Security Guard Services in Uzbekistan

How to Become a Security Guard in Uzbekistan

Security activity in Uzbekistan is governed by Law No. ZRU-778 “On Security Activity” of 15 June 2022, as amended in 2024 and 2026. The law does not provide for a licensing system for private security companies.

Regulator: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Ichki ishlar vazirligi (Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan), together with the National Guard and the Cabinet of Ministers. lex.uz/acts/6066686

Requirements

• Citizenship of Uzbekistan; foreign citizens are not hired (Article 20)
• At least general secondary or specialized secondary education (Article 20)
• No outstanding or unexpunged conviction for an intentional crime, and not currently serving a criminal sentence (Article 20)
• No administrative penalty for offenses against property, and no more than one penalty within one year for offenses against public order or the order of administration (Article 20)
• No mental illness or drug dependence, and fitness under the health requirements; the list of disqualifying diseases and physical defects is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers (Articles 7 and 20)
• Not declared legally incapacitated or of limited legal capacity by a court (Article 20)
• Completion of special service, physical and combat training before performing security duties (Article 22)
• An annual mandatory medical examination (Article 22)
• The law does not set a minimum age

Steps

1. Meet the requirements of Article 20 (citizenship, education, no criminal record, medical fitness)
2. Join a security unit of a state body, or a departmental militarized or watchman security unit
3. Complete the prescribed training; staff entitled to carry service weapons are trained under contract at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Guard or other authorized institutions (Articles 21 and 22)
4. Pass periodic professional fitness checks for armed service (Article 23)

Security Organizations

There is no licensing system for private security companies. Security activity is carried out by the security units of state bodies, departmental militarized security units and departmental watchman security units (Article 9). Contract-based security is permitted only in specified cases, such as the protection of facilities designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and of certain cargo (Article 13). Foreign security organizations and foreign individuals may not carry out security activity, except for the protection of high-ranking guests on short visits (Article 9). The Ministry of Internal Affairs issues permits for technical security services at especially important and categorized facilities (Article 71), under a procedure set by the Cabinet of Ministers (Article 7).

Designated staff may carry service firearms and special equipment while on duty (Article 23). They must pass periodic professional fitness checks, and those who fail may be transferred to another position or dismissed (Article 23). Service firearms may be used only in the situations listed in the law, such as repelling an armed attack on a protected facility, and as a rule a warning must be given first (Article 26).

No conditions for renewing or reissuing a license are provided. Staff undergo a medical examination every year (Article 22), armed staff pass periodic fitness checks (Article 23), and the Ministry of Internal Affairs inspects the state of security at facilities protected by its departmental units once every two years (Article 71, added in 2026).

Sources

• Lex.uz: Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. ZRU-778 “On Security Activity” (15 June 2022, consolidated text)

Requirements change. Confirm current rules with the official regulator before applying. This summary is general information, not legal advice. Last reviewed November 2026.