With the purposes of further simplification of the order of
entrance, departure, stay and transit travel of foreign citizens and
persons without citizenship in the Republic of Uzbekistan the Cabinet
of Ministers resolves:
1. To ratify:
The order of entrance to the Republic of Uzbekistan and
departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan of foreign citizens and
persons without citizenship according to Enclosure No. 1
Rules of stay of foreign citizens and persons without
citizenship in the Republic Uzbekistan according to Enclosure No. 2
Rules of transit travel of foreign citizens and persons without
citizenship through territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan according
to Enclosure No. 3
2. Ministry of finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan together
with interested ministries and departments in a month's time to develop
with allowance for international practice and to introduce when due
hereunder offers on change and addition of the resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers of August 19, 1993 No. 423 "On the rates of state
duties, taxes and other collection and non-tax payments in a foreign
exchange".
3. Ministry of foreign affairs, Ministry of internal affairs
and other ministries and departments of the Republic of Uzbekistan to
bring the departmental acts in conformity with this resolution.
4. To recognize as abolished the Temporary rules of stay of
foreign citizens in the Republic of Uzbekistan, authorized by the
resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of September 7, 1992 No. 415-31.
5. Control for the fulfillment of this resolution to assign
on the State adviser of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Gulamov B.Kh.
The Chairman of the
Cabinet of Ministers I.Karimov
Enclosure No. 1
to the Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers of
November 21, 1996 No. 408
ORDER
of entrance to the Republic of Uzbekistan and departure from
the Republic of Uzbekistan of foreign citizens and
persons without citizenship
The present document was amended in accordance with Sub-point
a) of Point 4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of the Cabinet
of Ministers of the RUz No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004
Point 3 of Enclosure No. 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of
Ministers of the RUz No. 206 dtd 08.09.2005
Point 1 to the Resolution Cabinet of Ministers of the RUz dtd
06.05.2008 No. 86
I. General provisions
1. According to the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan
foreign citizens, including citizens of CIS member states and persons
without citizenship (further in the text "foreign citizens") can enter
to the Republic of Uzbekistan and to leave it for private and service
businesses, as tourists, for rest, study, work, treatment and for
constant living.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
2. Entry visas in the Republic of Uzbekistan (entrance,
entrance-leaving, transit) for foreign citizens are issued by:
a) consular offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad, and
in case of absence those - consular offices of other states, with which
there are bilateral agreements of the Ministry of foreign affairs of
the Republic of Uzbekistan;
b) consular offices of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the
Republic of Uzbekistan at airports of international airlines.
Consular offices of the Republic Uzbekistan abroad are:
consular departments of embassies, general consulates, consulates,
vice-consulates, consular agencies.
The entry visas in the Republic of Uzbekistan are issued to
foreign citizens for the term of up to one year or for the term of
their accreditation.
3. Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and
its territorial divisions carrying out issue and extension of validity
of the visas for departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan (exit,
entrance) for the following category of the citizens:
Sub-point a) of Point 3 is stated in accordance with Sub-
point a) of Point 4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers of the RUz No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004
a) employees and members of their families depend on them,
permanent representations of foreign states, representative offices of
international intergovernmental organizations and governmental
organizations of foreign states accredited with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, representations and branches of
international and foreign nongovernmental noncommercial organizations
registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
as well as press representatives and members of their families depend
on them accredited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
b) members of official and parliamentary delegations;
c) to other persons, of diplomatic status;
d) arrived under the invitation foreign citizens, indicated in
the subitem "a" of item 3 of the present Order.
4. The repeated visas are issued by the Ministry of foreign
affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan to foreign citizens, indicated in
the subitem "a" of item 3 of this Order, for the term of their
accreditation, and other citizens, indicated in the subitems "b", "c"
and "d" of the same item, - for the term of up to one year.
5. Ministry of internal affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
Ministry of internal affairs of the Republic of Karakalpakstan,
departments of internal affairs of areas and city of Tashkent carry
out issue and extension of validity of the visas to departure from
the Republic of Uzbekistan (exit, entrance) for foreign citizens, not
indicated in item 3 of this Order.
6. The repeated visas for the period of one year are issued by
the Ministry of internal affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan to
following categories of foreign citizens and members of their families:
a) employees of constant representations of firms and
companies, accredited at the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations,
Investments and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, at availability of
the documents, confirming accreditation of the representation's worker.
