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Investment Visa INV

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What investment option or options qualify?

Qualifying investment takes the form of acquiring shares and interests in economic companies or establishing enterprises with foreign investment; the visa is issued at the request of these enterprises.

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What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The investment must be not less than 8,500 times the basic estimated value established in Uzbekistan at the time of the foreign investment. Separately, the government consular fee table for multiple-entry visas lists USD 150 (up to 6 months), USD 250 (up to 1 year), USD 300 (up to 2 years) and USD 350 (up to 3 years).

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  • The source does not give the current monetary value of the basic estimated value, so the threshold in currency is not stated.
  • The fee table is the general multiple-entry visa scale; the page does not label it specifically as the INV fee.
  • Additional fees for actual processing costs are charged depending on the processing location and are not quantified.
  • https://uzbekistan.de/frontend/web/page/1057?language=en
    who have invested in the economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the amount not less than 8,500 times the basic estimated value established in the Republic of Uzbekistan at the time of foreign investment
  • https://gov.uz/en/iiv
    b) For multiple-entry visas: Up to 6 months - 150 USD; Up to 1 year - 250 USD; Up to 2 years - 300 USD; Up to 3 years - 350 USD.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how long the investment must be kept and the continuing conditions.

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  • Searched the embassy page (81cb593d2540ecb7.txt), the MFA visa page (460b97743e934f75.txt) and the Bangkok consulate page for any minimum holding period, continued ownership or physical-presence condition for the investment visa; none is stated.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The investor's spouse, parents and children are issued a PV-2 guest visa for the validity period of the INV visa, extendable without leaving Uzbekistan. Investors holding an investment visa or residence permit and their family members may use medical and educational services on the conditions stipulated for Uzbek citizens. The official source does not state whether family members may work.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state whether family members holding the PV-2 guest visa may work.
  • https://uzbekistan.de/frontend/web/page/1057?language=en
    At the same time, family members (spouse, parents and children) of the investor are issued a guest visa "PV-2" for the period of validity of the visa "INV" with the right to extend it without leaving the Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • https://uzbekistan.de/frontend/web/page/1057?language=en
    Foreign investors, who have residence permit in the Republic of Uzbekistan or "investment visa", as well as their family members have the right to use medical and educational services on conditions, stipulated for citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The investment visa is valid for up to 3 years and its term can be extended without leaving Uzbekistan. Foreign investors, including founders of enterprises with foreign investment, who invest at least USD 3 million in enterprises producing goods and services can obtain a 10-year residence permit under a simplified procedure. The official source does not state a citizenship direction or what happens to the investment on exit.

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Limits of the record
  • The USD 3 million 10-year residence permit is a separate, higher threshold than the investment visa threshold.
  • The source does not state any citizenship direction or what happens to the investment on exit.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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