No visa needed

Do citizens of Switzerland need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of Switzerland 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 Switzerland: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bern — Tashkent: ≈ 4,850 km, about 6.5 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 Switzerland passport?

Yes, citizens of Switzerland 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 Switzerland passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Switzerland passport ranks 17th of 199.
Switzerland passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Uzbekistan passport: 28.
Citizens of Switzerland and Uzbekistan can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Turkey, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Barbados.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Switzerland. Switzerland visa for citizens of Uzbekistan

Travelling to Uzbekistan: good to know

Bern — Tashkent: about 4,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Bern 12:00 — Tashkent 15:00.
Local currency: Uzbekistani Som.
Languages: Russian and Uzbek.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UZS 11,827.
Uzbekistan is the 89th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Switzerland.