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Vatandosh Visa

UzbekistanAncestry and return

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

The VTD compatriot visa is for people born in Uzbekistan and their family members, where they have an invitation from relatives who are Uzbek citizens permanently residing in Uzbekistan.

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  • Visa categories, VTD
    | 18. VTD Entry visa for compatriots (at the request of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan through the Main Department of Migration and Citizenship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan) For those born in the Republic of Uzbekistan and their family members, a visa is issued for a period of up to 2 years if there is an invitation from their relatives who are citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and permanently reside in its territory. |

How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

The rule covers a person born in Uzbekistan and that person's family members. The official page does not define which family relationships qualify or a more distant generational limit.

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  • The eligible family relationships and any generational ceiling are not defined on the checked official page.
  • Visa categories, VTD
    | 18. VTD Entry visa for compatriots (at the request of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan through the Main Department of Migration and Citizenship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan) For those born in the Republic of Uzbekistan and their family members, a visa is issued for a period of up to 2 years if there is an invitation from their relatives who are citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and permanently reside in its territory. |

What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

The general procedure for invitations by individuals requires copies of the passports of the invited and inviting persons and the original invitation letter from the internal affairs bodies, together with the visa application forms.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not name records proving birth in Uzbekistan or the family relationship to the inviting relative.
  • This document list is the general one for invitations by individuals; the page does not restate it under the VTD category (applying it to VTD is an inference from the VTD visa being issued at the request of citizens through the internal affairs migration department).
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    Individuals submit the following documents: - Visa application form of the established sample; - electronic application form obtained from the website evisa.mfa.uz; - Copies of passports of the proposed and proposing persons; - Original invitation letter from the internal affairs bodies; - In cases where the visa is intended to be obtained at the Tashkent airport - copies of the air ticket or reservation.

Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

The route results in a VTD entry visa for compatriots, issued for up to two years.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not establish residence, work or citizenship rights beyond the entry visa.
  • Visa categories, VTD
    | 18. VTD Entry visa for compatriots (at the request of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan through the Main Department of Migration and Citizenship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan) For those born in the Republic of Uzbekistan and their family members, a visa is issued for a period of up to 2 years if there is an invitation from their relatives who are citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and permanently reside in its territory. |

What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

The VTD visa is issued at the request of citizens of Uzbekistan through the Main Department of Migration and Citizenship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where there is an invitation from relatives who are citizens of Uzbekistan, and may be issued for up to two years. The official page does not state renewal, residence obligations, family consequences or a later settlement or citizenship path.

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Limits of the record
  • Renewal, physical-presence, settlement and citizenship progression are not stated on the checked official page.
  • Visa categories, VTD
    | 18. VTD Entry visa for compatriots (at the request of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan through the Main Department of Migration and Citizenship of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan) For those born in the Republic of Uzbekistan and their family members, a visa is issued for a period of up to 2 years if there is an invitation from their relatives who are citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan and permanently reside in its territory. |

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

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