The Kyrgyz Ministry of Construction has streamlined the process of issuing licenses to construction companies, eliminating intermediaries and making it possible to obtain a license directly for a fixed fee and within a short time frame. Minister of Construction Nurdan Oruntaev announced the changes via his official Facebook page.
All documents can now be submitted, and construction licenses obtained, through the Ministry of Construction’s official website. According to the ministry, the number of documents required to obtain a construction license has been reduced significantly, from 23 to just 6.
However, the cost of obtaining a construction license has increased substantially, from 150,000 KGS (approximately $1,700) to 1.5 million KGS (around $17,000).
“Foreign investors, please contact us directly. Do not purchase licenses from unofficial sources. We are ready to issue you a construction license under the simplest conditions: you need only to provide a copy of the relevant license from your country and pay 1.5 million som to the state treasury. No bureaucracy, no queues, just six documents, and the license will be issued within 10 days,” Oruntaev emphasized.
Under the new rules, the procedure for obtaining one-time construction licenses has also been simplified. Companies without a full construction license can now receive a permit for a single project at a specific site.
This reform follows the establishment of the Ministry of Construction earlier in 2025. Previously, licensing and regulatory functions for construction were managed by the Architecture and Construction Agency, which was subordinate to the Ministry of Economy and Commerce.
