The application for citizenship in Kyrgyzstan should be submitted to the Citizenship Commission.
The Commission will then determine whether a person is a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, a citizen of another state, or a person without citizenship.
Applications to the Citizenship Commission should include:
- the original and copy of documents which testify the person (passport or birth certificate);
- two photos of an individual;
- a document that confirms the grounds on which an individual wants to stay.
The lack of documents and information about the place of residence makes it difficult for many persons to apply.
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Citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic receives:
1) as a result of birth.
- A child whose parents at the time of their birth are citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic regardless of the place of birth.
- If the citizenship of parents is different and if one of them has the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic, the citizenship of the child, regardless of the place of birth, is determined by written consent of the parents
- A child, one of whose parents at the time of their birth was a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, And the second of the parents was a stateless person or was unknown, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, regardless of his place of birth
- A child born in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, whose parents are stateless persons and permanently reside in the Kyrgyz Republic, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic
- A child in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, both parents of which are unknown, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2) As a result of the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2.1. Foreign citizens and stateless persons who have reached 18 years of age have the right to apply for admission to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic according to the general procedure if they:
- lived continuously on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic during the last five years at the time of application. The term of residence is considered to be continuous if the person has left the Kyrgyz Republic for no more than three months within one year;
- to speak the state or official language in sufficient volume for communication.
The procedure for determining the level of state or official languages is established by the provision on the procedure of consideration of citizenship issues;
- Must comply with the Constitution and legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- have a financial source of existence.
The five-year term of residence of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic is reduced to three years if one of the following reasons exists:
- Marriage with a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- The presence of high achievements in the field of science, culture, as well as profession or qualification, which is in demand in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Investing in priority sectors of the economy of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Government approves investment procedures and investment size of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- In the case of refugee recognition by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2.2. Foreign citizens and stateless persons who have reached the age of 18 have the right to submit a petition for admission to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in a simplified procedure
The five years of residence in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic is reduced to one year unless the other is established by an interstate agreement that has gained legal force if they:
- Have at least one of the parents who has citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic and lives in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- Were born in the Kyrgyz SSR and had citizenship of the former USSR;
- Renew citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic
- A person of Kyrgyz nationality who has citizenship of a foreign state or is resident in the territory of a foreign state has the right to obtain citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in a simplified procedure.
The following persons shall be admitted to the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in a simplified way without observing the conditions of residence for five years on the territory of the country:
- A child, one of whose parents has citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic – upon request of one of the parents and with the written consent of the other for the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic by a child. Such consent is not necessary if the child lives in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic;
- A child, one of whose parents has citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic – upon request of one of the parents;
- A child or disabled person who is in care – upon request of the care or a trusted person who has citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic
3) as a result of the renewal of citizenship.
A person who was a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic before, without interruption and legally residing in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, may be renewed to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic for a personal application and in the procedure provided for in Article 14 of the Law "on Citizenship".
4) based on the agreements envisaged by the intergovernmental agreements, which have gained legal force
Grounds for refusal to accept citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic
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The following persons refuse to accept citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic:
1) advocate for the forced change of the basis of the constitutional order, carry out activities that threaten the security of the Kyrgyz Republic;
2) submitted false documents or reported false facts;
3) issued outside the Kyrgyz Republic with a temporary term of five years or a permanent ban on entry to the Kyrgyz Republic by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic;
4) serving in the military service, as well as in the law enforcement and security agencies of a foreign state;
5) brought to criminal responsibility by the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic, by the legislation of the foreign state (until the final decision is made by the law, executive authorities, or courts of the Kyrgyz Republic);
6) acts as the defendant in civil cases (until the final decision);
7) sentenced and punished in the form of imprisonment (until the end of the term of punishment);
8) sentenced to imprisonment for severe crimes in the Kyrgyz Republic.
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The child's citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in the case of adoption and guardianship
1. A child who is a foreign citizen or stateless person, adopted by a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, or taken under guardianship or care by citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.
2. A child who is a foreign citizen or stateless person, adopted by a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, or taken care or care by persons, one of whom is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.
3. A child who is a foreign citizen, adopted by spouses or taken under care or care by persons, one of whom is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the other is a citizen of a foreign state, becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic by written consent of both adopters, guardians, and caregivers.
4. A child who is a stateless person, adopted by a couple or under the care of persons, one of whom is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The preservation of the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic for a child in case of adoption
A child who is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, adopted by foreign citizens or stateless persons or spouses, one of whom is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and the other is a foreign citizen or stateless person, retains the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The preservation of the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic for a child who is in the care
The child shall retain the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic upon request of the guardian if the parents or one of the parents of the child who live in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic lose it and do not take part in the upbringing of the child on which the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic establish the guardianship or care.
Citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic is a child if one of the parents receives citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic
1. If one of the parents becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the other parent remains a foreign citizen, the child can obtain citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic upon request of one of the parents who acquires the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic (in writing the consent of the other of the parents).
2. If one of the parents becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and the other is a stateless person, the citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.
3. If one of the parents becomes a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and the second parent remains a stateless person, the child who lives outside the Kyrgyz Republic may obtain citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic upon request of one of the parents.
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Necessity of consent of children in case of change of citizenship
Change of citizenship of children aged 14 to 18 years in case of change of citizenship of their parents, and in case of adoption is allowed only on the consent of children, tested notarized.
Recognition of the citizenship of another state by a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic
A citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic may accept the citizenship of another state, leaving the citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic in the following cases:
1) if the citizenship of another state does not contradict the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic and the legislation of a foreign state;
2) if there are legally valid intergovernmental agreements on dual citizenship between states
Dual citizenship in the Kyrgyz Republic is not recognized:
1) for a citizen of the border with the Kyrgyz Republic;
2) for persons mentioned in Article 16 of the Law "on Citizenship".
Termination, renewal and withdrawal of dual citizenship are carried out by the procedure established by the Law "on Citizenship".
A person who receives dual citizenship in the Kyrgyz Republic is fully registered in the procedure established by the Law "on Citizenship" as a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Dual citizenship in the Kyrgyz Republic is invalid if the facts listed in Article 23 of the Law "on Citizenship" are established.
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Is it possible to get a temporary residence permit in Kyrgyzstan?
Required documents:
- Application;
- National passport/ID;
- A document confirming the residence of a citizen in the Kyrgyz Republic for at least five years;
- Birth certificate;
- autobiography;
- Letter of confirmation of employment
- Help from the place of residence;
- Certificate of marriage;
- Passport of the spouse;
- Notarized consent of the spouse to obtain a residence permit in the Kyrgyz Republic;
- The agreement of the owner of the house or apartment for the registration of the place of residence;
- A copy of the passport of the owner of the house;
- Contract of purchase/sale of a house or apartment;
- A document on the absence of criminal records of a foreign citizen.
- For pensioners: A copy of the pension certificate;
- For unemployed: Notarized liability for burns or bank account.
You only need to provide one copy of the above documents.
The owners of the real estate must have the permission of the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic and the permission to work.
The documents for permanent and temporary residence are the same. The only difference is that the documents for residence permit are submitted in 2 copies.
