Uzbekistan announces visa-free entry to Emiratis

Abu Dhabi - UAE passport continues to be the most powerful in the world.

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, witnessed at the Presidential Palace the ceremony of exchange of protocols, Memoranda of Understanding and programmes for strengthening joint partnerships and opening up new avenues for joint cooperation between the two countries.
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The two sides signed an agreement to grant a plot of land for building the embassy of Uzbekistan in the UAE; a cooperation protocol on mutual visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports among other programmes.
The Republic of Uzbekistan also exempted holders of special and ordinary UAE passports from getting a visa to enter the country, wam reported on Tuesday.
The decision, which came into effect on March 20, allows UAE passport holders to travel to Uzbekistan without prior visas and stay there for up to 30 days.

Bader Al Awadhi, Director of Consular Services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said: "The initiative of the Government of Uzbekistan to exempt UAE nationals from diplomatic, special and ordinary passports from the previous visas is an important achievement."