Over 12,000 foreign citizens are currently employed in Kyrgyzstan, according to Jumabek Myrzabayev, head of the Migration Department at the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration, who shared this information with Birinchi Radio.
Foreign nationals are primarily engaged in the construction, light industry, manufacturing, trade, and services sectors. The majority of work permits have been issued to citizens from China, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
For 2025, Kyrgyzstan has set a foreign labor force quota of 25,000 individuals.
The Kyrgyz government has provided a short window for foreign citizens who have violated the country’s migration laws to legalize their stay. This amnesty, which concludes today, June 10, 2025, applies to individuals with expired visas or residence permits, those without valid documents confirming legal stay, and those who have breached their purpose of entry or transit rules.
Authorities have warned that after today’s deadline, foreign citizens remaining in Kyrgyzstan illegally will face deportation.
Myrzabayev reported that more than 3,000 applications have been submitted by foreigners seeking to regularize their status in Kyrgyzstan.
