For the Uzbek community in Washington, this is the practical link to the administration back home — documents, identity, civil status, and help when something goes badly wrong far from home.
The contact details, the services usually available and the appointment process are set out below, along with the things worth knowing before you make the trip into Washington.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 1746 Massachusetts AVE NW, Washington
- Phone: (202) 887-5300
- Official website: http://www.uzbekistan.org
- Type of office: Embassy
🛂 The consular work done at this post
In broad terms, expect the following. Anything unusual is worth confirming by telephone first:
- Civil status: the paperwork that keeps two legal systems in agreement about who you are and who your family is.
- Documents: certification for use across borders. Whether that means an apostille or full legalisation depends on treaties, not on preference.
- Passports: handled here in most cases, though a lost or stolen book follows a separate route that usually begins with a police report.
- Powers of attorney: drawn up or witnessed here for use at home. The wording should come from the lawyer or notary who will use it.
- Consular protection: help for nationals in serious trouble, which is the one thing every post does regardless of size.
📅 Appointments and waiting times
Most consular procedures need an appointment, and at a busy embassy the wait for one is usually the longest part of the whole process.
Check the official site for how this post takes bookings — online system, email or telephone all exist across the network. Whatever the method, it is free.
Ask about payment when you book. Cash or a money order for the exact amount is common across consular networks, and cards are the exception rather than the rule.
🤝 Worth knowing before you go
Check the consular district before anything else. The map that matters is the one the country drew, not the one on your phone.
Keep the old documents. Expired passports, previous identity cards and original certificates are asked for far more often than people expect, and reconstructing them from abroad is slow.
Where a document has to be produced back home, the appointment is the start of the timetable rather than the end of it.
Common questions before you go
Does this office handle passports?
It usually does, by appointment and with personal attendance for biometrics. Ask whether the booklet is collected at the counter or posted out.
Is there a site with the current fees?
Yes: www.uzbekistan.org publishes the current tariff, which is usually revised annually.
How do I get hold of this office?
By telephone on (202) 887-5300. Note who you speak to and what you are told, because requirements differ between posts of the same country.
Can I go there if I live in another state?
Usually not: applications from outside the district are refused. Ask which states the Washington office covers before you travel.
Do I need a visa to visit Uzbekistan?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Uzbekistan does require one, it is increasingly applied for online rather than at a counter.