Uzbekistan slams basic visa ban on Nigerian passport holders

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By Linda Ikeji
6 November 2026, 5:39 pm

Uzbekistan has launched non permanent restrictions on visa issuance and entry for Nigerian residents.

 The coverage got here to gentle by means of an official discover printed on the portal of the Green Energy Technologies Central Asia (GETCA) exhibition.

According to the replace, Nigerian nationals are amongst a number of international residents affected by measures suspending visa processing and entry into the Central Asian nation.

“Temporary restrictions have currently been introduced on the issuance of visas and entry into the Republic of Uzbekistan for citizens of your country,” the discover said.

The platform suggested Nigerian vacationers requiring entry beneath distinctive circumstances to seek the advice of the consular part of the Uzbek embassy for administrative steerage. Nigeria shouldn’t be alone in dealing with the restrictions, as similar measures have been indicated for nationals from Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, Iraq, and Bangladesh.

Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not launched an official public assertion detailing the rationale behind the coverage change or its supposed period. While the ministry’s central visa portal continues to stipulate basic entry rules, it doesn’t explicitly make clear the precise restrictions presently affecting Nigerian passport holders.

The non permanent suspension is anticipated to affect Nigerians planning journey to Uzbekistan for enterprise, training, tourism, or commerce occasions. Intending vacationers are urged to interact the closest Uzbek diplomatic mission to confirm their eligibility beneath distinctive entry frameworks.