If someone close to you died in Uzbekistan and you live in Russia, Israel, the US or Germany, you will usually need a death document for inheritance, a pension, a bank or insurance. In 2026 it became easier to get one without travelling: electronic records with a QR code and online services on my.gov.uz. Below: which documents exist, how to get them from abroad and how to make them valid in your country. Data as of September 2026; check the portal.
What changed in 2026
Since 1 March 2026 a death is recorded as an electronic certificate with a QR code, sent free of charge to the my.gov.uz personal accounts of the spouse, parents and children of the deceased. According to the Ministry of Justice it has the same legal force as the traditional paper certificate. The basis is Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 735 of 21.11.2025 (kun.uz, gazeta.uz).
Automatic delivery applies to deaths registered from 01.03.2026. If the death was registered earlier, or you have no access to the account, use one of the routes below.
Which document you need
Electronic certificate with a QR code. Works if the death was registered after 01.03.2026 and you are the spouse, a parent or a child with access to my.gov.uz. Before using it abroad, ask the receiving authority whether it accepts an electronic document or needs paper with an apostille.
Death registration record via my.gov.uz. The civil registry (ZAGS) issues it from the civil record and sends it through the portal — details in the next section.
Repeat death certificate on the official form. It is issued to close relatives, heirs and other people under a power of attorney (gov.uz). You usually need paper if a foreign authority requires an original with an apostille or legalisation.
Archival record. If the death was long ago and the record is in an archive, it takes longer — see our article on searching ZAGS and cemetery archives.
The “Death registration record” service (No. 303) costs 0.045 BCV — 19,800 sum, with a 3-working-day term (my.gov.uz/ru/service/303). The expedited service (No. 400) takes 1 working day; its page lists a 16,875 sum fee plus 187,500 sum for urgency, 204,375 sum in total (my.gov.uz/ru/service/400). But 16,875 sum is 0.045 of the previous BCV (375,000 sum), so the page looks outdated: the portal shows the exact amount at payment. ZAGS issues the record and sends it through the portal. The amounts are tied to the base calculation value (BCV), which is indexed: data as of September 2026, check the portal.
You need to sign in to the portal with OneID. If a representative applies, the portal asks for proof of the link to the applicant — a notarised power of attorney or documents proving kinship.
Through a relative or a representative with a power of attorney
If you cannot use the portal yourself, a relative in Uzbekistan or a representative under your power of attorney can obtain the document (gov.uz). How the power of attorney must be executed depends on where you sign it.
— Russia and other CIS countries: a notarised power of attorney is accepted without an apostille or legalisation under the CIS conventions on legal assistance — the 2002 Chisinau Convention or the 1993 Minsk Convention (Art. 13). For Russia and Uzbekistan the Russian Ministry of Justice names the Chisinau Convention (minjust.gov.ru).
— Israel, the US and other countries where the Hague Apostille Convention applies with Uzbekistan: a notarised power of attorney plus your country’s apostille (HCCH).
— Germany: an apostille does not work. The power of attorney is signed before a German notary, the Landgericht then pre-certifies the notary’s signature (Vorbeglaubigung; for documents issued by an authority this is done by the Regierungspräsidium or another state authority), and only then is it legalised at the Uzbek Consulate General. The Frankfurt Consulate General charges EUR 35 for Uzbek citizens and EUR 115 for German citizens for powers of attorney (gk-usbekistan.de).
If you are in Russia: requesting via the Ministry of Justice
Civil registry documents from Uzbekistan can be requested through Russian ZAGS offices or the Russian Ministry of Justice. According to the Ministry, such documents between Russia and Uzbekistan are transmitted under the 2002 Chisinau Convention on legal assistance. The state fee is 350 roubles per document, and the Ministry gives no fixed processing time (minjust.gov.ru).
Through an Uzbek consulate
Uzbek consulates accept requests for civil registry documents. For example, the Consulate General in Frankfurt states that death certificates can be requested by relatives of the deceased; the fee is EUR 30 for Uzbek citizens and EUR 70 for foreigners, with no stated term (gk-usbekistan.de). Conditions and fees differ between consulates — check your consulate’s website.
Apostille or legalisation: by country
Russia and CIS countries that are parties to the CIS conventions on legal assistance (the 2002 Chisinau or the 1993 Minsk Convention): no apostille needed. Check which of them currently applies to your country.
Israel, the US, Canada, South Korea, Türkiye and most EU countries, and Belgium since 11.06.2025: an Uzbek apostille is required (HCCH). An apostille on a ZAGS document can be ordered online on my.gov.uz: 0.18 BCV, 2 working days, sign-in with OneID (buxgalter.uz, 20.10.2025, service 543).
Germany, Austria, Greece: an Uzbek apostille is not valid. These countries objected to Uzbekistan’s accession to the Hague Convention in February 2012, so the Convention does not apply between them (HCCH, Auswärtiges Amt).
The German embassy stopped legalising Uzbek documents in June 2002. Instead there is a document verification (Urkundenüberprüfung) through the German embassy in Tashkent, and only a German authority can order it, not a private person. It costs EUR 100 for the first document from Tashkent, EUR 400 from other regions and EUR 100 for each further document; it takes about 2 months for Tashkent documents and longer for the regions (taschkent.diplo.de). The embassy does not issue copies of Uzbek documents.
For Austria and Greece, ask the authority that needs the document and that country’s embassy how verification works.
Translation
Uzbek civil registry documents are issued in the state language, sometimes duplicated in Russian. A foreign authority almost always needs a translation certified under your country’s rules: in Germany by a sworn translator (vereidigter Übersetzer), elsewhere by a notary or a certified translator. Ask the authority what comes first — the apostille or the translation — and whether the apostille itself must be translated.
Common mistakes
— Getting an apostille for Germany, Austria or Greece: it is not valid there.
— Expecting the certificate to name the cemetery: you cannot count on it.
— Different spellings of the name in the passport, certificate and translation. Compare Latin and Cyrillic spellings before translating.
— A power of attorney from Germany without consular legalisation: it may be refused in Uzbekistan.
— Mixing up the medical death certificate, the death registration record and the repeat certificate. Ask the authority exactly which document it needs.
How we can help
If you cannot handle this yourself, we take care of the whole chain: we check where the death was registered, obtain the document through a representative under your power of attorney, order the apostille where it is valid, help with the translation and send the documents to your country. For Germany we explain how to start the verification through your authority. The cost depends on the country and urgency — we will quote it after the first conversation.
A death registration record, yes — via my.gov.uz: service 303 in 3 working days or expedited service 400 in 1 working day (as of September 2026). For deaths registered after 01.03.2026, the spouse, parents and children receive an electronic record with a QR code automatically.
No, an Uzbek apostille is not valid in Germany. A German authority can order a document verification (Urkundenüberprüfung) through the German embassy in Tashkent: from EUR 100 for the first document, about 2 months for Tashkent documents.
Close relatives and heirs of the deceased, and other people under a power of attorney. From abroad, the easiest route is a power of attorney for a relative or representative in Uzbekistan.
No. Under the CIS conventions on legal assistance a notarised power of attorney from Russia is accepted in Uzbekistan without an apostille or legalisation. For Russia and Uzbekistan the Russian Ministry of Justice names the 2002 Chisinau Convention.
Online via my.gov.uz: 0.18 BCV and 2 working days (per buxgalter.uz as of 20.10.2025). The BCV is indexed, so check the exact amount on the portal. Do not get one for Germany, Austria or Greece — it is not valid there.
You cannot count on it. The certificate confirms the date and place of death. To find the grave you need other sources: relatives, the mahalla, the cemetery administration.
