The issue of registration of vital events (birth, marriage, divorce, death) in the Kyrgyz Republic is regulated by a number of norms of the national legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic, including the Law "On Acts of Civil Status" dated August 1, 2020 № 110 and the Instruction on the procedure for state registration of acts of civil status in the Kyrgyz Republic by the Resolution of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic dated March 11, 2021 № 90. 

According to the Law, state registration of acts of civil status is carried out by the authorized state body in the field of registration of acts of civil status on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic. For citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic located outside the country, such actions are performed by diplomatic missions and consular offices. 

However, the civil status acts of foreign citizens that occurred prior to their entry into the Kyrgyz Republic are not registered by the civil status registration authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic. This is due to the fact that these acts must be registered in accordance with the legislation of the country where they occurred. Article 12 of the Law establishes that documents issued by competent authorities of foreign states to certify civil status acts (for example, birth, marriage, divorce, death certificates) are recognized as valid in the Kyrgyz Republic if the following conditions are met: 

1.The document must be legalized by consular authorities or have an apostille (unless otherwise provided by international treaties). 

2.The document must be drawn up in accordance with the legislation of the foreign state in which it was issued. 

Thus, the Kyrgyz Republic recognizes civil status acts performed outside its territory if they are duly certified. 

The Kyrgyz Republic is a party to a number of international treaties, such as the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (1961). Participation in such treaties simplifies the recognition of foreign documents and eliminates the need for their legalization if the document is certified by an apostille. Additionally, the Instruction on the procedure for state registration of civil status acts stipulates that documents issued by competent authorities of foreign states certifying the fact of state registration of a civil status act must be translated into the state or official languages ​​of the Kyrgyz Republic. The authenticity of the signature of the translator who translated the documents must be notarized. The legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic does not directly provide for the possibility of registering civil status acts of foreign citizens in the Kyrgyz Republic if such acts occurred before their entry into the country. However, such events may be recognized if a foreign citizen provides an appropriate document certifying the fact of the event, drawn up in accordance with the legislation of his state and legalized or apostilled.