The visa is issued on the basis of the petition of constant
representation of a foreign firm or company; (In edition of Point 4 of
Enclosure No. 2 to the Resolution of Cabinet of Ministers No. 410 dtd
23.10.2000, sub-point a) of Point 4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of
the Cabinet of Ministers of the RUz No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004, Point 3 of
Enclosure No. 1 to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the RUz
No. 206 dtd 08.09.2005)
b) employees of foreign banks or other financial organizations,
registered in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the order stipulated by the
legislation, at availability of the documents, confirming employment of
a foreign citizen to the staff of a foreign bank or other financial
organization. The visa is issued on the basis of the petition of
foreign bank or other financial organization;
c) to the employees of joint ventures and enterprises with
100 % of foreign investments, employees of foreign firms registered
or accredited in the Republic of Uzbekistan, after reception by them of
the sanction to labour activity of the Agency of foreign labour
migration, if other is not stipulated by the bilateral and multilateral
intergovernmental Agreements. The visa is issued on the basis of the
petition of the enterprise.
(In edition Point 16 of Enclosure No. 3 to the Resolution
of the Cabinet of Ministres of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 162
dtd 06.04.2001)
7. The entry visa to the Republic of Uzbekistan, except the
transit visa, is valid on the whole territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, except for districts, objects, closed for visiting by the
foreign citizens.
8. For issue or extension of validity of entry visa and
departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan, consular offices and bodies
of internal affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan collect from foreign
citizens state duty in the order and sizes, stipulated by the Cabinet
of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Point 9 was changed in accordance with Point 1 of Resolution
of Cabinet of Ministres RUz No. 315 dtd 24.07.2001
9. The procedure for entrance to and departure from the
Republic of Uzbekistan and terms of issue of visas to foreign citizens,
as well as validity of such visas may be changed by the bilateral and
multilateral agreements signed by the Republic of Uzbekistan with other
countries on a parity basis, as well as by certain resolutions of the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
II. Order of registration the entry visa
to the Republic of Uzbekistan
Point 10 is stated in accordance with Sub-point a) of
Point 4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of the Cabinet
of Ministers of the RUz No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004
10. Foreign citizens intending to arrive to the Republic of
Uzbekistan under the invitations of legal entities or permanent
representations of foreign states, representations of international
intergovernmental organizations and governmental organizations of
foreign states, foreign citizens accredited with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as
representations and branches of international and foreign
nongovernmental noncommercial organizations, registered with the
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan should address to the
consular establishments of the Republic of Uzbekistan to receive visas;
in case where there is no such establishments, they should address to
consular establishments of other states with which the agreement on
fulfillment of consular functions on behalf of the Republic of
Uzbekistan is available, with the filled in visa questionnaire of the
established form in duplicate, invitation and the national passport of
substituting document (hereinafter referred to as "the national
passport") enclosed.
Foreign citizens - workers of representative offices and
branches of international and foreign nongovernmental noncommercial
organizations registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic
of Uzbekistan and members of their families apply to receive and extend
visas on the grounds of accreditation card issued by the Ministry
of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Legal entities or permanent representations of the foreign
states, representative offices of international intergovernmental
organizations or governmental organizations of foreign states
accredited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, as well as representations and branches of international
and foreign nongovernmental noncommercial organizations registered with
the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan may forward
invitations to foreign citizens only after they filed application to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan to give visa
support.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
considers written applications of legal entities or permanent
representations of foreign states, governments of international
intergovernmental organizations and governmental organizations of
foreign states, foreign citizens accredited with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as
representations and branches of international and foreign
nongovernmental noncommercial organizations, registered with the
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and forwards relevant
orders to consular establishments abroad.
Entry visas are issued to foreign citizens, arriving to the
Republic of Uzbekistan according to applications of legal entities to
work under contracts and agreements for a term exceeding three months,
on the grounds of a document confirming their right to labour activity
issued to the foreign citizen by the Agency for External Labour
Migration in accordance with the established procedure.
Foreign citizens - workers of representations of international
intergovernmental organizations and governmental organizations of
foreign states accredited with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Uzbekistan and members of their families, as well as press
representatives and members of their families accredited with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan apply to
extend their visas on the grounds of accreditation card issued by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
A term of consideration of visa documents and drawing up of
entry visa to the foreign citizens should not exceed 10 days.
11. Foreign citizens, intending to enter to the Republic of
Uzbekistan under the invitations of citizens or for constant residence,
for reception of the visas should address to consular offices of the
Republic of Uzbekistan abroad, and in case of absence those - in
consular offices of other states, with which there is the agreement
on fulfillment of consular functions for the Republic of Uzbekistan,
with the filled in visa questionnaire of the established form in
duplicate with enclosed invitation and national passport.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, foreign citizens,
living in the Republic of Uzbekistan temporarily (more than 3 months)
or constant, intending to invite from abroad foreign citizens, should
address to bodies of internal affairs for residence with the filled
in questionnaire, application of the established form in duplicate.
Term of registration, for foreign citizen, of the sanction for
issue of visa for entrance to the Republic of Uzbekistan under the
invitations of citizens should not exceed 15 days. For foreign
citizens, entering to the Republic of Uzbekistan for constant
residence, the term of consideration of the documents can be prolonged
in exclusive cases till 30 days.
