Birth to an Uzbek parent creates nationality. Birth in Uzbekistan alone to two foreign parents is not unrestricted jus soli; anti-statelessness safeguards cover foundlings and otherwise-stateless children.
A child at least one of whose parents is an Uzbek citizen is a citizen (jus sanguinis), regardless of birthplace.
Ordinary naturalization requires about five years of continuous permanent residence plus a lawful income, basic Uzbek-language proficiency, and renunciation of prior citizenship; grant is discretionary.
Five-year residence permit granted under a simplified procedure to foreign nationals who make a qualifying investment payment, with a lower amount per accompanying family member.