No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Tashkent: ≈ 14,000 km, about 18 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 New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Uzbekistan passport: 28.
Citizens of New Zealand and Uzbekistan can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Mongolia, Seychelles, Haiti, Grenada, Kyrgyzstan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Oman, Tajikistan, Barbados, and Dominica.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Uzbekistan

Travelling to Uzbekistan: good to know

Wellington — Tashkent: about 14,000 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Tashkent 04:00.
Local currency: Uzbekistani Som.
Languages: Russian and Uzbek.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UZS 11,827.
Uzbekistan is the 92nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.