Date of publication:
01/09/2026
Kyrgyzstan
Do domestic laws and policies allow forcibly displaced and stateless persons to exercise liberal professions, when they hold relevant diplomas or qualifications?
Assessment by population
Analysis
When employing foreign citizens, including stateless persons, the state regulates the process of recognition (nostrification) of educational documents issued abroad, which is governed by a number of provisions, including:
1. Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas in the Kyrgyz Republic, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic dated January 12, 2012 No. 16. It states that academic degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) issued abroad may be recognized as equivalent to the degree of Candidate of Sciences after examination and nostrification.
2. Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas for the highest academic degree of Doctor of Sciences (Dr. Habil), approved by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic dated December 14, 2016 No. 671. According to this document, the degree of Doctor of Sciences (Dr. Habil) may be recognized as equivalent to the degree of Doctor of Sciences (PhD) after passing the examination of the dissertation and nostrification of the diploma.
The examination of documents is carried out by authorized bodies, such as the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC) of the Kyrgyz Republic. Recognition is carried out within the framework of international treaties to which the country is a party.
In accordance with the Law on Refugees, the state administration body of the Kyrgyz Republic implementing migration policy and coordinating work related to refugees is the Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is worth noting that the legal framework does not contain provisions that oblige the authorized body to maintain statistics on how many refugees work in professional fields and in which ones.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
The Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas of the highest academic degree of Habilitated Doctor (Dr. Habil)
- Year: 2016
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Education
- Link to external source: https://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/7617/edition/1146092/ru
Legal provision
The Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas of the highest academic degree of Habilitated Doctor (Dr. Habil) - Generic
The Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas of the highest academic degree of Habilitated Doctor (Dr. Habil) - Generic
The Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas in the Kyrgyz Republic
- Year: 2012
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Education, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/7617/edition/1146092/ru
Legal provision
The Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas in the Kyrgyz Republic - Generic
The Regulation on the nostrification of diplomas in the Kyrgyz Republic - Generic