Membership in the EA shall be granted to the applicant and their eligible family members upon fulfillment of the conditions hereafter specified for the class of membership. Final determination of the eligibility of applicants for all classes of membership shall be vested in the Board of Directors, and must be in compliance with 6 FAM 540.
Application for each class of membership shall be submitted to the EA for review by the membership committee or designated individual. Applications for Full membership must be cleared by an appropriate individual at post. The application shall include a statement affirming the applicants’ understanding and acceptance of the rules and regulations of the EA to include the safeguarding and personal consumption of duty-free goods. All membership applications may be subject to the approval of the Regional Security Officer (RSO). In the event of any question or dispute concerning membership eligibility or class of membership, final determination will be made by the Principal Officer or his/her designated representative.
Basic requirements for each class of membership shall be as follows:
- Full Memberships shall be extended only to:
United States citizens, and U.S. resident aliens, who are employees of the United States Federal Government (and their eligible family members over the age of 16), assigned to a tour of duty in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and acting under the jurisdiction of the Principal Officer.
Possession of “Duty-Free Entry” privileges shall be a requirement in determining eligibility for Full membership. - Associate Memberships may be extended to:
– United States citizen and U.S. resident aliens, who are employees of contractors funded by United States agencies or instrumentalities under the provisions established in 6 FAM 542(b)
– Third country national direct-hire or contract personnel, recruited from outside Uzbekistan and relocated to Tashkent for employment by the United States Government under the provisions established in 6 FAM 544(a)
– United States citizens whose presence abroad is for the purpose of implementing United States federally funded programs under the jurisdiction of the Principal Officer under the provisions established in 6 FAM 542(b)
Possession of “Duty-Free Entry” privileges shall be a requirement in determining eligibility for Associate membership. - Teacher Memberships may be extended to:
United States citizen schoolteachers and administrators, hired from outside of the host country and employed by the Tashkent International School (TIS) under the provisions established in 6 FAM 542(c). Access is not accorded to locally hired U.S. citizen schoolteachers under this category. - Diplomatic Memberships may be extended to:
Members of other diplomatic communities and international organizations stationed within the host country under the provisions established in the Third Country Diplomat (TCD) Program in 6 FAM 545. Possession of “Duty-Free Entry” privileges shall be a requirement in determining eligibility for commissary access or its equivalent accorded to third country diplomats. Such access must meet TCD Program requirements.
Applicants must be employed by an international organization approved by the Office of Commissary and Recreation Affairs (CR) to participate in the TCD Program. Also, regardless of whether they have been granted duty-free access by the host country, applicants must have a diplomatic or official passport to qualify to shop in the commissary. A tourist passport does not qualify. - Affiliate Memberships may be extended to:
– United States citizens resident in country
– Host country national employees and third country national employees recruited in country employed by an agency of the USG
– Members of other diplomatic communities and international organizations
– With the approval of the Board of Directors and the Principal Officer or his/her designated representative, host and third country nationals residing in Uzbekistan
The total number of Affiliate Memberships may be determined and set by the EA Board of Directors with approval from the Principal Officer or his/her designated representative. - Temporary Memberships may be extended to citizens of the United States, who are employees of any agency of the United States Government, assigned to temporary duty or an official visitor to post. Temporary memberships are limited to a period not exceeding six months from the date of original issuance.
- Guest Memberships may be extended to local nationals, third country nationals, third country diplomats, or other non-U.S. Government personnel as well as other infrequent visitors to post and persons not heretofore mentioned.
The Board of Directors shall establish, and from time-to-time review, a schedule of membership fees, deposits, and/or dues as may be appropriate for each class of membership, together with appropriate rules and regulations to which each applicant for membership shall agree to abide.
Payment of deposits and fees shall be upon acceptance of the membership application by the Board of Directors.