour photographs
- Invitation letter or hotel reservation for tourist travel
- Host identity card, passport, Congolese residence permit or Congolese national ID when using an invitation
- Airline tickets or itinerary showing arrival and departure dates
- Prepaid return envelope when applying by mail where the consular section accepts it
- Approved Republic of Congo tourist visa before travel
Why this verdict
Uzbek citizens are encoded as visa-required because the Embassy of the Republic of Congo says U.S. citizens and foreign nationals entering the Republic of Congo require a valid passport, that no Congolese visa is issued at any port of entry, and that visa applications should be submitted before departure. Tourist visas are issued through accredited Congolese consulates; the Washington page lists 7-10 business days processing. This destination-wave matrix record is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, business, diplomatic/service passports, special travel documents, former-citizen handling, airline handling, health rules, border discretion, exact consular jurisdiction and any bilateral or regional waiver can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with an accredited Congolese consulate or the Republic of Congo embassy before booking.
Conditional rules
- Traveller attempts to get the visa at the border or airport Visa required
The Embassy of the Republic of Congo says no Congolese visa will be issued at any port of entry and applications should be submitted before departure.
- Traveller qualifies for a current bilateral, regional, diplomatic or service-passport waiver Conditional
This matrix row does not infer waivers without a direct current source for the ordinary-passport tourism corridor. Reconfirm with the relevant Congolese mission.
- Business, work, study, residence, official, diplomatic, family regrouping, funeral, wedding, minor-travel or other non-tourist purpose Visa required
The embassy page lists separate handling or additional documents for business, official/diplomatic, family, funeral, wedding and minor-travel cases. This row covers ordinary-passport tourism only.
- Traveller lacks the required forms, photos, passport validity, invitation or hotel reservation, host ID, ticket/itinerary or consular return-mail/payment handling Conditional
The embassy page lists these documents and payment/mail rules as part of the consular visa process; missing items can delay or prevent issuance.
- Transit through the Republic of Congo Conditional
No broad airside-transit waiver is encoded from the checked source. Transit handling depends on route, ticketing, whether the traveller crosses border control and current carrier/immigration rules.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Uzbek citizens need a visa for Congo?
- Uzbek citizens need a visa to enter Congo. (Visa required.) Verified 30 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Uzbek passport holders stay in Congo?
- Up to 90 days.
- How much does the Congo entry cost for Uzbek citizens?
- The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.