Starting from July 15, Uzbekistan will start an e-Visa program that means that foreign citizens no longer have to visit diplomatic representations of Uzbekistan abroad, as reported by Gazeta.uz.
Foreign citizens can apply for an e-visa through the e-visa.gov.uz portal no less than 3 working days before their trip, since it takes two days to process and issue the e-visa. E-visas are valid for 90 days, and are single entry and allow for a visit of no more than 30 days. The cost of the e-visa is $20 USD.
Also starting on July 15th, transit travelers that are citizens of 100 countries (list below) can travel through Uzbekistan's international airports and stay in the country up to 5 days, as long as they have a ticket to a third country. Travelers up to 16 years old can also travel without a visa to Uzbekistan, provided that they have proper documentation and are accompanied by a legal representative. If a person turns 16 while in Uzbekistan, an exit visa can be made by the migration and citizenship offices in the Department of Internal Affairs.
The list of 100 countries:
A
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, AustriaB
Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, BulgariaC
Canada, Chile, China, incl. Hong Kong, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech RepublicD
Denmark, Dominica, Dominican RepublicE
Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, EstoniaF
Fiji, FinlandG
Gabon, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, GuyanaH
Honduras, HungaryI
India, Iceland, Ireland, ItalyJ
JamaicaK
KuwaitL
Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, LuxembourgM
Macedonia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, MoroccoN
Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, NorwayO
OmanP
Palau, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, PortugalQ
QatarR
RomaniaS
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, SwitzerlandT
Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, TurkmenistanU
UAE, United Kingdom, USA, UruguayV
Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam