Published: 03.10.2026
Kyrgyzstan’s president signed a decree transferring to the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration the processing and issuance of unified permits for foreigners to enter, stay and work, as well as residence cards. A Migration Department will be established within the ministry, while the Cabinet will set procedures for transferring functions and pending applications.
According to the source, the main change concerns the government body responsible for key migration documents rather than the eligibility conditions themselves. In the longer term, applicants for unified permits and residence cards will need to follow the new structure and the procedure for transferring pending applications, while the authorities are expected to maintain uninterrupted services. This primarily affects foreigners who have already submitted applications or plan to arrange the right to stay and work in Kyrgyzstan. It is worth monitoring because the institutional transition may change where applications are filed and how they are processed.
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