12. Foreign citizens for reception of entry visa as tourists
should address to consular office of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad,
and in case of absence those - to consular offices of other states,
with which there is the agreement for fulfillment of consular functions
for the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the filled in visa questionnaire
of the established form in duplicate with presentation of national
passport and voucher of the national company "Uzbektourizm" or tourist
organizations, carrying out the activity on the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan in the order stipulated by the legislation.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
The registration of a tourist entry visa for foreign citizen
comes true by a consular office of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad in
time, not exceeding 3 days, not including celebratory and days off.
In case of absence of consular offices of the Republic of
Uzbekistan in a foreign state, issue of the entrance - exit visas for
foreign citizens, arriving to the republic as tourists, by consular
offices of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan in the airports is admitted.
13. Foreign citizens for reception of the transit visa should
address to the consular offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad,
and in case of absence those - to consular offices of other states,
with which there is the agreement for fulfillment of consular functions
for the Republic of Uzbekistan, with the filled in visa questionnaire
of the established form in duplicate and present national passport,
visa of the state of destination, and also way documents with confirmed
date of departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan to country of
destination.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
Foreign citizens (drivers), following in transit through the
territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan (during no more than 72 hours)
on individual, passenger or freight transport, represent besides the
visa questionnaire, national passport and visa of country of
destination, driver's certificate of an international sample,
documents, confirming possession and technical condition of a truck,
shipping documents, confirming delivery of the consignment in country
of following, and other documents, stipulated by the legislation of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
Registration of the transit visa by a consular office of the
Republic of Uzbekistan abroad comes true during 3 days.
14. The heads of diplomatic representations and consular
offices of the Republic of Uzbekistan abroad in exclusive cases have
the right independently to make a decision on issue of visa to foreign
citizens for entrance to the Republic of Uzbekistan under further
notice during a day the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan about the made decision.
III. Order of registration of the visas for departure
from the Republic of Uzbekistan
15. Foreign citizens
constantly residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan, intending to go away
abroad, should address in bodies of internal affairs on a residence
with filled in questionnaire - application of established forms in
duplicate and present passport.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
Foreign citizens, temporarily staying in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, exit visas of which have lost force, should address in
bodies of internal affairs through accepting their organization, and
citizens arriving on the invitation address independently.
16. Bodies of internal affairs consider the questionnaire -
application of a foreign citizen and issue to him the exit visa.
To a person without citizenship the certificate of a person
without citizenship and exit visa to him is issued. The certificates of
the person without citizenship are issued by bodies of internal affairs
according to the Provision about residence permit in the Republic of
Uzbekistan for foreigners, persons without citizenship and certificate
of person without citizenship.
Term of registration of departure of foreign citizen should
not abroad exceed 15 days.
For foreign citizens ,
constantly residing on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the
exit visa is issued for two years. During indicated term for foreign
citizens and persons without citizenship can leave abroad repeatedly
with the advice of bodies of internal affairs.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
For foreign citizens and , leaving
abroad on constant residence, the term of consideration of the
documents can be prolonged in exclusive cases till 30 days.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
17. Foreign citizens with reception of the documents for
departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan for the visa should address
to diplomatic representations and consular offices of the appropriate
states.
18. The questionnaire - application are given by foreign
citizens, under 18 years. In case of departure of a children, under
18-year age, the petition is given by their legal representatives. In
case of departure of foreign citizens on constant residence submission
of the notarially certified documents, confirming the consent, is
necessary:
a) of spouse - citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan concerning
departure of the minor children or former spouse, when the minor
children from former marriage stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan;
b) of parents - citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In case
of death of the parents a copy of the death certificate is represented;
c) of children from 14 till 18 years, leaving for constant
residence.
IV. Restriction in the right to entrance and departure
from the Republic of Uzbekistan
19. In entrance to the Republic of Uzbekistan foreign citizen
can be refused:
a) in interests of maintenance of national safety or protection
of the public order;
b) if it is necessary for protection of the rights and legal
interests of the citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other
persons;
c) if a person has not reset and not taken off when due
hereunder conviction for infringement of the legislation of the Republic
of Uzbekistan;
d) if a person is involved in activity of foreign terrorist,
extramist and other criminal organizations;
e) if a person has informed on self the obviously false items
of information or has not presented necessary documents;
f) if during the previous stay of a person the facts of
infringement by him entrance - departure rules of stay of foreign
citizens in the Republic of Uzbekistan,
customs, currency or other legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan
were revealed;
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
g) if a person is sick or has decease, creating threat of
safety and health of society, and appropriate disease is mentioned
in authorized list by the Ministry of public health servicens of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
20. Departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan for foreign
citizen is not allowed:
a) if his departure contradicts interests of maintenance
of state safety, - before cancellation of circumstances, interfering
departure;
b) if concerning the person contractual, contract obligations,
interfering his departure abroad for constant residence, - before the
termination of these obligations, act;
c) if against the person criminal proceedings is instituted, -
before ending of affair or adoption adjudication;
d) if a person is condemned for commitment a crime, -
before end of punishment or clearing of punishment;
e) if a person evades from discharge of the obligation,
imposed on him by court, - before ending discharge of the obligation;
f) if a person has informed on self the obviously false items
of information;
g) if to a person the civil suit in court, - before acceptance
by court of the decision and its fulfillment is presented.
