U.S. Citizen Services
Notarial Services
You must make an appointment online for notarial services: https://evisaforms.state.gov/acs/default.asp?postcode=THT&appcode=1
Fees for notarial services range from 20 to 30 US dollars per document. Please refer to our fee schedule.
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Notarial services are provided for documentation of marriages in Uzbekistan, powers of attorney, affidavits of support, sworn statements and other documents.
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Notarial and Authentication services (legalization of documents) are available to all U.S. passport holders and foreign nationals with documents destined for use in the United States.
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Consular Officers perform notary services customarily provided by Notaries Public in the United States. Please note that a Consular Officer cannot witness a will, validate that a document is genuine, or that statements made are true. The officer can only attest to the oath taken by the person making the statements or presenting the documents.
What is Authentication
An authentication is the placing of the consular seal over the seal of a foreign authority whose seal and signature is on file with the American embassy or consulate. A consular authentication in no way attests to the authenticity of the contents of a document but merely to the seal and signature of the issuing authority.
Examples of Notarial/Authentication Acts
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Acknowledgment: To "acknowledge" is to admit, affirm, or declare; to recognize one's acts, assuming obligation or incurring responsibility. For example, if you sign a deed before a notarial officer, you acknowledge your signature.
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Affidavit: A written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily, and confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the person making it, taken before an officer having authority to administer such an oath.
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Affirmation: A solemn and formal declaration that an affidavit is true, that the witness will tell the truth, etc.
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Attestation: The act of witnessing an instrument in writing, at the request of the party executing the document, and subscribing it as a witness.
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Corporate Acknowledgment: Officials of corporations who desire to execute an instrument in their capacity as corporate officials before a consular notarizing officer must present adequate proof of their corporate identity.
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Oath: Any form of an attestation by which a person signifies that he or she is bound in conscience to perform an act faithfully and truthfully. A person who intentionally makes false statements under oath before a U.S. consular official is punishable for perjury (22 U.S.C. 4221).
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Legalization of U.S. Documents for Use in Uzbekistan
Legalization of documents from the United States of America for use in the Republic of Uzbekistan is a rather complex and time consuming process. Because of the federal governmental system in the United States, documents notarized by a local notary in a US town or city must be certified by several different authorities in the United States before they can be considered valid legal instruments in Uzbekistan.
The United States Embassy in Tashkent cannot legalize a document from the United States.
Steps that must be taken to legalize a US document for use in Uzbekistan:
1. Have a local notary public notarize the document.
2. Have the county clerk certify the notary's authority.
3. Have the Secretary of State of the appropriate state certify the county's authority.
4. Have the State Department's Certification Division certify the State's authority. http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/
5. Have the Uzbek Embassy in Washington, DC or U.S. Embassy in Tashkent certify the State Department's authority. If you choose the U.S. Embassy you will need to get one more authentication at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.
At this point, the document has been legalized for use in Uzbekistan.
The Role of the Embassy of the United States of America
Consular officers in the American Embassy in Tashkent may legalize documents from Uzbekistan for use in the United States. They do not, however, have the authority to legalize a notarized document from the United States for use in Uzbekistan.
Legalization of Uzbek Documents for Use in the U.S.
In order to be able to use Uzbek documents in the USA one needs to follow the steps described below:
1. Have the document translated by an official translator;
2. Have the translated document signed and sealed by authorized notaries at the First Tashkent City Notary Office;
3. Have the document authenticated in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
4. Have the document authenticated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
5. Finally, bring it to the Consular Section of the United States Embassy in Tashkent and have it authenticated by the Consul.
The document can freely be used in the United States, once the above steps have been completed.
Examples of Services We Cannot Provide
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True Copies/Translations of Academic Credentials: The American Embassy does not make true copies or translations of academic credentials, college transcripts or diplomas. In addition, the Consulate cannot authenticate or provide copies of documents such as birth, marriage, divorce or death certificates, and U.S. driver's licenses.