Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia (West, South & Central) |
| ISO 3166-1 | KG / KGZ |
| Registry | Ministry of Justice — State Service of Justice |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Kyrgyzstan and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | INN (ИНН — Идентификационный номер налогоплательщика) | State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Registration Number (Регистрационный номер) | Ministry of Justice — State Service of Justice |
Sector regulators
NBKR · FSA/Gosfinnadzor · SFIS
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Жоопкерчилиги чектелген коом (Limited Liability Company) | OsOO | The dominant SME vehicle in Kyrgyzstan; 1–30 members; no minimum capital; liability limited to contributed share. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Акционердик коом (Joint Stock Company) | AK | Share-capital company with transferable shares; minimum charter capital KGS 100,000; exists in open form (ОАО, no shareholder cap) and closed form (ЗАО, up to 50 shareholders). Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Жеке ишкер (Individual Entrepreneur) | ZhI/IP | Sole trader; not a separate legal entity; owner bears unlimited personal liability; may use simplified patent-based tax regime. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Certificate of State Registration |
| Constitutive Documents | All required: Charter + Founders Agreement |
| Tax Registration | INN Certificate |
| Operating Permit | Activity License (Лицензия на осуществление деятельности) |
| Ownership Records | Registry Extract (Выписка из реестра) |
| Governance Records | Any one of: Registry Extract (Выписка из реестра) showing director · Executive Body Appointment Record |
| Signing Authority | Notarized Power of Attorney (Нотариально заверенная доверенность) |
| Address | Any one of: Договор аренды · Квитанция за коммунальные услуги · Выписка с банковского счета |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Certificate of State Registration (Свидетельство о государственной регистрации) | Legal Registration |
| Charter (Устав) | Constitutive Documents |
| Founders Agreement (Учредительный договор) | Constitutive Documents |
| INN Certificate (Свидетельство об ИНН) | Tax Registration |
| Activity License (Лицензия на осуществление деятельности) | Operating Permit |
| Registry Extract (Выписка из реестра) | Ownership Records |
| Registry Extract (Выписка из реестра) showing director | Governance Records |
| Executive Body Appointment Record | Governance Records |
| Notarized Power of Attorney (Нотариально заверенная доверенность) | Signing Authority |
| Договор аренды | Address |
| Квитанция за коммунальные услуги (≤90 дней) | Address |
| Выписка с банковского счета (≤90 дней) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | NBKR Banking/Payments License |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Issued by Ministry of Justice; carries registration number and legal form.
- Constitutive Documents: Charter required for all entities; founders agreement required for multi-member OsOO and AK. Single-member OsOO may use charter alone.
- Tax Registration: 14-digit code; auto-issued alongside state registration via one-stop-shop; verify at sti.gov.kg.
- Operating Permit: Required for restricted activity categories; issued by national or local authority depending on activity type. Not required for all entities.
- Sector-Specific License: NBKR licenses banks, payment organizations, forex dealers; FSA/Gosfinnadzor licenses insurance companies, securities market participants.
- Governance Records: Director name and appointment recorded in Ministry of Justice register; extract shows current incumbent.
- Signing Authority: Director of record signs on behalf of entity without POA; third-party representatives require notarized POA per Law “On Notariat.”
- Address: Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Директор / Руководитель (Director/Head) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Executive head of entity; day-to-day management authority; signatory of record without separate POA. |
| Председатель Совета директоров (Board Chair) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Chair of the board of directors in an AK; governance role. |
| Член Совета директоров (Board Member) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Non-executive board member of an AK. |
| Представитель по доверенности (Authorized Representative / POA Holder) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Third party empowered to bind the company via notarized power of attorney. |
Notes
- Registry portal is Kyrgyz/Russian only. The Ministry of Justice online portal (online.minjust.gov.kg) has no English interface; extracts are issued in Kyrgyz or Russian. Budget for certified translation of all registry documents.
- Apostille Convention — two objections remain. Kyrgyzstan acceded 15 November 2010 (entry into force 31 July 2011). Germany withdrew its objection 7 October 2024; Belgium withdrew 11 June 2025. Austria and Greece objections remain outstanding as of 2026-05-06; verify Convention applicability for documents destined for these jurisdictions via the HCCH status table.
- One-stop-shop registration auto-creates INN. State registration at the Ministry of Justice simultaneously registers the entity with the Tax Service; a separate INN application is not needed for newly incorporated entities. Foreign legal entities must register separately via sti.gov.kg.