Please follow the steps below before your immigrant visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Step 1: Register your appointment online

You need to register your appointment online. Registering your appointment gives us the information we need to return your passport to you after your interview. Registration is free. Click the “Register” button below.

You may cancel or reschedule your appointment after registering.

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Step 2: Schedule a medical exam in Uzbekistan

As soon as you receive your appointment date, you must schedule a medical exam in Uzbekistan. Click the “Medical Exam Instructions” button below for a list of designated doctors’ offices in Uzbekistan. Please schedule and attend a medical exam with one of these doctors before your interview.
 

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Step 3: Complete your pre-interview checklist

It is important that you bring all required original documents to your interview. We’ve created a checklist that will tell you what to bring. Print the checklist below and bring it to your interview along with the listed documents.

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Step 4: Review interview guidelines

Read our interview guidelines to learn about any special actions that you need to take before your visa interview.

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Medical Exam Instructions

Everyone applying for an immigrant visa, no matter how old they are, must have a medical exam before they get their visa. Only a physician approved by the U.S. Embassy is allowed to do this exam. It is your responsibility to schedule a medical exam with the clinic listed below before your visa appointment at the U.S. Embassy. Medical exam results from other physicians will not be accepted. We recommend that you schedule a medical exam at least three (3) weeks prior to your visa interview to ensure the results of your medical examination are ready.

Approved clinic

Tashkent International Clinic (TIC)
38 Sarikulskaya Street, Tashkent
Telephone: (998-78) 120 1120
Website: www.tashclinic.org

Items to bring to your medical examination

Applicants younger than 17 years of age must be escorted to the medical exam by a parent or a legal guardian. Bring the following items to your medical exam:

• Your passport and one photocopy,
• Your visa interview appointment letter with immigration case number,
• Your DS-260 confirmation page,
• Vaccination records (local form #063) obtained from local medical service provider (polyclinic),
• One printed copy of your contact’s name and address in the United States,
• Your address in Uzbekistan,
• Your email address, and
• Your glasses or contact lenses, if applicable.

During the medical exam

• for syphilis (for applicants 18-44 years of age),
• Urine gonorrhea testing (for applicants 18–24 years of age),
• Blood test for tuberculosis screening (for applicants two years of age and older).

Your physician may request other tests if needed. Be prepared to discuss your medical history, the medications you are taking, and the current treatments you are receiving. More information on general medical requirements for U.S. immigrants is available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website.

U.S. immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to get certain vaccinations prior to the issuance of a visa. Current immigrant visa vaccination requirements are available on CDC.Gov. There you can find information on what vaccines you need based on your age. You can also read Frequently Asked  Questions about our medical exam requirements at Travel.State.Gov.

After the medical exam

The clinic will send your medical results to the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent before your immigrant visa appointment. Under no circumstances can the clinic or the U.S. Embassy provide you with copies of the official medical exam forms.

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Pre-Interview Checklist

If your case is being processed ELECTRONICALLY your petitioner submitted the copies of the following documents to NVC via Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC).

Any documents that are submitted to CEAC and are not in English must be uploaded with certified English translation. It is very important that copies and translations of each document are scanned and uploaded in one file. If your documents are not submitted in the required format, they will be rejected at the time of your interview which may delay the processing of your case. Therefore, ensure to review all documents submitted to CEAC before your Interview.

For additional information on how to upload documents to CEAC please review Scanning and Uploading Tips.

You are required to bring the originals of all documents which were submitted to CEAC to your Interview.

If your case is being processed REGULARLY (PAPER BASED) any documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation.

Use the list below to determine the items that every applicant must bring to the immigrant visa interview.

• Passport: Unexpired passport valid for international travel and at least eight (8) months beyond your intended date of entry to the United States and a photocopy of the biographic page (where your name and photo are located).
  
  
• Photographs: Two (2) color passport-size (5 cm x 5 cm, or 2 inch x 2 inch) photographs of each person applying for a visa taken against a white background.  Please review our online photo requirements.
  
  
• DS-160 Confirmation Page (If applicable): Confirmation page of the Form DS-160 Application for a Non-Immigrant Visa you submitted online at ceac.state.gov/GenNIV (Required for fiancé or K visa applicants).
  
  
• Your original birth certificate, English translation, and a photocopy. If your name has changed, provide a name change document issued by a court or vital records office. For individuals whose name changed via the vital records office in Uzbekistan, you must get a name change document from the vital records office.

Applicants who fall into any category listed in italics below should bring these additional documents: 

For family-based visa applications:  

• Documents proving family relationship (birth certificate, marriage certificate, name-change certificate (if applicable), adoption decree).
  
  
• The appropriate Form I-864 Affidavit of Support for each financial sponsor along with a photocopy of the sponsor’s IRS transcript or most recent U.S. federal income tax return, and any relevant W-2s. 

• Proof of your U.S. petitioner’s status and domicile in the United States (photocopy of a U.S. passport, naturalization certificate, or lawful permanent resident card).
  
