Tourism Legislation

The Bill on Tourism regulates relations in the tourism industry, defines the forms and types of services, as well as participants and objects of tourism. The Law specifies the conditions for carrying out activities: licensing, certification, standardization, rights and obligations of tour operators, travel agencies, guides, tour guides and tourists.

This Act specifies measures to be taken by ministries and departments of Uzbekistan to improve the quality of tourism services, improve the skills of personnel in the field of tourism, actively promote national tourist products abroad and increase the number of foreign tourists entering the Republic.

This Act approved the Concept for the development of tourism in Uzbekistan for 2019-2025, which outlines the main goals, stages and directions of development for this period, indicates the targets for the implementation of this concept in the form of graphs and figures, spelled out a plan of activities for Ministries and Departments of the Republic, a list of countries that can obtain an electronic entry visa.

This Act approved measures for Ministries and Departments of Uzbekistan that should be taken to accelerate the development of the tourism industry to implement investment projects in the construction of modern hotels and accommodation for tourists and travelers with the attraction of foreign investment in the Republic.

This Act approved a list of additional measures, the implementation of which will make it possible to effectively use the tourism potential of the Samarkand region to receive a large number of guests – tourists and travelers from abroad, and conduct major international events. A Roadmap (plan of measures) for the implementation of the tourism development program in the Samarkand region with deadlines and a list of responsible performers for these events has been published.

This Act sets out the rules for holding the annual Tashkent international tourism fair "Tourism on the silk road", to promote the tourism potential of Uzbekistan, the inflow of foreign investment and the development of international cooperation in the field of tourism. Representatives of foreign media, national masters and artisans, folk groups, folk ensembles, masters of music and traditional arts are invited to participate in this fair.

In this document, you can read the Regulations on the procedure for licensing tourist activities, which regulate the activities of tourist operators, travel agencies, tour organizations and travel companies.

In this document, you can read the Regulations on the procedure for certification of tour operator and hotel services, which regulate the activities of business entities in the field of tourism.

In this document, you can get acquainted with the measures taken by the government of Uzbekistan to increase the tourist flow to the Republic, transform inbound tourism as one of the important branches of the national economy, and widely promote the cultural and historical heritage and natural resources of the country.

In this document, you will learn about the Procedure for entry, exit, stay and transit of foreign citizens and stateless persons.

In this document, you can learn about the measures taken by the Government of Uzbekistan to create favorable conditions in the Tashkent region to attract foreign and local tourists to the region, ensure the dynamic development of modern infrastructure, expand and improve the quality of tourist, hotel and transport services provided.

In this document you can familiarize with the State Program for the Implementation of the Action Strategy for the Five Priority Areas of Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In this document, you can find the Regulations on the procedure for export and import of cultural property in Uzbekistan.

In this document you will be able to find the legislation regulating relations in the field of protection and use of cultural heritage objects, which are national property of Uzbek nation.

In this document you will be able to see the legislation of Uzbekistan regulating the relations related to the preservation of the cultural heritage of the people of Uzbekistan, the protection of cultural property from illegal exportation and importation, to establish a uniform procedure of export from the Republic of Uzbekistan and import of cultural values in the Republic of Uzbekistan.