Kyrgyzstan sets September 1 deadline for legalizing foreign-plated cars

Kyrgyzstan is nearing the end of its vehicle legalization campaign for cars with foreign license plates. The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has set September 1, 2026, as the final deadline for owners to complete the process. President Sadyr Жапаров signed a decree on June 3, 2026, to finalize this initiative.

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The additional and final procedure will be completed on September 1, 2026.

This specific decree targets vehicles that were brought into Kyrgyzstan before the end of 2024 and have not yet undergone state registration. Cars imported in 2025 and 2026 are not eligible for this legalization procedure. Officials emphasize that this campaign is the last opportunity, and it will not be extended beyond September 1.

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The current campaign is the concluding one and will not be extended after September 1.

After the deadline, it will be impossible to legalize vehicles with foreign plates. Furthermore, strict limitations apply to legalized cars: they cannot be sold, gifted, transferred by power of attorney, leased, or re-registered to another individual. Only the citizen under whose name the vehicle was legalized can operate it. The ministry also advises citizens against purchasing foreign-plated cars that are not legalized in Kyrgyzstan or have not been deregistered in their country of origin, warning of potential registration and operational issues.

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It will be impossible to legalize cars with foreign numbers after this date.