No visa needed

Do citizens of Kyrgyzstan need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of Kyrgyzstan don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan and can stay up to 60 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Kyrgyzstan: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Bishkek — Tashkent: ≈ 470 km, about 1 hour of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Uzbekistan without a visa on a Kyrgyzstan passport?

Yes, citizens of Kyrgyzstan don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Uzbekistan visa rules at a glance

With a Kyrgyzstan passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kyrgyzstan passport ranks 157th of 199.
Kyrgyzstan passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Uzbekistan passport: 28.
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Moldova, Belarus, Palestine, Malaysia, and Philippines.
A language both countries share: Russian.
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan visa for citizens of Uzbekistan

Travelling to Uzbekistan: good to know

Bishkek — Tashkent: about 470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bishkek 12:00 — Tashkent 11:00.
Local currency: Uzbekistani Som.
Languages: Russian and Uzbek.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UZS 11,827.
Uzbekistan is the 1st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kyrgyzstan.