V. Order of the appeal of refusal in
the right to departure
21. Refusal in the right to departure abroad on the basis,
stipulated by section IV of this Order, detention of the answer over
established term can be appealed against by foreign citizens in higher
bodies, which are obliged to give the answer not later than in a
month's time, and under disagreement with its decision - in court. The
reasons for restriction in the right to departure abroad, indicated in
the subitem "с" of item 20 of this Order is not subject for appeal.
Enclosure No. 2
to the Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers of
November 21, 1996 No. 408
Rules
of stay of foreign citizens and persons without
citizenship in the Republic of Uzbekistan
The present document was amended in accordance with Sub-
point b) of Point 4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers of the RUz No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004
Point 1 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the
RUz No. 86 dtd 06.05.2008
I. General provisions
1. According to the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan
foreign citizens, including citizens of CIS member states and persons
without citizenship (further in the text "foreign citizens") can
constantly live or temporarily stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
2. This Rules determine the order:
a) temporary registration of foreign citizens arriving to the
Republic of Uzbekistan for a period of their entry visa".
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
b) issue to foreign citizens of the sanctions for constant
residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan;
c) movement of foreign citizens on territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan;
d) reduction of terms of stay and eviction from the Republic of
Uzbekistan of foreign citizens for infringement of the legislation
and this Rules.
3. Foreign citizens, temporarily staying in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, live at hotels or on other residential area under the
choice, with the notification of accepting organizations (ministries,
departments, enterprises and organizations irrespective of a pattern
of ownership and kind of activity, permanent representations of the
foreign states, representative offices of international
intergovernmental organizations and governmental organizations of
foreign states, representations and branches of international
nongovernmental noncommercial organizations) (further in the text of
"organization"), and also persons, inviting them to the Republic of
Uzbekistan for private businesses. (In edition of sub-point b) of Point
4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the RUz
No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004)
4. Foreign citizens, being in the Republic of Uzbekistan, are
obliged to have passports or substitutory documents (further in the
text "national passports"),
, and to present them under demand of the representatives of
competent bodies.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
Foreign citizens should immediately inform to accepting
organization and bodies of internal affairs in case of loss of national
passport.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
5. Accepting organizations provide duly explanation to foreign
citizens their rights and responsibilities, stipulated by the
legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and these Rules, precise
fulfillment of the established legislative norms in relations to foreign
citizens, conduct appropriate record-keeping of foreign citizens, and
also bear responsibility for temporary registration them in the
appropriate departments of internal affairs of the Ministry of internal
affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, their movement on the
territory of the republic and departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan
on expiration of determined term of stay.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
6. In cases, when a foreign citizen has arrived under the
invitation of one organizations, other organization has the right to
accept him in the Republic of Uzbekistan on its line, carrying out
concerning this citizen obligations and bear responsibility
7. Persons, inviting foreign citizens to the Republic of
Uzbekistan under private businesses and granting him residential area,
are obliged to arrange temporary registration them in the appropriate
departments of management of internal affairs of the Ministry of
internal affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and to render
them assistance in departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan upon
expiration of determined term of stay.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
Granting by these persons to foreign citizens lodgings, means
of transport or rendering him other services is not allowed when it
obviously attracts infringement of the current legislation of the
Republic of Uzbekistan and these Rules.
8. Foreign citizens, being in the Republic of Uzbekistan, are
obliged to observe its legislation and these Rules.
