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Uzbekistan → Poland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Uzbekistan
To
Poland
Inflow 2023—OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Uzbekistan to Poland

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

Inflows by year

7081,41520002003200620092012201520182021
7081,4152000200420082012201620202021
Data table
200029
200146
200252
200345
200459
200565
200671
200770
2008163
2009151
2010161
2011183
2012183
2013215
2014158
2015511
2016877
2017781
2018547
2019562
20201,118
20211,415
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2022——47
20211,415—10
20201,118—18
2019562—28
2018547—8
2017781—3
2016877—8
2015511—11
2014158—15
2013215—8
2012183—12
2011183—11
20101616910

Migrant population

People born in Uzbekistan who live in Poland: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

5541,10819901995200020052010201520202024
5541,10819902000201020202024
Data table
1990178
1995235
2000312
2005429
2010602
2015768
2020965
20241,108
Estimate, 2024
1,108
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.06%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
39
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added

Poland's consulates in Uzbekistan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20242,7461,83790332.9%
20232,3602,05430012.7%
20222,3832,03534614.5%
20211,6301,39023414.4%
202085368716619.5%
20193,0142,48952517.4%
20182,4452,03037615.4%
20172,1391,50859427.8%
20161,9761,55938619.5%
20152,0801,9491215.8%
20142,0041,893994.9%
20132,1131,9941014.8%
20122,2952,205903.9%
20111,6151,569342.1%
20101,2681,249191.5%
2009982937444.5%

Applications by year

1,5073,0142009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
1,5073,014200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009982
20101,268
20111,615
20122,295
20132,113
20142,004
20152,080
20161,976
20172,139
20182,445
20193,014
2020853
20211,630
20222,383
20232,360
20242,746

Residence permits in Poland

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work4,305
  2. Education337
  3. Other reasons172
  4. Family67
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20254,881000
20244,5997211,699
20237,8596221,736
20228,39610452,116
20213,785591,368
20201,558317629
20191,625610251
20181,008520222
201796115249
20161,30338221
20151,127011135
20141,12311584
201361903373
20126570120
20113300150
20102620100
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities4,298
  2. EU Blue Card7
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
11,391
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
46
Changed status into work, 2025
46
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
4

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyTashkentgov.pl
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Uzbekistan move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Uzbekistan, 2023
  1. South Korea19,121
  2. Türkiye10,982
  3. United States4,610
  4. Lithuania4,440
  5. Germany2,397
  6. Japan2,179
  7. Latvia750
  8. Finland543
  9. Czechia471
  10. Hungary348