Uzbekistan passport

International Uzbekistan passport
International Uzbekistan passport
	Front cover of International Uzbekistan passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Uzbekistan
First issued	January 1, 2019
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Uzbekistan citizenship

The Uzbekistan passport, being the property of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is issued to the citizens of Uzbekistan for international travels. An ordinary international passport can be issued to an infant at birth and must be renewed after 2 years, next one for toddlers renewed after 5 years and later every 10 years. The passport could also be changed in case of damage or when the bearer of the passport changed his/her name.

The passport contains 48 pages. Pictures with historical sights of Uzbekistan, watermarks, octagonal pentagram, color-changing paint, moiré effect, metallized security thread, laminated film, as well as an embedded electronic chip is added to the sheets. It is in the Uzbek and English languages. ^[1]

Since 2010 Uzbekistan has been switching gradually to the green color biometric passport system. The old (non-biometric) passports were invalid since the beginning of 2016 internationally, and till 2018 inside the country. From January 1, 2019 onwards the issuance of present burgundy color international passports had been started. Green color biometric passport was valid for travelling internationally until December 31, 2020. Inside the country it is valid until expired as per the passport expiration date.^[2]

Identity information page[]

The Uzbek passport includes the following data:

Type ('P' for Passport)
Country code ('UZB' for Uzbekistan)
Passport number
Surname
Given Names
Place of birth
Father’s Name
Date of birth (in DD-MM-YYYY format, such as 28 07 2019)
Sex ('M' or 'F')
Place of Birth
Date of issue (in DD-MM-YYYY format)
Date of expiry (in DD-MM-YYYY format, must be renewed every 10 years)
Authority

Visa requirements[]

Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular international Uzbekistan passports

As of 5 January 2021, 25 visa-free countries and 33 visa-on-arrival countries, as a result, ranking the Uzbekistan passport 91st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[3]