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ComplianceUpdated 09.09.2026

Can I move money out of Uzbekistan freely?

Short answer

Yes — the law guarantees it in foreign currency, once tax is paid, conversion included.

GuaranteedFree transfer of money in foreign currency into and out of the country — without any restriction, subject to taxes and payments being made (Investment Law, Art. 17 — lex.uz ↗)
ConversionIncluding conversion of currency for repatriation (Investment Law, Art. 17 — lex.uz ↗)
WhatInvestment income, sale proceeds, contract payments, compensation, arbitral awards — and wages (Investment Law, Art. 17 — lex.uz ↗)
AlsoIncome after tax may be reinvested or used any other way you choose (Investment Law, Art. 16 — lex.uz ↗)
Suspended whenInsolvency, breach of creditors’ rights, a crime by an investor who is an individual, or a court order (Investment Law, Art. 17 — lex.uz ↗)
What the law provides

The guarantee is explicit and the list of what it covers is long: initial and additional sums maintaining or increasing the investment, the income it produces, compensation for losses, payments under contracts, the proceeds of selling all or part of the investment, sums arising from a settlement or an arbitral award, wages and other payments to employees, and money from other lawful sources. Conversion for repatriation is inside the guarantee rather than a separate permission. (Investment Law, Art. 17 — lex.uz ↗)

What can stop it is narrow and named: insolvency of the enterprise, a breach of creditors’ rights, crimes or administrative offences by a foreign investor who is an individual, or a court or arbitral decision — applied non-discriminatorily. Separately, income remaining after tax may be reinvested or used in whatever way the investor chooses, and money may be taken off an account by a state body only in the manner a law establishes. (Investment Law, Arts. 16, 17 — lex.uz ↗)

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