  
• Evidence of the relationship between the petitioner and visa applicant (such as photographs, letters, or emails).
  

If you are older than 16 years of age:

• The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence. If these three items are all true, you must bring a more recent police certificate to the interview:
  
  1.  You are older than 16 years;
  2.  You obtained a police certificate and submitted it to NVC more than one year ago; and
  3.  You still live in the country that issued the police certificate.
  
  Police certificates from Uzbekistan can be obtained via Unified Portal for State Services (UPSS) at my.gov.uz. When applying for a police certificate, it is important to ensure that all previously used names are included in the request. This includes your maiden name if you have changed your name due to marriage or any other reason. Please clearly list all names you have used, including your maiden name, on the application form to ensure that all information provided is accurate and complete.
  
  Non-Uzbek citizens should apply at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan through the Embassy of that person’s country of nationality. Any visa applicant who has been arrested or convicted of a crime in Uzbekistan should bring all related court documents to the visa interview in order to avoid unnecessary visa processing delays. These court records are required even if government authorities dropped the charges, expunged the individual’s criminal record, or granted the applicant amnesty.
  
  Applicants who completed Soviet military service outside what is now Uzbekistan (i.e. in Russia, Germany, Ukraine, etc.) must present police certificates from those countries. For information on how to apply for a police certificate in another country, please visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs website and select the desired country from the drop-down menu.
  
  Important notice for applicants who served in third countries during military service: A Ministry of Defense clearance certificate providing information regarding criminal records or convictions during military service in a third country does not serve as a substitute for a police certificate from that country.

If you have ever been convicted of a crime:

• Court and criminal records, English translation, and a photocopy.
  
  
• Text of the applicable statute/article from the criminal code and English translation.
  

If you are married:

• Your original marriage certificate, English translation, and a photocopy. This is not required for IR-5 applicants.

If you were previously married:

• Your original divorce or spouse’s death certificate and a photocopy. This is not required for IR-5 applicants.

If you have Military Records/Book:

• Your original military book and a photocopy. If you’re exempt, you must present a draft registration card (приписной билет) in place of a military book.

For employment-based visa applications:

• Letter from your U.S. employer dated less than one month ago
  
  
• Proof of your qualification for the visa.

If you are adopted:

• Adoption papers or custody documents, English translation, and a photocopy.

If you are the petitioner’s stepchild:

• The original marriage certificate of the petitioner and your biological parent, English translation, and a photocopy.
  
  
• Divorce records for any previous marriages of either parent.
  

If you are applying for an IR5 (parent of a U.S. citizen) or F4 (brother/sister of a U.S. citizen) visa:

• The original birth certificate of the petitioning U.S. citizen and a photocopy.
  
  
• Petitioner’s name-change document, if applicable.

If you are applying for a K1, K2, K3, or K4 visa:

• Confirmation page from the Form DS-160 Application for a Non-Immigrant Visa you submitted online at ceac.state.gov.
  
  
• An I-134 Affidavit of Support of each financial sponsor along with a photocopy of the sponsor’s IRS transcript or most recent U.S. federal income tax return, and any relevant W-2s.

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Interview Guidelines

Sending documents to the U.S. Embassy

If the U.S. Embassy requested additional information or documents from you, you must submit those documents at a document pick up location.

Rescheduling or cancelling your interview

If you are unable to attend your appointment, you may request to reschedule your immigrant visa appointment 24 hours after the interview date passes through ais.usvisa-info.com. There’s no guarantee that a visa will still be available if you reschedule your appointment. Check the Visa Bulletin carefully before you reschedule your interview. If you’re applying for a Diversity Visa (DV), remember that visas are limited in number and must be issued by September 30 of the program year.

Please note: You need to register your original NVC/KCC appointment online before you can reschedule it. Rescheduling is only possible on a date after your assigned appointment.

Security screening procedures

All visitors to the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent must follow certain security procedures. Any visitor who declines to be screened by U.S. Embassy security personnel will be unable to enter the embassy. To avoid delaying your entry and that of those in line behind you, bring only what is required for your interview. We recommend you arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment. If you are late, you may not be allowed into the embassy for your appointment.

Accompanying persons

The following people may accompany a visa applicant to their interview, given that they have registered as such at least one week ahead of the interview:

• Parents/Legal Guardians of Minors: Minors under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian.  If a parent is unable to accompany, minors must be accompanied by a legal guardian appointed under a signed and notarized power of attorney.
• Interpreters: The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent conducts interviews in Uzbek, Russian, and English. Applicants who are unable to communicate in one of these languages should bring an interpreter to their interview.
• Petitioner: The petitioner may accompany the beneficiary, if so desired.
• Special Needs Assistant:  Applicants who have special needs (elderly, disabled) may be accompanied by someone who will assist them.

To notify the embassy that one of the above people will attend your visa interview with you, visit Visa Navigator. Everyone entering the embassy must bring their passport.

