Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to Mutually Credit Work Experience: Draft Law Submitted to Parliament

The Jogorku Kenesh has received for consideration a draft law on ratification of an agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on state social insurance and pension provision. The document provides for mutual recognition of work experience and pension payments to citizens who have worked in both countries.

The agreement was signed on July 30, 2025, in Cholpon-Ata during a state visit by Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Under the terms of the document, each party assigns pensions for insurance service acquired on its territory in accordance with its own legislation. If service in one country is insufficient to qualify for a pension, the periods of employment in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan may be combined; overlapping periods will not be counted twice.

The agreement covers old-age pensions, disability pensions, and survivor benefits. Citizens who relocate to permanent residence in the neighboring country will be able to receive assigned pensions regardless of place of residence—without deductions for delivery costs.

For seconded workers, there is a provision to continue paying insurance contributions in the country of secondment for 24 months with the possibility of extension to 60 months by agreement of the authorized bodies.

According to supporting documentation, in 2025 insurance contributions in Kyrgyzstan were paid by 8,288 Uzbek citizens for a total amount of 86.4 million soms. According to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry's estimate, approximately 6,300 Kyrgyz citizens reside in Uzbekistan.

Kyrgyzstan's Social Fund expects that the agreement will ensure pension rights for citizens who have worked or continue to work on the territory of the neighboring state. Ratification will not require additional expenditures from the republican budget.