Should foreigners be able to buy Kyrgyz land ?

Hello,

Should foreigners be able to buy a farmland or pasture in Kyrgyzstan ?

Thank you.

Sophie

Sophie, Kyrgyz law does not permit foreign nationals to buy or own (transfers, inheritance, gifted etc) Kyrgyz land.


The land rights of foreign persons are limited to the following:



  • Foreign persons may not own or use agricultural land[9];
  • Foreigners or foreign legal entities may receive residential land plots for fixed term (temporary) use or into ownership as a result of enforcement of mortgage with subsequent disposal of land plot within two years from the moment of acquiring the ownership right in the manner provided by the pledge law of Kyrgyz Republic;
  • Foreigners may receive non-residential land plots (except land plots provided for agricultural or mining purposes) for fixed term (temporary) use by the Government of Kyrgyz Republic. In all other cases, non-residential land plots may be provided, transferred or transmitted to foreign persons through universal succession for fixed-term (temporary) use;
  • Foreigners may receive land plots intended for mining purposes for temporary use in the same manner as local mining right holders;
  • Foreign nationals and foreign legal entities except repatriates may not receive land plots located within the frontier area for fixed-term (temporary) use;
  • Foreign banks and specialized financial institutions which received agricultural land plots into ownership as a result of enforcement of mortgage must dispose of these land plots within two years from the moment of acquiring ownership right in the manner provided in the pledge law.   
  • Foreigners who have acquired ownership of land by way of universal succession (inheritance, reorganization) must alienate such land to a Kyrgyz national or legal entity within one year from the date of acquiring such ownership.

https://invest.gov.kg/investors-guide/r … 0Republic.