Attorneys are not permitted to accompany clients into the waiting room or to their interview.

Immigrant visa fees

If you have not paid all required fees to the National Visa Center, please be prepared to pay these fees on the day of your interview. All fees may be paid in U.S. dollars. We accept cash only. Please note that if you are found ineligible to receive a visa, the application fee cannot be refunded. A complete list of fees can be found here.

Do not make travel plans outside of Uzbekistan

If your visa is approved, we will keep your passport at the embassy while we prepare your immigration packet and print a visa for your passport. If you must travel within Uzbekistan while your passport is still with us, make sure you keep a copy of your passport.

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Diversity Visa Applicants – Additional Information

If you are interviewing for a Diversity Visa (DV), all the above instructions apply to you. Schedule and attend a medical exam before your visa interview and gather the required documents.

Below are additional instructions that apply only to DV applicants.

Bring to your interview

In addition to the documents listed on the Pre-Interview Checklist in this package, DV applicants should also bring the following items to their visa interview:

• Appointment information printed from the “Entrant Status Check” on the E-DV website.
• Documents showing that the principal applicant has, at minimum, either a qualifying high school education OR have two years of qualifying work experience in the last five years immediately prior to application (for the principal applicant only; more information is available online).
• Payment in U.S. dollars cash of the $330 Diversity Visa Application Fee.

Review your DV Lottery Entry

Prior to your visa interview, we recommend that you review the data on your initial E-DV entry. On your initial E-DV application, you must have correctly entered all required information, including your full legal name, date of birth, gender and your marital status. If you are legally married you must have listed your spouse, even if you are currently separated from him/her (unless your spouse is a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident).

Additionally, you must have listed ALL of your living children who are unmarried and under 21 years old. This includes your natural children, your spouse’s children, or children you have formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country.

Failure to have listed an existing spouse or children or errors in your personal data at the time of your entry in the Diversity Visa lottery will result in the denial of your visa and visas for your family. Any fees paid to the U.S. government in support of your visa application(s) are nonrefundable. You can review the eligibility requirements online.

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After Your Visa Interview

A consular officer can decide on a visa application only after reviewing the formal application and interviewing the applicant. There is no guarantee that you will receive a visa. Do not quit your job, sell your property, or make non-refundable travel arrangements until you have physically received your immigrant visa.

If more information is needed

Sometimes a consular officer refuses a visa application to review additional documents or for administrative processing.

For additional documents:

• The consular officer will give you a refusal letter that asks you to submit additional documents.
• The letter will include instructions on how to submit those documents to the embassy.

For administrative processing:

• This means the consulate needs more time to review your case.
• How long this takes depends on your specific situation.

Wait at least 60 days after your interview before asking about your application status.

What happens after visa approval

Passport, Visa, and Sealed Immigrant Packet – We will place your immigrant visa on a page in your passport. Please review your visa to make sure there are no spelling errors. We will also give you a sealed envelope containing documents that you must give to U.S. immigration authorities when you arrive in the United States for the first time. Do not open this envelope. You must carry it with you; do not put it in your checked luggage.

If your case has been processed electronically you will not hand-carry your packet as it will be transmitted to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) electronically.

If you receive X-rays CDs during your medical examination, carry those with you and give them to the U.S. immigration authorities.

USCIS Immigrant Fee – All individuals who are issued immigrant visas overseas must pay an Immigrant Fee to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prior to traveling to the United States. This fee is for processing your residency status and printing your Permanent Resident Card. The only people exempt from paying this fee are:

- Children entering the United States under the Hague Process,

- Afghan special immigrants (SQs), 

- Returning residents, and

- People traveling on a K visa.

When You Should Travel – You must enter the United States before the expiration date on your visa, which is usually six months from the date of printing. Your visa cannot be extended and all fees are non-refundable. The principal applicant must enter before or at the same time as other family members with visas. Unless they are eligible for benefits under the Child Status Protection Act, children who are issued a visa before turning 21 years of age must enter the United States before their 21^st birthday to avoid losing their immigrant status.

Getting a Green Card – Your Form I-551 Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, will be automatically mailed to the address in the United States that you write in your visa application form. This is a very important document that proves you have permission to reside in the United States. Do not travel outside of the United States until you receive your Permanent Resident Card. Once your card is issued, you should not stay outside of the United States for more than one year. If you do, you will lose your status as a Lawful Permanent Resident.

Children’s Issues – In the United States, children are required to have certain vaccinations before they can enroll in school. We recommend that you bring your child’s complete vaccination records with you to the United States. If your child is adopted, you have full custody because of a divorce, or you share custody with another parent, you should bring a copy of all applicable adoption or custodial papers from the authoritative court in your home country. You will need these papers (translated into English) for issues such as school enrollment, medical care, and eventual citizenship.

Information for New Immigrants – Please visit the USCIS web page for helpful information on moving to the United States. You can read their publication “Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants” online.

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