Guide to travel to Uzbekistan

Looking for a guide to travel to uzbekistan? If you still don’t know What is needed to travel to Uzbekistan, we are going to explain everything you have to prepare for entering and leaving Uzbekistan. general information and Requirements to travel to Uzbekistan with its customs, laws and limitations in the customs of Uzbekistan. You have available this travel guide with the emergency telephone numbers, the best time to travel to uzbekistan and everything you need to know to travel safely.

UZBEKISTAN DATA

Capital	Uzbekistan (See map)
Languages	Karakalpak and Uzbek
Currency	sum uzbek
Visa?	Yes
Voltage	220 volts

General information of Uzbekistan

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Guide to travel to Uzbekistan entry requirements

These are the Uzbekistan entry requirements:

• Passport valid for at least six months at the time of entry and until the date your trip ends.
• Having family, work or financial ties in the place of origin will allow you to demonstrate your intention to return to your country of origin.
• Have enough money to finance your stay.
• Have a return ticket or tourist circuit with closed dates.
• If your stay will be longer than three days, you must register with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (OVIR) within the first three days; if you travel to another city, you must make a new registration.

***Remember: It is the exclusive power of the Uzbek authorities to grant or deny entry to a foreign person to their territory, even if they have a visa.***

Guide to travel to Uzbekistan requirements to leave

Once your stay is over, these are the exit requirements from uzbekistan:

Upon your departure, you must present the documents provided to you each time you registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (OVIR), since they show your travel record since your entry; otherwise, they can impose a sanction and deport you.

Customs information Uzbekistan

• Upon arrival you must fill out a customs declaration in duplicate, which you must deliver when you leave the country.
• In monetary matters, you will not be able to leave with an amount greater than what you initially declared.
• There is extreme control over the introduction of drugs and psychotropic medicines, including codeine and lorazepam; If you are in treatment with any medicine of this type, consult directly with the embassy of more than your country in Iran to know the dose limit as well as the conditions to be able to enter these medicines.
• If you buy items such as rugs, you must present the payment invoice upon departure as it is forbidden to take antiques out of the country.
• Do not transport protected animal or plant species.

Local currency of Uzbekistan

• The legal tender is the sum uzbek(UZS). This is the only currency accepted in shops, restaurants and service stations.
• International credit cards are not widely accepted (only in some hotels, restaurants and shops for foreigners) access to ATMs with international transactions is limited so you must carry cash.

For more information regarding the local currency or payment methods of the country, consult the section recommendations in money to travel abroad.

Customs of Uzbekistan

Make sure you know the customs of the country so you can know what the best time to visit uzbekistan. Here are the most common.

• In addition to being illegal, homosexuality is socially sanctioned, it avoids public displays of affection.
• Although it is a state that does not belong to a single religion, the majority of the population is Muslim and there has been a resurgence of their religious practice, when you visit places of worship, cover your legs and arms, as well as your hair in case you are a woman .
• During the fasting month, RamadanYou should avoid eating, drinking, and smoking in public throughout the day.
• If you want to marry an Uzbek citizen, consult a local lawyer to find out what obligations you will be subject to after formalizing your marriage contract.

Is it safe to travel to Uzbekistan?

• Foreigners are a target for robberies, especially at night and in means of transport, stay alert.
• Police or people who pretend to be can try to extort you, before providing information ask them to show you an official identification.
• If you are going to travel to border areas, take your precautions as there are still territorial disputes and, in some cases, the land contains anti-personnel mines.
• It is not recommended to travel to the border with Afghanistan.
• If you travel to the Fergana Valley and the Andijan region, always be vigilant as the situation in those areas can be changeable.

Laws of Uzbekistan

• Carry your passport with your Uzbek visa with you at all times, as checks by the police are frequent.
• Drug trafficking and possession can be punished with long prison sentences.
• Not all public places are likely to be photographed, particularly government facilities.
• Under no circumstances should you carry out journalistic work with a tourist visa and without accreditation.
• Religious proselytizing activities other than Islam are severely punished.
• Free union is illegal, as well as close contact between men and women who do not have a family relationship.
• Homosexuality is prohibited and can be punished with jail. For more information see the section on LGBTI people.

Other recommendations in a guide to travel to Uzbekistan

• Do not forget to notify your bank that you will travel to Uzbekistan, so that they can inform you how to act in case of theft or loss of your credit cards in Uzbekistan, or problems that you could have when withdrawing money with your cards abroad.
• Recommendations and more advice by topic or type of traveler, visit the section of recommendations for your trip abroad of this guide to travel to Uzbekistan.

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