9. The control for observance of requirements of these Rules by
foreign citizens, and also officials and other citizens of the Republic
of Uzbekistan is carried out within the limits of the competence
by the bodies of internal affairs and Ministry of foreign affairs in
interaction with local authorities and law-enforcements bodies of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
10. Order of temporary registration and issue of the sanctions
to foreign citizens for constant residing and movement on the territory
of the Republic of Uzbekistan can be changed by the bilateral and
multilateral agreements of Uzbekistan with other countries, and also
on a parity basis by the Ministry of foreign affairs and Ministry of
internal affairs as agreed with the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
The name of Section II and Point 11 are stated in edition
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178 dtd 16.04.1999
II. Registration of foreign citizens staying
temporarily in the Republic of Uzbekistan
11. Foreign citizens arriving temporarily to the Republic of
Uzbekistan live in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan under
national passports on the ground of temporary registration. National
passports should be presented for temporary registration on their
arrival to the Republic within three days, excepting holidays and days
off
12. Free of temporary registration:
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
a) Heads of states and governments of overseas countries,
members of parliamentary and governmental delegations, arriving to the
republic under the invitations of the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Jokargy Kenes
of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic
of Uzbekistan, Ministerial Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan,
technical staff of these delegations, members of families of the
listed persons;
b) persons, arriving to the Republic of Uzbekistan under
passports, given by the United Nations;
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
c) foreign citizens, under 16 years of age;
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
d) foreign citizens arriving to the Republic of Uzbekistan for
holidays and days off or for a period up to three usual days and
leaving the Republic within these days;
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
e) foreign tourists, making trips, if term of their stay in
each particular place of the republic do not exceed 3 days;
f) members of crews of foreign military planes (ships),
arriving to the Republic of Uzbekistan when due hereunder.
Coming to the coast and movement in the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan for the members of crews of military planes
(ships) is authorized by senior (military) chief, according to the plan
of reception the arriving military planes (ships);
g) person, included in crews of foreign vehicles, carrying out
carriages of the consignments and passengers on the international
routes, being in cities and occupied places on the routes of executed
carriages, including in points of destination;
h) persons, included in crews of foreign not military ships
being in garrisons and boundary cities, and at organized departures of
these persons for excursions - and to other cities of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
Leaving of objects by indicated category of foreign citizens
is authorized by the representatives of boundary troupes according to
the rules and instructions acting in ports;
h) persons, included in crews of civil airplanes of
international airlines, teams of trains of the international railways,
being in the airports or in stations, indicated in the acting
time-table of traffic.
13. Bodies of internal affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
carry out temporary registration of foreign citizens.
Persons in charge of hotels, hospitals, health centres and
holiday homes carry out registration of persons residing in their
establishments.
Body of internal affairs is to forward, two times a week, lists
of arriving and departing persons to territorial address-and-inquiry
office. Persons in charge of hotels, hospitals, health centres and
holiday homes irrespective of forms of ownership are obliged, within 24
hours, forward questionnaires-applications for persons liable to
registration, to the address-and-inquiry office for them to be
registered.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
executes accreditation of foreign citizens
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
14. At the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan following categories of foreign citizens are to be
accredited:
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
a) heads of foreign diplomatic representations and consular
offices, members of diplomatic staff, consular officials, military
attache, administrative-technical and attendants of diplomatic
representations and consular offices, and also members of their families
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
b) representatives of a mass media and members of their families
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
c) arrived to the Republic of Uzbekistan for service businesses
officials of international intergovernmental organizations and
governmental organizations of foreign states, employees of
representations of indicated organizations in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, and also employees of representations of countries under
international organizations, having headquarter in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, which according to the authorized documents of the given
organizations or appropriate agreements use the diplomatic privileges
and immunities, and also members of their families; (In edition of Sub-
point b) of Point 4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of the Cabinet of
Ministers of the RUz No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004)
Sub-point d) was excluded in accordance with Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministres No. 178 dtd 16.04.1999
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
or its representative office issue accreditation cards to the aforesaid
persons with an appropriate entry of accreditation made directly in
their national passports.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
15. Foreign citizens, not specified in items 12, 14 and 16 of
the present Rules, are liable to registration in bodies of internal
affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, are registered on the basis of
the written application of accepting organizations. The applications
should be applied to the bodies of internal affairs not later than
three days, excepting celebratory and days off, from the moment of
giving by foreign citizens to accepting organization national passports
for temporary registration.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
Foreign citizens, arriving to the Republic of Uzbekistan under
private businesses, under the invitations of citizens, should
personally address to the bodies of internal affairs for temporary
registration and mark of visas, if other order of entrance to the
Republic of Uzbekistan is not stipulated by the agreement of the
Republic of Uzbekistan with the relevant country.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
16. The following persons are liable to registration in the
hotels:
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
a) foreign citizens, arriving to the Republic of Uzbekistan for
service, trade or public businesses, for treatment or rest, as
tourists, and in exclusive cases - under the invitations of citizens
from the sanction of bodies of internal affairs, except foreign
citizens, indicated in items 12 and 14 of these Rules.
In case of arrival of foreign citizens for treatment or rest
to hospitals, health centres or holiday housed, they are registered by
persons in charge of such establishments irrespective of forms of
ownership.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
b) holders of national (diplomatic or service) passports,
employees of departments of foreign affairs of overseas countries and
members of their families, arriving to the Republic of Uzbekistan under
private businesses.
