No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Kingdom need a visa for Uzbekistan?

Citizens of the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom: the passport opens 115 countries visa-free; London — Tashkent: ≈ 5,230 km, about 7 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 United Kingdom passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom passport you can visit 115 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 32 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Kingdom passport ranks 34th of 199.
United Kingdom passport: visa-free access to 115 countries; Uzbekistan passport: 28.
Citizens of the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkey, Georgia, Palestine, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Mongolia.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United Kingdom. United Kingdom visa for citizens of Uzbekistan

Travelling to Uzbekistan: good to know

London — Tashkent: about 5,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: London 12:00 — Tashkent 16:00.
Local currency: Uzbekistani Som.
Languages: Russian and Uzbek.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UZS 11,827.
Uzbekistan is the 86th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Kingdom.