Embassies and Consulates in Uzbekistan

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In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country’s interests in Uzbekistan, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Uzbekistan.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Uzbekistan does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

  • Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy also has a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
  • Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
  • Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Uzbekistan, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Uzbekistan

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizens residing abroad.

Many countries have established embassies in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, which hosts 44 embassies.

There are also 14 consulates and one other representation located in Uzbekistan.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Tashkent, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Uzbekistan and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Tashkent

In Tashkent, many embassies are located in a designated diplomatic quarter, which is common practice in many capital cities.

China

Embassy of China in Uzbekistan

Address: No. 79, Akademik Yahyo G'ulomoy Street, Tashkent
Tel: (+998) 71 1233 8088
E-Mail: chinaemb_uz@outlook.com   
Opening Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 to 12:00 a.m. (excluding holidays)

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalisation processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living in Uzbekistan.

France

French Embassy in Uzbekistan

Address: 25 Istiqbol Street, Tashkent
Tel: (+998) 7 1232 8100
E-Mail: Consulat.taschkent-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ambafrance_uz/ and https://www.facebook.com/ambafrancetachkent
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The consular section (or "consulate") is responsible for assisting French citizens in Uzbekistan in all their procedures vis-à-vis the French administration, such as: applications for passports and identity cards; civil status documents (births, marriages, deaths), civil partnerships and notaries; registration in the register of French people established outside France; French nationality; participation in elections, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Tashkent, France has other honorary consulates in Samarkand (consulhonoraire.samarcande@gmail.com).

* The consular district of the consular service of the French Embassy in Tashkent extends over the entire territory of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
The consular service is also competent, in representation, to issue short-stay Schengen visas for the Benelux countries, Iceland and Portugal.

Germany

German Embassy in Uzbekistan

Address: Sharaf Rashidov Ko’chasi 15, PO Box 4337, Taschkent
Tel: (+998) 78 120 8440
E-Mail: info@taschkent.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/olmoniya/ and https://www.instagram.com/germanyinuz/
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday: from 08.00 to 12.30 and from 13.00 to 17.15
Fridays: from 08.00 to 14.00

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Uzbekistan provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Uzbekistan

Address: st. Sadyka Azimova, 1st passage, 28, Tashkent
Tel: (+998) 7 8120 8060
E-Mail: homepage@ts.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/japan_embassy_uzbekistan/ and https://www.facebook.com/uzembjapan/
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday (except holidays) 09:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:30

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as application for passport download application form, notification of residence or related to family register/nationality. Procedures related to various certifications, overseas election, visa Acceptance environment for foreigners in Japan Development efforts (foreigner life support portal site, life and work guidebook, guidance for new immigrants), etc.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Uzbekistan

Address: Nukus Street 83, Tashkent 100015
Tel: (+998) 7120 3504
E-Mail: tashkent@mid.ru and consul.tashkent@mid.ru for the consular service
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/russiauz and https://www.instagram.com/rusconsuluz/ and https://twitter.com/russiauz
Opening Hours: 09:00-18:00 (Monday-Friday), in the summer months 09:00-17:00, lunch 13:00-14:00

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, issues of registration of foreign passports and START, notary issues and document translation, request for official documents, pension issues, consular registration, etc. it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Uzbekistan

Address: Ul. Gulyamova 67, Tashkent
Tel: (+998) 7 8120 1500
E-Mail: ukin.uzbekistan@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ukinuzbekistan/ and https://twitter.com/ukinuzbekistan
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 09.00 to 17.00 pm

The British Embassy in Uzbekistan provides services to British nationals living and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Uzbekistan

Address: 3 Moyqorghon Street, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, 100093 Tashkent
Tel: (+998) 7 8120 5450
E-Mail: ConsularTashkent@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/usembtashkent and https://www.instagram.com/usembassytashkent/ and https://www.facebook.com/usdos.uzbekistan

The US representation in Uzbekistan provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Uzbekistan

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Uzbekistan, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often Moscow, in Russia or Astana, in Kazakhstan for Uzbekistan.

General Consulates and embassies in Tashkent