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06/16/2025

The Regulation on the procedure for considering issues of citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic

Original names of the law: Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандык маселелерин кароонун тартиби жөнүндө Жобо

Year: 2013

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Nationality, Integration & Public Affairs, Documentation

Description

Presidential Decree No. 174, dd. August 10, 2013, approves the Regulation on the Procedure for Considering Citizenship Matters of the Kyrgyz Republic. This decree outlines the processes for applying for and acquiring Kyrgyz citizenship, determining citizenship affiliation, and the procedure for citizens to notify state bodies of dual citizenship. It also establishes the grounds and procedures for the loss of Kyrgyz citizenship

Selected provisions
Chapter 3. Procedure for filing applications for admission to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic Chapter 4. List of documents submitted when applying for admission to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic

Clause 16. Persons who are ethnic Kyrgyz, have citizenship of a foreign state or are stateless persons shall be admitted to citizenship of the Kyrgyz Republic without presenting conditions on the period of residence in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic and without observing the conditions stipulated in clauses 13, 14, 15 of this Regulation.
Clause 22. A valid identity document of a foreign citizen or stateless person (passport - for foreign citizens, residence permit or stateless person certificate - for stateless persons, kairylman certificate or conclusion of a territorial division on recognition of the applicant as a stateless person - for ethnic Kyrgyz, refugee certificate - for persons recognized as refugees in accordance with the procedure established by law).
Clause 23. A certificate of no criminal record, duly apostilled or having undergone the consular legalization procedure, issued by a foreign state of which the applicant is a citizen or by the state in which the stateless person resided before entering the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic (for persons over 14 years of age), with the exception of refugees; - a document confirming the availability of a legal source of livelihood, with the exception of refugees