India or Kyrgyzstan
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| India | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | — |
| Citizenship | 12 years | 5 years |
| Partner can work | — | — |
| Parents | — | — |
| Pets | no trouble | no trouble |
| Pet limit | 2 | 2 |
| Quarantine | no | no |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 782 · estimate | $ 674 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 14,2 | $ 19,5 |
| Life expectancy | 72.23 | 72.4 |
| Homicides/100k | 2.72 | 1.75 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 7.8 | 3.9 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: India — 17, Kyrgyzstan — 17. Types present in both: work, study, family, investment and repatriation. Kyrgyzstan adds: remote work.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
India: the fee is 100 INR wherever it is published. Routes with a published decision deadline: 1; the shortest is 30 days. Kyrgyzstan: every route that publishes a fee charges nothing. Routes with a published decision deadline: 15; the shortest is 7 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: India with no residence period, Kyrgyzstan after 5 years. Citizenship: India after 12 years, Kyrgyzstan after 5 years. Kyrgyzstan allows a second citizenship, India does not.
India in brief
India is the world's second-most-populous labour market, with high demand for skilled IT and engineering professionals and a globally low cost of living: rent and utility payments are several times lower than in Europe, even in the largest cities. The work visa is rigidly tied to the employer — it cannot be changed without leaving the country — and is issued only for an annual salary above 1,625,000 rupees, except for a few exempt categories. There is no general mechanism for permanent residence by length of stay: status is renewed through annual work visas via the FRRO, and Permanent Residency Status (PRS) is granted only to foreign investors who invest at least 10 crore rupees. Naturalisation requires about 12 years of residence in the country, and dual citizenship is not allowed. The northern plain suffers from smog in winter, while the coastal and mountain regions suffer from monsoon flooding and earthquakes. The country's five largest cities differ sharply in character: from the financial capital Mumbai and the technology cluster Bangalore to the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Jaipur and Agra.
Kyrgyzstan in brief
On the sum of its formal conditions, Kyrgyzstan is the most accessible way into Central Asia. Five years of lawful residence give permanent residence, five more open the way to citizenship, and the law's language requirement can be met in Russian: it holds official-language status, which is rare among post-Soviet states. Dual citizenship is allowed, but article 22 attaches three caveats: an international treaty is needed, it is not recognised for citizens of neighbouring states, and a holder of two passports may not be president, a member of parliament or a judge. Membership of the Eurasian Economic Union removes the work permit for citizens of the union and extends the union's pet import rules — up to two animals with no permit and no quarantine. Held back by control of corruption at −1.14, seismicity of 7.7 out of 10, winter smog in the Chuy valley, and skilled work concentrated almost entirely in Bishkek.
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