Uzbekistan repatriated 2,888 citizens from abroad during the first seven months of 2026 after they faced difficult financial, family, medical and other circumstances, according to the Migration Agency.
The Migration Agency said UZS 9.936bn ($833,000) was allocated from the Migration Fund to cover transportation, medical, organizational and other necessary expenses related to bringing the citizens back to Uzbekistan.
Of those repatriated, 1,306 were people facing difficult financial circumstances, 518 were women with children, and 1,022 were children. Among them, 42 citizens were transported through specialized medical evacuation services, while 15 people requiring medical supervision were brought back under the supervision of doctors from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health.
The agency also provided assistance in individual cases involving citizens who had lost contact with their families or were left without adequate care.
For example, a man who travelled to St. Petersburg in 2024 for employment lost contact with his family in March 2026. According to the agency, an assessment found changes in his mental condition and that he had been left without care. He was subsequently brought back to Uzbekistan on a St. Petersburg–Tashkent flight with the agency's assistance.
The latest figures come amid continued efforts to assist Uzbek citizens facing difficult circumstances abroad. In July, around 600 Uzbek citizens were repatriated from Russia. More recently, the agency has also been involved in returning the remains of Uzbek citizens who died abroad. On August 12, the bodies of eight Uzbek citizens killed in a drone attack in Russia's Tatarstan region were brought back to Uzbekistan.
The Migration Agency's repatriation assistance covers not only the return journey but, where necessary, medical transportation, supervision and other organizational support for citizens in vulnerable situations.
