Official governments are warning on Uzbekistan: 2 do-not-travel source votes, 2 non-essential-travel source votes, and 4 caution source votes. For a backpacker, that points toward skipping the country for now unless the trip is essential and tightly controlled.
Different governments use different labels, but HostelPunk normalizes them into do_not, reconsider, and caution so the risk pattern is easier to compare across sources.
What the official warnings say
The batch contains 8 official sources for Uzbekistan, with 2 do not travel warning items, 3 avoid non-essential travel warning items, and 5 use heightened caution warning items. Across the provided official items, the pattern is do not travel items from Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres, Global Affairs Canada, avoid non-essential travel items from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and caution items from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, plus 2 more.
The severe side of the file is 4 source votes and 5 warning items in do_not or reconsider.
Official warning list
Snapshot from official government travel-advisory sources checked by HostelPunk. Bands are normalized as do_not, reconsider, and caution; native government severity labels are preserved where available.
- Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (
do_not; native: Zones formellement déconseillées; Zones en vigilance renforcée; updated 2026-05-13; checked 2026-05-14): Ouzbékistan - Conseils aux voyageurs: security zones. France Diplomatie currently places parts of Ouzbékistan above ordinary baseline travel advice. Native severity labels are preserved as: Zones formellement déconseillées; Zones en vigilance renforcée. Named areas/routes/borders include: Risque sismique, Risque terroriste, Présence de mines, Risques liés aux transports, Criminalité. - Global Affairs Canada (
do_not; native: Avoid all travel; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Uzbekistan: Border with Afghanistan - Avoid all travel. Avoid all travel to within 5 km of the border with Afghanistan due to the ongoing and dangerous security situation and the risk of terrorism. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (
reconsider; native: レベル２：不要不急の渡航は止めてください《継続》; updated 2026-05-13; checked 2026-05-14): Uzbekistan: レベル２：不要不急の渡航は止めてください《継続》. Japan MOFA keeps Uzbekistan in the listed area at レベル２：不要不急の渡航は止めてください《継続》; travelers should avoid non-essential travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (
reconsider; native: レベル２：不要不急の渡航は止めてください《継続》; updated 2026-05-13; checked 2026-05-14): Uzbekistan: レベル２：不要不急の渡航は止めてください《継続》. Japan MOFA keeps Uzbekistan in the listed area at レベル２：不要不急の渡航は止めてください《継続》; travelers should avoid non-essential travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (
reconsider; native: Exercise increased caution; Avoid non-essential travel; updated 2024-11-29; checked 2026-05-14): Uzbekistan: Exercise increased caution. Exercise increased caution in Uzbekistan due to the threat from terrorism and violent crime (level 2 of 4). Avoid non-essential travel to the areas bordering Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (including the city of Andijan and the eastern region of the Ferghana Valley) due to the uncertain security situation and. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (
caution; native: レベル１：十分注意してください《継続》; updated 2026-05-13; checked 2026-05-14): Uzbekistan: レベル１：十分注意してください《継続》. Japan MOFA keeps Uzbekistan in the listed area at レベル１：十分注意してください《継続》; travelers should exercise a high degree of caution. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures. - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (
caution; native: Current FCDO warning; updated 2026-03-19; checked 2026-05-14): Uzbekistan: Global travel impacts due to escalation in the Middle East. Global travel impacts due to escalation in the Middle East Escalation in the Middle East has caused widespread travel disruption, including airspace closures, delayed and cancelled flights. Your travel plans may be affected, even if your destination is not in the Middle East. - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (
caution; native: Exercise a high degree of caution; updated 2026-01-23; checked 2026-05-14): Smartraveller advisory for Uzbekistan: Exercise a high degree of caution. Australia Smartraveller lists Uzbekistan at "Exercise a high degree of caution" on its current destinations index. The destination entry was updated on 2026-01-23. - Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (
caution; native: sicurezza - Area di particolare cautela; updated 2026-01-19; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Uzbekistan for above-baseline travel caution due to border risk. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions. - Department of Foreign Affairs (
caution; native: High Degree of Caution; updated 2025-07-02; checked 2026-05-14): Ireland DFA: High caution - Uzbekistan. Ireland DFA currently rates Uzbekistan as High Degree of Caution. These border crossings are currently closed.