How to Get Kyrgyzstan Citizenship

Person is a female foreign citizen or stateless person, is married to a citizen and arrived in the country with the purpose of having permanent residence; Person is a foreign citizen or a stateless person who is married to a citizen, has resided in the country since 3 years. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation.

Descent (born in country)

Person is born in Kyrgyzstan to parents who are both citizens, or to an only father or mother who is a citizen. If only one parent is a citizen, the parents' written consent is required.

Descent (born abroad)

Person is born abroad to parents who are both citizens. If only one parent is a citizen, the child is considered in principle a Kyrgyz citizen unless it is renounced by the parents in a joint written application and the child gets another foreign citizenship at birth. If only one parent is a citizen and the other one is stateless or unknown, the child is considered a Kyrgyz citizen.

Transfer to a child

Person has been resident for 1 year, has reached the age of majority, and has a parent who is a citizen. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation (except language requirement).

Child coacquisition

Person is the child of a parent who is acquiring citizenship. If one parent remains a foreigner, the parent acquiring citizenship must request it and the child must reside in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. If one parent is without citizenship, the child shares in the acquisition of citizenship by the other parent automatically (if child is resident in the country) or upon the request of the parent acquiring citizenship (if child is resident abroad).

Person is adopted by a citizen. If person is adopted by a couple one of whom is a foreigner, the written consent of both adoptive parents is required (not necessary if the child is stateless). Child's consent is required between the age of 14 and 18.

Persons was born in the country, had the citizenship of the former USSR, and has been resident for 1 year. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation (except language requirement)

Person is a former citizen, has been resident for 1 year, and returned to have permanent residence. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation (except language requirement). Or person is a former citizen and resides continuously and legally in the country. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation (except language requirement).

Person is of Kyrgyz ethnicity, has a foreign citizenship or no citizenship and returns to Kyrgyzstan to have permanent residence.

Person is a recognised refugee and has been resident for 3 years. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation.

Foundlings

Person is a child located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan and of unknown parentage.

Otherwise stateless (born in country)

Person is a child born in Kyrgyzstan to parents who are both without citizenship, or to a single mother or single father who is stateless, and are/is permanently residing in the country; Person is born on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic to parents or single mother or father who is a foreign citizen if the State of nationality of the parent(s) does not grant the person citizenship.

Stateless persons

Person is a stateless person and has been resident for 3 years. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation.

Person has high achievements in the fields of science, culture or sport, or a profession or qualification that is in high demand in Kyrgyzstan, and has been resident for 3 years. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation.

Person has invested in highly prioritised sectors of the economy of the country and has been resident for 3 years. Other conditions: see the rules for ordinary naturalisation.