Kyrgyz state authorities have decided to set and apply quota for foreign people wishing to apply for residence permit, informs 24.kg. 2000 foreigners may exercise their rights this year, reported the Parliament’s press-office. First of all, the quota will include ethnic Kyrgyz, their relatives, children and spouses. The quota will also include scientific and cultural workers along with qualified economic experts.

Some were really worried about the number of Chinese wishing to apply for residence permit. However, for the past 5 years only 125 Chinese citizens applied for residence. According to numbers given by AKIpress, in 2007 75,000 Chinese citizens visited Kyrgyzstan and 120 of them were deported. This information was disclosed by the chair of Border Service Zamir Moldoshev during the session of parliamentary committee on labor, social and migrants’ policy and public health.

Surely, Chinese citizens need not to apply for residence as most of them have no long-term commitment and interest in living in Kyrgyzstan. They are just making money by setting up and owning restaurants, casinos, supermarkets, shops and trade businesses.