No visa needed

Do citizens of Moldova need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of Moldova don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan. 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 Moldova: the passport opens 73 countries visa-free; Chișinău — Tashkent: ≈ 3,250 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Moldova don’t need a visa for Uzbekistan. A valid passport is enough.

Uzbekistan visa rules at a glance

With a Moldova passport you can visit 73 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 50 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Moldova passport ranks 90th of 199.
Moldova passport: visa-free access to 73 countries; Uzbekistan passport: 28.
Citizens of Moldova and Uzbekistan can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Palestine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Malaysia, and Antigua and Barbuda.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Moldova. Moldova visa for citizens of Uzbekistan

Travelling to Uzbekistan: good to know

Chișinău — Tashkent: about 3,250 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Chișinău 12:00 — Tashkent 14:00.
Local currency: Uzbekistani Som.
Languages: Russian and Uzbek.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UZS 11,827.
Uzbekistan is the 66th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Moldova.