On visa exemption for diplomatic and service passport holders

11.02.2025

AGREEMENT

between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia

The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”,

desiring to further strengthen friendly relations between the States of the Parties,

striving to facilitate the entry and exit, as well as mutual travel of the nationals of the States of the Parties, holding valid diplomatic or service passports,

acting pursuant to the national legislation of the States of the Parties,

in accordance with the principles of equality and mutual interest,

have agreed as follows:

Article 1 VISA EXEMPTION

1. Nationals of the Republic of Indonesia, holders of valid diplomatic or service passports, shall be exempted to obtain a visa to enter, exit, transit, and stay temporarily within the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, for a total of 90 (ninety) days in a 180 (one hundred eighty) day period provided that each stay does not exceed 30 (thirty) days from the date of entry.

2. Nationals of the Republic of Uzbekistan, holders of valid diplomatic passports, shall be exempted to obtain a visa to enter, exit, transit, and stay temporarily within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, for a period not exceeding 30 (thirty) days from the date of each entry.

Article 2 DURATION OF PASSPORT VALIDITY

The duration of passport validity of nationals of the State of the Parties, referred to in this Agreement, shall be at least 6 (six) months before entering the territory of the State of the other Party.

Article 3 ENTRY AND EXIT CONDITIONS

The entry, exit, and transit of nationals of the State of the one Party holding valid diplomatic or service passports through the territory of the State of the other Party shall be through border entry-points of two States which are open for international traffic, without any restriction except for those stipulated in the security, migratory, custom, and sanitary provisions and others which may be applied in lawful manner to the holders of such valid passports.

Article 4 VISA FOR MEMBER OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR MISSIONS

1. The nationals of the State of either Party, being officials of diplomatic missions and consular posts, international organizations accredited in the territory of the State of the other Party, and their family members holding valid diplomatic and service passports, shall be required to obtain appropriate entry visa from the diplomatic and consular mission of the State of that Party, prior to their entry.

2. The above-mentioned persons as stipulated in Paragraph 1 of this Article, after the accreditation, may enter, exit, transit, and stay within the territory of the State of the other Party without a visa during the period of their assignment.

Article 5 THE RIGHT OF AUTHORITIES

1. Nationals of the State of one Party holding valid diplomatic or service passports, during their stay in the territory of the State of the other Party are obliged to abide by the rules and regulations currently in force in the receiving State, without prejudice to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963.

2. The Parties reserve the rights to refuse admission of entry, shorten the duration or end the stay of any persons referred to in Article 1 of this Agreement in the territory of their States, if they consider that person is found to be undesirable or likely to endanger public peace, public order, public health, or national security.

3. The Parties shall immediately inform each other through diplomatic channels on taken measures specified in Paragraph 2 of this Article.

Article 6 OBSERVANCE OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS

1. Nationals of the State of the one Party during a stay in the territory of the State of the other Party shall respect the laws and regulations of the State of that Party, including the rules of stay, movement and transit, prescribed for foreign nationals.

2. This Agreement does not affect the applicable laws and/or regulations of the two countries relating to internal security and the entry, stay or movement of foreigners.

Article 7 SUSPENSION

1. Each Party may temporarily suspend this Agreement either in whole or in part, with the reasons of national security, public order or public health, or other serious national disaster.

2. The introduction as well as termination of the measures stated in Paragraph 1 of this Article shall be duly informed to the other Party through diplomatic channels.

3. The suspension of this Agreement in whole or in part shall not affect nationals of the State of one Party holding valid diplomatic or service passports who have been granted entry into and are already present in the territory of the State of the other Party under Article 1 of this Agreement at the point of suspension and they shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the receiving State to take appropriate action.

Article 8 SPECIMEN OF PASSPORT

1. The Parties shall exchange through diplomatic channels specimens of their valid diplomatic or service passports 30 (thirty) days after signing this Agreement.

2. In case of changes in existing or introduction of new diplomatic or service passports, the respective Party shall send specimens of the documents through diplomatic channels to the other Party not less than 30 (thirty) days prior to their application.

3. In case nationals of the State of either Party lose or damage their diplomatic or service passports in the territory of the State of the other Party, they shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the receiving State through the diplomatic mission or consular posts of the State of their nationality.

4. The diplomatic mission or consular posts concerned shall issue to the aforementioned persons, in conformity with the legislation of their country, a document, temporarily replacing the lost passport, for returning to the country of their nationality.

Article 9 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

Any disputes between the Parties on the interpretation or implementation of the provisions of this Agreement shall be settled amicably through consultations or negotiations between the Parties.

Article 10 AMENDMENT

This Agreement may be amended and supplemented by mutual consent of the Parties through separate protocols, which shall form an integral part of this Agreement and shall enter into force in accordance with Article 11 Paragraph 1 of this Agreement.

Article 11 ENTRY INTO FORCE, DURATION, AND TERMINATION

1. This Agreement shall enter into force 30 (thirty) days from the date of the receipt of the last written notification in which the Parties inform each other, through diplomatic channels, that the necessary internal requirements have been fulfilled.

2. This Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite period of time, unless either Party notifies the other in writing through diplomatic channels of its desire to terminate it. This termination shall take effect 30 (thirty) days following the official date of receipt of the notification of termination by the other Party.

In witness whereof, the undersigned, have signed the present Agreement.

Done at Jakarta on 11th of February, in the year two thousand and twenty five (2025), in duplicate, in the Uzbek, Indonesian and English languages, all texts being equally authentic.

In case of any divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail.

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