Uzbekistan launched a grant competition in September for citizens who worked abroad from 2025 to 2026 and returned to the country. 1 task can receive up to 60 million sums, or about $5,000, for the company's development. Applications are accepted until 21 September and sustainability and fresh jobs will be rewarded.
Up to 60 million totals per project
The Uzbek Migration Agency has announced a competition for citizens who have returned to the country after working abroad and want to make their own business. The maximum value of support for 1 task is 60 million totals, which, according to current calculations, is around $5,000. The recruitment runs until September 21, 2026.
W Official Communication from the Uzbekistan Migration Agency 3 main criteria have been identified: a clear and legitimate thought of company development, the anticipation of creating fresh jobs and the sustainability of the project. The program includes people who worked abroad and returned to Uzbekistan from 2025 to 2026. The organisers besides announced peculiar support for women's participation.
Grants are implemented by the agency together with the global Organisation for Migration, with financial support from the Swedish Ministry of Justice. Money is not meant to be a simple consumer supplement. Their goal is to transform experience gained abroad into a company, employment and income already arising in the country.
A return alternatively of a permanent outflow of people
Uzbekistan has been sending a large number of workers abroad for years. According to the data cited by Eurasianet in August, around 1.4 million Uzbek citizens worked outside the country, of which about 834 1000 were working in Russia. Subsequent groups worked, among others, in Kazakhstan, Europe, Turkey and South Korea.
Such a model gives families remittances, but besides has a price. The state loses people of working age, their energy and part of entrepreneurship. The grant programme is attempting to reverse this direction: labour migration is to be a phase where the citizen returns with capital, skills and an action plan.
This approach deserves attention. Citizens of Uzbekistan besides appear in Polish migration statistics, therefore, Tashkent policy is besides applicable for host countries. The more real prospects of return and work on the ground, the little force on sustainable emigration.
The State may strengthen its own capital
The success of the programme will not be decided by the amount itself. There will be a fair selection of projects, control of the usage of funds and conditions for conducting business after the completion of funding. Grant can aid take the first step, but will not replace simple law, low administrative barriers and economical freedom.
From the Polish perspective, the logic of the action itself is important. Migration policies request not be limited to bringing workers or managing their stay. The country of origin can actively encourage citizens to return and the experience of emigration translates into national capital.
Poland besides needs a return policy aimed at its own citizens. Relief for start-ups, little bureaucracy and unchangeable taxes would be an investment in people who have gained cognition abroad. economical sovereignty begins where a nation can halt talent and make conditions for it to work at home.
Source: Uzbekistan Migration Agency, UzDaily
