1. A child, one of whose parents was a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and the other was a foreign citizen, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, except for the situation when the child's parents submit a joint written statement of renunciation of citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in relation to the child who acquires foreign citizenship by birth.
2. A child, one of whose parents was a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and the other was a stateless person or was unknown at the time of his birth, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic regardless of the place of birth.
3. A child born on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, whose parents or only parent are stateless persons, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.
4. A child born on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, both of whose parents or the only parent are foreign citizens, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic, if the state of citizenship of the parents or the only parent does not grant citizenship to the child.
6. A child located on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, both of whose parents are unknown, is a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Conditions for admission to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in the general manner
1. Foreign citizens and stateless persons who have reached the age of 18 have the right to apply for admission to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in the general manner.
The period of residence of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, established by paragraph 1 of part 1 of this article, is reduced to three years in the presence of at least one of the following grounds:
2) the presence of high achievements in the field of science, technology, culture, sports, as well as the presence of a profession or qualification in demand in the Kyrgyz Republic;
3) investment in priority sectors of the economy of the Kyrgyz Republic. The investment procedure and the amount of investment are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic;
4) upon recognition of them as refugees or stateless persons in accordance with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic;
5) foreign citizens and stateless persons who have entered into marriage with a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic

1. Foreign citizens and stateless persons who have reached the age of 18 have the right to apply for admission to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in a simplified procedure. The period of their residence in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic, established by paragraph 1 of part 1 of Article 13, is reduced to one year, unless otherwise provided by international treaties that have entered into force in the manner prescribed by law, to which the Kyrgyz Republic is a party, if they: 1) have at least one parent who has citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic and resides in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic; 2) were born in the Kyrgyz SSR and/or had citizenship of the former USSR; 3) are reinstated in the citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic.

1. Consideration of applications on issues of citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic and making decisions on them on petitions in the general procedure shall be carried out within a period of up to one year from the date of filing the petition with the attached duly executed documents.
2. Consideration of applications of persons filing petitions for obtaining citizenship or renunciation of citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic in a simplified procedure and making decisions on them shall be carried out by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic within a period of up to six months from the date of filing the petition with the attached duly executed documents.

1. Decisions on citizenship issues may be appealed in court.
2. A complaint may be filed within six months from the date of the relevant decision. A missed deadline for appealing a decision on citizenship issues for a valid reason may be reinstated in court.