U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan

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Medical and dental care is available in several government and private hospitals and clinics in Uzbekistan, quality as well as rate vary from government to private clinics. Pharmacies are common throughout Tashkent, it is advised to get medications with doctor’s prescription and at larger chain pharmacies to avoid the risk of counterfeit or ineffective medications.

The immigration regulations of Uzbekistan require that all foreigners present in Uzbekistan be registered with the local authorities immediately upon arrival in Uzbekistan. Tourists staying at hotels and students living in dormitories are automatically registered. All other foreigners must register themselves with a local (district or city level) Administration for Migration and Citizenship (AM&C).

The United States is a party to the Hague Adoption Convention, an international treaty which seeks to ensure that intercountry adoptions are made in the best interests of the child and that safeguards are in place for their protection. All adoptions in another country must take place according to both U.S. and local laws for the adopted child to be eligible to immigrate to the United States. You should work with a U.S. adoption service provider specifically authorized to facilitate intercountry adoption. You can find more information about authorized adoption service providers and the intercountry adoption process at travel.state.gov and are invited to direct questions to Adoption@state.gov.

If you have a child outside the United States the child may have acquired U.S. citizenship at birth if the requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act have been met as of the time of your child’s birth. To determine whether your child acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and to document that, you can apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) for your child. You may also choose to just apply for a U.S. passport for your child, although one benefit of a CRBA is that, unlike the U.S. passport, it does not expire and may be used as proof of acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth. A full validity, unexpired U.S. passport is also proof of U.S. citizenship.

Generally, immediate family members may accompany passport or CRBA applicants to their appointment interviews at a U.S. embassy or consulate, and all minor children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Passport or CRBA applicants also have the option of being accompanied by an attorney, interpreter/translator, family member, and/or caregiver at their appointment interview.

Both parents/guardians must authorize the issuance of the child’s passport. The best way to do this is for both parents/guardians to come with the child in person to apply for the passport. A child is anyone under 16 years of age. For more information on two-parent consent requirement when applying for a minor’s U.S. citizenship passport, please read the relevant information on the website of the Bureau of Consular Affairs. IMPORTANT! If you come to the Embassy for a service without appointment and/or complete application package, you will be asked to return after scheduling online appointment and complete application package.

U.S. embassy and consulate personnel cannot perform marriages. Depending on the local law, civil or religious officials generally perform marriages. If your marriage overseas was performed in accordance with local law, it is valid in the country where it took place. Whether your marriage is recognized elsewhere depends on the laws of that place.

If you get married abroad and need to know if your marriage will be recognized in the United States and what documentation may be needed, contact the office of the Attorney General of your state of residence in the United States.