Uzbekistan → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Uzbekistan
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 58
Change since 2018: +52.6%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.02%

Inflow 202358OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Uzbekistan to France

Inflows of nationals of Uzbekistan recorded by France; stock of nationals of Uzbekistan living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	19
2001	32
2002	53
2003	55
2004	89
2005	102
2006	93
2007	48
2008	85
2009	64
2010	64
2011	63
2012	51
2013	57
2014	47
2015	50
2016	44
2017	49
2018	38
2019	36
2020	35
2021	44
2022	35
2023	58

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	58	—	28
2022	35	—	42
2021	44	—	48
2020	35	—	36
2019	36	—	19
2018	38	—	34
2017	49	—	11
2016	44	—	7
2015	50	—	46
2014	47	—	11
2013	57	—	9
2012	51	—	20
2011	63	—	24
2010	64	594	23

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Uzbekistan

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Uzbekistan.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	9,301	7,716	1,284	13.8%
2023	7,767	6,458	1,070	13.8%
2022	6,910	5,866	901	13.0%
2021	1,139	861	100	8.8%
2020	1,075	864	125	11.6%
2019	5,417	4,639	693	12.8%
2018	5,382	4,466	731	13.6%
2017	5,435	4,815	465	8.6%
2016	4,531	4,033	365	8.1%
2015	4,598	4,322	178	3.9%
2014	3,071	2,988	61	2.0%
2013	2,512	2,375	135	5.4%
2012	2,395	2,171	224	9.4%
2011	2,424	2,172	252	10.4%
2010	2,516	2,181	335	13.3%
2009	2,262	2,221	41	1.8%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	2,262
2010	2,516
2011	2,424
2012	2,395
2013	2,512
2014	3,071
2015	4,598
2016	4,531
2017	5,435
2018	5,382
2019	5,417
2020	1,075
2021	1,139
2022	6,910
2023	7,767
2024	9,301

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Uzbekistan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education78
Work27
Family23
Other reasons19

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	147	0	0	0
2024	117	0	31	106
2023	120	4	28	108
2022	152	0	42	111
2021	95	1	48	103
2020	70	1	36	105
2019	88	2	19	123
2018	89	2	34	140
2017	87	0	11	142
2016	85	1	7	134
2015	97	0	46	126
2014	96	1	11	118
2013	85	0	9	140
2012	87	0	20	0
2011	98	0	24	0
2010	99	0	23	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities26
Researchers1

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 974
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 11
Changed status into work, 2025: 11
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 14
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024: 2

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Uzbekistan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	—	uz.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Uzbekistan ranks 132.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Uzbekistan, 2023

South Korea19,121
Türkiye10,982
United States4,610
Lithuania4,440
Germany2,397
Japan2,179
Latvia750
Finland543
Czechia471
Hungary348