Kyrgyz Republic

Registering Property in

Kyrgyz Republic

Listed below is a detailed summary of the steps, time and cost involved in registering property, assuming a standardized case of an entrepreneur who wants to purchase land and a building that is already registered and free of title dispute.

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  • Standard Property Transfer

  • Property Value: KGS 1,913,099.64
  • City: Bishkek

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The seller obtains a Registration Certificate from the Gosregister (Land Registry)

In case the parties chose to notarize their sale-purchase agreement, the buyer requests the seller to provide him with the Registration Certificate evidencing his rights to the property. This Certificate indicates the owner of the property and provides information on the existence or absence of encumbrances over the property.

The documentation shall include:
• Application (in the established form);
• Copy of ownership document;
• Original and a copy of technical passport;
• Identification documents;
• Copy of resolution of the management body on the sale of the property;

The cost of the regular procedure (3 days) is KZS 188.10 and KZS 327.50 for an expedited procedure (1 day).

Agency: State Registration Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 		1 day expedited (3 days regular) KGS 188.10 (regular) or KGS 327.50(expedited)
2 A public notary notarizes the sale-purchase agreement

The Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on Amendments to the Civil Code of the Kyrgyz Republic #104 of 30.03.2009 introduced voluntary notary certification of property disposal (sale and acquisition) contract. Previously, it was mandatory to notarize the sale-purchase agreement with a public notary. Now, parties have a choice to have notaries register such contracts or make a transaction and register it directly with the State Register. Should parties chose to notarize the sale-purchase contract, the cost for the procedure for non-residential properties with a square footage higher than 400 square meters is KZS 40,000 (as prescribed by the Resolution of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan #733 of 19.10.2006 “On State duties”. As of June 2009, around half of property transactions are still being notarized.

The parties must also notarize copies of their respective charters and/or foundation agreements and corporate registration certificates (to be later presented to the registrar). Notarization of copies will cost KZS 5 per page plus KZS 10 per one document; total approximately KZS 350.

During the notarization, the parties will be required to submit copies of the parties’ respective charters and foundation agreements, corporate registration certificates, resolutions of the management bodies on the purchase/sale of the property, powers of attorney, a certificate evidencing the balance sheet value of the property, and certain other corporate documents. The seller shall also present the registration certificate evidencing the seller’s title to the property (obtained in procedure 1).


Agency: Public Notary 		1 day KGS 40,000 fixed fee + KGS 350 (notarization of copies)
3 The buyer applies to Gosregister for registration of the title transfer

The buyer appears at the local office of Gosregister and presents all the required documents. The buyer (the seller may pay it upon agreement between the parties) pays the registration fee and delivers to the registrar the receipt evidencing the payment and a formal application for the registration of the title transfer. The notarized sale purchase agreement must be presented to the local office of Gosregister no later than 30 days from the moment of its signing (otherwise a penalty fee is charged).
The Gosregister issues the receipt about the acceptance of the documents for the registration and conducts the registration during 2 days or 1 day, if the procedure is expedited. The buyer receives his own copy of the agreement where the Registry certified the registration, as well as the copy of record card, where it will be marked that he is the owner of this property. The buyer must also visit a separate window at the Registry for a separate application (previously BTI Office). This can be done at the same time at the Gosregister. The Land Registry makes correspondent alterations in the inventory file of the building and land plot and provides the buyer with the new cadastral plan of the building and cadastral plan of the land plot.

The documentation shall include:
• Application (in the established form)
• State act on land property right;
• Technical original passport;
• The signed and notarized sale and purchase agreement (Obtained in Procedure 2);
• Powers of attorney (if needed), notarized copies of the buyer charter and/or foundation agreement, corporate registration certificate, resolution of the management body on the purchase of the property.

The cost for the procedures was updated with the Order #80 of June 11, 2008 of the Land Registry (Gosregistr). Thus, the cost for the 2 day registration is KZS 643.9 and for the expedited procedure is KZS 1231. In practice, the expedited procedure still takes 2 days.

Agency: State Registration Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 		2 days regular; 1 day expedited KGS 643.9 (regular procedure - 2 days) or KGS 1231 (expedited procedure - 1 day) fees for legal entities
4 The buyer receives documents of title upon completion of the registration

After the registration is completed, the buyer appears at the Gosregister to pick up his copy of the agreement bearing the stamp of the registrar, the amended technical passport for the property, and the State act on land property right.
The documentation shall include: the passport of the buyer, or a power of attorney or other documents confirming the rights of the individual to pick up the documents on behalf of the buyer.


Agency: State Registration Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 		1 day Already paid in procedure 3
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