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Kyrgyzstan Offers Final Chance to Legalize Foreign-Plated Cars

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov signed a decree offering a final chance to legalize vehicles with foreign license plates until September 1, 2026.
  • The decree allows owners to legalize, export, sell for parts, or scrap these vehicles, but only applies to cars imported before December 31, 2024.
  • After the deadline, unregistered vehicles will be banned, impounded, and potentially scrapped by court order, with new procedures for legalization and disposal to be established.

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov has issued a decree providing a final opportunity for owners of vehicles with foreign license plates to legalize their status. The "On Measures to Complete the Legalization and Regulate the Circulation of Vehicles with Foreign Registration Plates" decree sets a deadline of September 1, 2026, for this final legalization process.

The document provides owners of vehicles that have not undergone legalization with an additional and final period to settle their status – until September 1, 2026.

— Press service of the head of stateThis quote explains the core provision of the presidential decree regarding the extended deadline for vehicle legalization.

Under the new directive, vehicle owners can complete the legalization, export their cars from Kyrgyzstan, sell them for spare parts, or arrange for their disposal. However, this applies only to vehicles imported into the country before December 31, 2024, that have not yet undergone state registration. The decree explicitly states that this additional legalization is a one-time, final measure and will not be extended.

The additional legalization is a one-time and final measure and will not be extended.

— Presidential decreeThis emphasizes the non-extendable nature of the final legalization period.

Following the September deadline, the operation of any unlegalized vehicles within Kyrgyzstan will be prohibited. Owners who fail to comply with the decree's requirements will face their vehicles being impounded and subsequently scrapped by court decision. The Cabinet of Ministers has been tasked with establishing the specific procedures for this additional legalization and vehicle disposal within 30 days. Fees for initial registration will remain unchanged, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will facilitate the release of vehicles from special storage facilities under a preferential daily storage rate of 50 som.

vehicles will be placed in specialized parking lots with subsequent disposal by court decision.

— Presidential decreeThis outlines the consequence for non-compliance after the deadline.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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