The Uzbekistan passport, being the property of the

Republic of Uzbekistan A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

, is issued to the citizens of

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

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. Since 2010 Uzbekistan has been switching gradually to the green color

biometric passport A biometric passport (also known as an e-passport or a digital passport) is a traditional passport that has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of the pa ...

system. The old (non-biometric) passports were invalid since the beginning of 2016 internationally, and until 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.

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

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 The Henley Passport Index ( abbreviation: HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom enjoyed by the holders of that country's ordinary passport for its citizens. It started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restricti ...

. As of April 2022, Uzbekistan ranked 87.

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Identity information page

Visa requirements

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