17. Registration of foreign citizens specified in item 16 of
the present Rules means temporary registration and is made by
administration of hotels in the order, stipulated by the legislation on
the basis of personal applications of these citizens or written
applications of accepting organizations for the term of, indicated
in applications, rounds, applications or validity of visa.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
18. In case where citizens, upon the expiry of three days from
their arrival to the Republic of Uzbekistan, stay in its territory
without temporary registration in bodies of internal affairs,
excluding holidays and days off, the drawing up of documents and
their accommodation in hotels is forbidden.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
19. About all foreign citizens, without the entrance visas to
the Republic of Uzbekistan, and also made infringements, the
administration of hotels is obliged immediately to inform the bodies of
internal affairs.
The registration of stay in hotel of such persons can be made
only after reception of the sanction from bodies of internal affairs.
20. Registration of the documents and the extension of stay of
foreign citizens, placed in hotels, is made for the term of, indicated
in the written petitions of accepting organizations (for the tourists -
for the term of action of round), but within the limits of validity of
the visa.
Point 21 was excluded in accordance with Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministres No. 178 dtd 16.04.1999
22. Registration of the documents for the right of residence in
the Republic of Uzbekistan comes true during 48 hours from the moment
of arrival of foreign citizen to a hotel.
23. Foreign citizens, constantly living in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, settle and are taken into account in hotels under kinds
of residence in the Republic of Uzbekistan on the common basis.
24. The diplomatic passports of foreign citizens, not
accredited at the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, branches of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic
of Uzbekistan, are subject to registration in hotels according to these
Rules.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
The members of diplomatic corps in the Republic of Uzbekistan
accredited under the established procedure, living in the hotel on the
basis of national passport or accreditation card, are subject to
registration in books and registration cards of the hotels without
making any entries in their passports and accreditation cards.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
25. The control for observance by administration of hotels of
requests of registration of foreign citizens is carried out by the
bodies of internal affairs.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
26. Extension of term of accreditation or temporary registration
of foreign citizens, indicated in items 14, 15 and 16 of these Rules is
made accordingly at the Ministry of foreign affairs, bodies of internal
affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and hotels for the term of
validity of visas for their extension when due hereunder.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
27. Personal and service vehicles of foreign citizens,
arriving to the Republic of Uzbekistan for the term of up to six
months, are subject to statement on the record-keeping in customs
houses of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The means of transport, imported
into the Republic of Uzbekistan by foreign holders for the term of more
than six months, are registered in bodies of State Road Safety
Service with replacement of national license plates. (In edition of Sub-
point b) of Point 4 of Enclosure to the Resolution of the Cabinet of
Ministers of the RUz No. 203 dtd 29.04.2004)
International driver's licenses are valid for driving vehicles
on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The national driver's
licenses, conforming the requirements of the Convention on road
traffic, are valid on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan with
certified translation. The issue to foreign citizens or exchange to
these citizens of national driver's licenses, not adequate the
indicated Convention, is made in the order, stipulated for citizens
of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
State technical survey of means of transport of foreign holders
also comes true in the order, stipulated for citizens of the Republic
of Uzbekistan.
Granting to foreign citizens for use vehicles belonging to
citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan or foreign citizens, living on
the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is made out in the
notarial order with the advice of bodies of internal affairs for
replacement of state number for appropriate category, intended for
foreign citizens. Vehicles imported by foreign citizens under the
obligations of return export, is subject to export abroad upon
expiration of established term and can not be alienated on the
territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
III. Issue to the foreign citizens sanctions
for constant residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan
28. Foreign citizens can constantly live in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, if they have sanction and domicile form. Domicile form in
the Republic of Uzbekistan is issued according to Provision on domicile
form in the Republic of Uzbekistan for foreigners, persons without
citizenship and certificate of a person without citizenship.
29. A permit for permanent residence in the Republic of
Uzbekistan is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the
Republic of Uzbekistan to foreign citizens in keeping with the
established procedure on the ground of their applications-
questionnaires.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
30. To foreign citizens, which in the course of the year
from the date of termination of validity of foreign passports being
available at them will not present the prolonged or new foreign
passports, the bodies of internal affairs issue domicile form in
the Republic of Uzbekistan for persons without citizenship.
31. Foreign citizens, constantly living in the Republic of
Uzbekistan, register (are registered temporarily) by bodies of internal
affairs on the place of constant residing or temporary residing
according to Provision on passport system in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
IV. Movement of foreign citizens
on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan
32. Foreign citizens can move on the territory of the Republic
of Uzbekistan open for visits by foreign citizens.
On arrival to the point of destination, foreign citizens are
to be registered in the bodies of internal affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan or in the hotels.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
33. Entrance to a boundary zone and districts, closed for
visits by foreign citizens, and their movement can come true only
under the sanction of bodies of internal affairs:
arriving under line of accepting organizations - on the basis
of written application of these organizations;
arriving for private businesses - on the basis of personal
written applications of foreign citizens.
Under the request of accepting organizations to foreign
citizens the sanctions for repeated entrance and movement can be given.
34. Order of movement on the territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan of foreign citizens, accredited under the Ministry of
foreign affairs, is determined by the bilateral agreements and on a
parity basis, if other is not stipulated by international agreements,
the participant of which Uzbekistan is.
35. Transit movement of foreign citizens on the territory of
the Republic of Uzbekistan comes true according to the Rules of transit
travel of foreign citizens and persons without citizenship through the
territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan (see Enclosure No. 3).
36. Foreign citizens, changing a place of stay in the Republic
of Uzbekistan infringing these Rules, are obliged under demand of
bodies of internal affairs to come back to a former place of stay or
to follow according to elected destinations.
V. Reduction of term of stay and eviction
from the Republic of Uzbekistan
37. For infringement of these Rules foreign citizens are
attracted to the responsibility according to the current legislation of
the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The infringement of these Rules by persons, obliged to observe
their request (including persons, inviting foreign citizens to the
republic for private businesses or rendering them services), attracts
the responsibility according to the legislation of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
38. Foreign citizen, infringing the legislation of the
Republic of Uzbekistan or these Rules, determined term of stay in the
Republic of Uzbekistan can be reduced.
Term of stay of foreign citizen in the Republic of Uzbekistan
can be reduced also in cases, when there are not enough basis or means
for his further stay.
39. Reduction of term of stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan and
eviction of a foreign citizen is made in the order established by the
legislation.
Point 40 is stated in edition in accordance with Point 1
to the Resolution Cabinet of Ministers of the RUz dtd 06.05.2008
No. 86
40. A foreign citizen can be expelled from the Republic of
Uzbekistan:
a) in case of violation of the rules of residence in the
Republic of Uzbekistan, i. e. living without documents for the right of
residence in the Republic of Uzbekistan or under invalid documents,
violation of the established procedure of temporary or permanent
registration, movement or choice of place of residence, deviation from
departure upon expiry of a term of stay or not observance of the rules
of transit movement trough the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
b) after serving and completion of sentence for committed crime
in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, exemption from criminal
liability or punishment in cases stipulated by the legislation with
further limitation of the right to entry.
41. The decisions on reduction of term of stay and eviction
of foreign citizen from the Republic of Uzbekistan are accepted by
competent bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Foreign citizen is
obliged to leave the Republic of Uzbekistan in time, indicated in
this decision. Persons avoiding the departure in such cases are subject
to eviction in compulsory order in according to the legislation.
Visa, given to foreign citizen, when being evicted from the
Republic of Uzbekistan are to be cancelled.
42. Accepting organizations and private persons, under the
invitation of which foreign citizens arrive to the Republic of
Uzbekistan, can make a petition to bodies of internal affairs for
reduction of term of stay and eviction of foreign citizens from the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
43. Costs of eviction from the Republic of Uzbekistan of
foreign citizens, arriving for service, private, trade or public
businesses, for study, increase of qualification, works or as tourists,
are born by accepting organizations and private persons, under the
invitations of which foreign citizens being evicted are in the Republic
of Uzbekistan.
The costs of eviction of other foreigners, including constantly
living in the Republic of Uzbekistan, are born by bodies of internal
affairs.
44. Foreign citizen has the right to appeal against the
decision on eviction from the Republic of Uzbekistan and reduction
of term of stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the order and on the
basis, stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
45. Provisions contained in items 37 - 43 of these Rules, are
not applied to the persons, using the privileges and immunities
according to the legislation and international agreements of the
Republic of Uzbekistan, and also norms of international law.
Enclosure No. 3
to the Resolution of the
Cabinet of Ministers of
November 21, 1996 No. 408
Rules
of transit travel of foreign citizens and persons without
citizenship through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan
1. Entrance to the Republic of Uzbekistan and departure from
the Republic of Uzbekistan of foreign citizens and persons without
citizenship* (further in the text "foreign citizens"), passing through
the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan in transit, is
authorized under the valid passports or substitutory documents**(further
in the text "foreign passports") at availability of transit visas,
given by diplomatic representations or consular offices of the Republic
of Uzbekistan, if other is not stipulated by the legislation of the
Republic of Uzbekistan or international agreements of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
2. Transit travel of foreign citizens through the territory of
the Republic of Uzbekistan to the country of destination by air,
railway and water transport is authorized at availability of the
documents, valid for entrance in contiguous with the Republic of
Uzbekistan state, and appropriate travel documents with confirmed date
of departure from place of change on the territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
3. Travel through the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan
of foreign citizens, making international transit auto carriages,
and transit travel on cars come true in the order, determined by the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and also on the
basis of interstate agreements, at availability of the documents, valid
for entrance in contiguous with the Republic of Uzbekistan state.
4. Transit visas are issued without the rights of a stop on
the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In exclusive cases to
foreign citizens the transit visa with the right of a stop in one or
several places on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan on an
itinerary of travel contiguous state can be issued.
