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Know Your Rights

If something goes wrong abroad — unpaid wages, a confiscated passport, threats of deportation — here is exactly what to do and who to contact.

In an emergency
If you are in immediate danger, being held against your will, or your documents have been taken by force, contact the nearest Uzbek consulate immediately and call local emergency services.
What is happening?
Remember
Your passport belongs to you by law. No employer has the right to keep it. Withholding a passport, unpaid wages, and threats are illegal in every destination country — and reportable.

Migration Agency Hotline

migration.uz

Uzbek Consulates

mfa.uz

IOM (free migrant assistance)

uzbekistan.iom.int