How to apply to study in the United States from Uzbekistan

The school-leaving certificate, sent with the school report.

A copy of your high-school transcript, usually submitted by the counsellor with the School Report.

Certified English translations of the attestat and the transcript.

The Common App personal essay. Colleges can make it optional or required, and most add their own supplemental essays.

A counsellor recommendation plus one or two teacher recommendations is the usual set.

The TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or PTE report.

Valid for at least six months beyond the intended period of stay for most applicants.

A photograph meeting the State Department specification, uploaded with the DS-160.

Evidence that you can pay tuition and living costs for the first year. The figure is the university’s cost of attendance, so read it off your own I-20 rather than from a general table.

The Common App activities section replaces a CV for most colleges; some ask for a resume as well.

Any one of these is enough

Typical undergraduate requirement. Selective universities ask for 90–100; community colleges accept less.

Typical undergraduate equivalent of TOEFL iBT 80.

Widely accepted since 2020, but not everywhere — confirm on the admissions page.

Typical undergraduate equivalent. Check the admissions page.

Every college has different testing requirements and many are test-optional; 1200 is an indicative score for a competitive application, not a stated minimum.

The alternative to the SAT, with the same test-optional caveat.

US admission is based on the secondary-school record as a whole rather than a fixed number of years; an Uzbek attestat is normally accepted. A few universities ask for an additional year or a credential evaluation.

An indicative attestat average for a competitive application. US universities convert to a 4.0 GPA themselves and read the transcript, not only the average.

The F-1 visa is applied for against the I-20; the university issues it only once admission and funding are settled.

The SEVIS fee is separate from the visa fee; check the current amount on the official site before paying. Citation repointed: the page this was read from now returns 404 and the link goes to the section root of the same official site. The rule has not been re-read since the page moved.

The bachelor diploma; final-year students apply with a transcript and a conditional offer.

The full university transcript, often through a credential evaluation service such as WES.

Certified English translations of the diploma and transcript.

The statement of purpose, written for this department and this research area.

Usually three letters, at least two of them academic.

An academic CV with research, publications and work experience.

The TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo report.

Valid for at least six months beyond the intended period of stay for most applicants.

A photograph meeting the State Department specification, uploaded with the DS-160.

Evidence that you can pay tuition and living costs for the first year. The figure is the university’s cost of attendance, so read it off your own I-20 rather than from a general table.

Any one of these is enough

Typical graduate requirement; assistantships often need more.

Typical graduate equivalent of TOEFL iBT 90.

Accepted by many graduate schools; confirm before booking.

Asked for by many but no longer most programmes. 300 combined is an indicative competitive score, not a stated minimum.

The business-school alternative to the GRE, with the same caveat.

Indicative diploma average; US graduate schools usually name a 3.0/4.0 minimum and convert your marks themselves.

A completed four-year bachelor degree, or a degree the university’s credential evaluation treats as equivalent.

The F-1 visa is applied for against the I-20; the university issues it only once admission and funding are settled.

The SEVIS fee is separate from the visa fee; check the current amount on the official site before paying. Citation repointed: the page this was read from now returns 404 and the link goes to the section root of the same official site. The rule has not been re-read since the page moved.