5. Transit travel through the territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan without visas is authorized for:
a) when passengers fly by non-stop flight through the
territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
b) when flying by planes of international airlines with change
and availability at the passengers the documents for the right of
entrance to the country of destination and air tickets, with confirmed
date of departure from the airport of change, when period of stay on
the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan will not exceed 24 hours.
Thus the passengers have no the rights of coming outside the limits of
the territory of airport specially allocated for them;
c) citizens of countries, with which the Republic of Uzbekistan
has the appropriate intergovernmental agreements.
6. Foreign citizens, intending to make in tourist purposes
transit trip on personal automobile or with group on a bus, are obliged
before arrival to the Republic of Uzbekistan to acquire auto rounds of
the national company "Uzbektourizm" and tourist organizations, carrying
out the activity on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the
order stipulated by the legislation, and to have the appropriate
tourist visa with the indication of places of stop.
7. Foreign citizens, passing through the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan in transit, follow with observance of these
Rules to boundary place of departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan
under an established route and can have stops on the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan only in places indicated in transit visas.
8. Foreign citizens, passing through the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan in transit on vehicles, including carrying out
international automobile carriages of consignments, can follow only
on roads, open for international automobile communication, and on the
route indicated in a routing sheet.
The stops for a meal, rest and lodging for the night can take
place only in places being on the itinerary of travel, where there are
the motels, camps or specially allocated parkings.
9. Foreign citizens, which follow to the Republic of Uzbekistan
by railway, including on trains, taking place in transit through the
territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, have the right to come out at
stations to for the lay time of trains, indicated in the acting
time-table.
10. Foreign citizens, having transit visa with the indication
of stay in one or several places on the territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan for more than 24 hours, are obliged after the arrival to
these items to be registered in the hotel or to be registered
temporarily in the order stipulated by the Rules of stay of foreign
citizens and persons without citizenship in the Republic of Uzbekistan,
and to leave the Republic of Uzbekistan not later the determined term
of stay.
( In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
11. Foreign citizens, passing in transit and making compelled
stop on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the term of
more than 24 hours, are obliged during the subsequent days from the
moment of a stop to register in bodies of internal affairs the sanction
for stay in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The compelled s can take place:
a) at acts of nature, detaining traffic of trains, vehicle,
vessel or plane;
b) for repair of a vehicle, damaged in result of damage of
any of its parts or road-transport incident;
c) in case of illness, when under the conclusion of a doctor
the further following ill is dangerous for his health. In this case
members of family or accompanying persons, following together with him
can stay with him;
d) at delays of change from one type of transport to another in
central place.
Compelled stop gives foreign citizens right to stay only in a
city boundaries or other occupied places, where it is, for the time
till elimination of the reasons causing a compelled stop.
Registration of stay and extension of validity of the transit
visas are made under the personal application of a foreign citizen with
submission of the information of the appropriate organizations or
establishments, confirming reason and duration of delay in a transit.
12. Place of residing of foreign citizens during stops can be:
a) hotels of national aircompany "Uzbekistan airways";
b) hotels of the national company "Uzbektourizm" and tourist
organizations, carrying out the activity on the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan in the order stipulated by the legislation;
c) premises of accredited foreign representations at
availability of written petitions from their party, with the
indication particular person in representation, at which transit
passenger stays.
During stops the residing of foreign citizens in common
lodgings or in private apartments is allowed only in exclusive cases
and only from the sanction of bodies of internal affairs.
13. Departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan of foreign
citizens, making a compelled stop on the territory of the Republic of
Uzbekistan for the time not more than 24 hours, can be allowed without
extension of a transit visa in bodies of internal affairs.
14. Foreign citizens, passing through the territory of the
Republic of Uzbekistan in transit, desiring to change an itinerary of
travel and boundary place of departure from the Republic of Uzbekistan,
are obliged to receive sanction of bodies of internal affairs.
15. Granting by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan to
foreign citizens lodgings, means of transport or rendering them other
services is not allowed when it obviously leads to infringement of
these Rules.
In all cases of granting to foreign citizens lodgings and means
of transport the holders of them are obliged to inform bodies of
internal affairs not later than in a daily term.
16. For infringement of these Rules foreign citizens are
attracted to the responsibility according to the legislation of the
Republic of Uzbekistan.
Question on the responsibility of heads and employees of
diplomatic representations and consular offices of foreign states on
the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be solved by the
diplomatic way.
The infringement of these Rules by persons, ensuring observance
of conditions of transit travel through the territory of the Republic
of Uzbekistan of foreign citizens or rendering them services, leads to
the responsibility according to the legislation of the Republic of
Uzbekistan.
*then by the text "foreign citizens"
**
(In edition Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministres No. 178
dtd 16.04.1999)
