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uzbekistan Uzbekistan v.2026-05-15

Terrorism near the Afghanistan border, uncertain security around Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan borders, and Middle East-linked flight delays or cancellations.

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  • atualizado 2026-05-15

Parts of Uzbekistan are under official avoid-all-travel advice as of 2026-05-15, especially within 5 km of the Afghanistan border. Broader advice for the country ranges from avoid non-essential travel to heightened caution, with border regions carrying the clearest restrictions.

What Is Being Advised

Avoid all travel within 5 km of Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan where official advice applies. Avoid non-essential travel near the Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan borders if your route touches those areas, including Andijan and the eastern Ferghana Valley.

For trips focused on Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, or another city, the supplied advisories still call for heightened caution. Check current official advice before booking, recheck before departure, and build slack into any plan that depends on border crossings or tight flight connections.

Where exactly this applies
  • Afghanistan border: Canada advises avoiding all travel within 5 km of the border because of the security situation and terrorism risk.
  • Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan border areas: New Zealand advises avoiding non-essential travel to these areas, including Andijan and the eastern Ferghana Valley.
  • French security zones: France Diplomatie uses formal avoid-travel and heightened-vigilance labels for parts of Uzbekistan, citing terrorism risk, mines, seismic risk, transport risk, and crime.
  • Border crossings: Ireland notes that some border crossings are currently closed. The supplied advisory text does not name each crossing.
Organizations issuing warnings
  • Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (United Kingdom)
  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (France)
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (Italy)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)

What Changes For A Trip

The narrowest hard restriction is also the clearest one: Canada says to avoid all travel within 5 km of the Afghanistan border because of the ongoing security situation and terrorism risk (Canada travel advice, updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14). France also marks some Uzbekistan security zones as formally discouraged for travel, with risk categories including terrorism, mines, transport, crime, and seismic risk (France Diplomatie, updated 2026-05-13; checked 2026-05-14).

Japan's current advice is broader and less severe than avoid-all-travel: it lists Uzbekistan areas at levels meaning avoid non-essential travel or use strong caution, with the latest supplied update on 2026-05-13 (Japan MOFA, checked 2026-05-14). New Zealand gives countrywide increased-caution advice and tells travelers to avoid non-essential travel near Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, including Andijan and the eastern Ferghana Valley (SafeTravel New Zealand, updated 2024-11-29; checked 2026-05-14).

The UK notice is about travel disruption from escalation in the Middle East, including airspace closures and delayed or cancelled flights that may affect trips outside the Middle East (FCDO, updated 2026-03-19; checked 2026-05-14). For Uzbekistan, that points to scheduling risk: leave room around international connections and check flight status before committing to tight transfers.

Australia, Italy, and Ireland all keep Uzbekistan above ordinary baseline caution. Australia lists Uzbekistan as requiring a high degree of caution (Smartraveller, updated 2026-01-23; checked 2026-05-14). Italy flags particular caution tied to border risk and advises following local authority instructions (Viaggiare Sicuri, updated 2026-01-19; checked 2026-05-14). Ireland rates Uzbekistan as high caution and notes closed border crossings (Ireland DFA, updated 2025-07-02; checked 2026-05-14).

Before You Book

For border-region itineraries, verify the exact official scope on the day you book and again before travel. The supplied advisories support avoiding named high-risk border areas, watching official updates, and leaving room for border or flight disruption. They do not support a blanket claim that one transport mode is safer than another.

For city-only itineraries, use the warning to check the route in detail. The main practical checks are current official advice, flight disruption notices, local instructions, and any border crossings your plan quietly depends on.

Source Notes

The advisories checked for this article were current in the supplied material through 2026-05-14, and this article is dated 2026-05-15. Official travel advice can change quickly around borders, airspace closures, terrorism alerts, and civil-security incidents, so use the linked government pages for the final pre-departure check.

Official source notes

Official source notes used for this article. Native government labels are preserved when available.

  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (avoid all travel; native label: 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 (ca) (avoid all travel; native label: 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 (jp) (avoid non-essential travel; native label: 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 (jp) (avoid non-essential travel; native label: 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 (nz) (avoid non-essential travel; native label: 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 (jp) (heightened caution; native label: 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 (gb) (heightened caution; native label: 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 (au) (heightened caution; native label: 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 (it) (heightened caution; native label: 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 (ie) (heightened caution; native label: 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.