No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan and can stay up to 30 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Tashkent: ≈ 3,630 km, about 5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Uzbekistan visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Uzbekistan passport: 28.
Citizens of Latvia and Uzbekistan can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, United Arab Emirates, Mongolia, China, Seychelles, and Thailand.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Uzbekistan

Travelling to Uzbekistan: good to know

Riga — Tashkent: about 3,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Tashkent 14:00.
Local currency: Uzbekistani Som.
Languages: Russian and Uzbek.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UZS 11,827.
Uzbekistan is the 65th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.