Passenger taxi licence
Vehicle and driver requirements and the city quotas.
Responsible body: Department of Infrastructure and Communications
Guide to this service
A passenger taxi licence is issued for a year by the Department of Infrastructure and Communications, within the quota of each city. Taxis carry a roof sign and a yellow and black chequered stripe, and a taximeter sealed by Iradstandart.
Who can apply
- Sole traders and firms on the Register of Firms, with a vehicle no older than 15 years and no more than eight passenger seats.
- Drivers with at least three years' driving experience.
What to bring
- Form DIC-3
- The vehicle registration certificate and technical inspection certificate
- The taximeter's Iradstandart seal certificate
- The compulsory motor policy and the passenger insurance
- Registration as a sole trader or firm
- A lease or ownership of a parking place off the street
- The receipt for the state duty
Fees and state duty
| Passenger taxi licence | IS 500 a year |
How long it takes
- Talas's quota is often issued in full early in the year; applications for the next year are accepted from 1 December.
- Applications are decided in 15 working days in the online submission pilot.
Where to go
- Department of Infrastructure and Communications, transport licensing counter, Liberty Boulevard 14, Talas: Monday to Wednesday, 9:00–12:00.
Common reasons for refusal or return
- The quota for the city is used up.
- The vehicle is more than 15 years old.
- The taximeter seal is overdue.
- No off-street parking place.
Online submission (pilot)
This service is in the e-Irad online submission pilot. Form DIC-3 can be submitted on the Applications online page instead of at the counter; the receiving body's term is 15 working days. Originals are presented when the result is collected.
Forms for this service
- Application for a passenger taxi licence DIC-3 · PDF
Print on A4 paper and complete by hand in block capitals, in black or blue ink. Forms printed from e-Irad are accepted at every counter.
Legal basis
- Passenger Road Transport Act 2012 (№ 12-07) taxi licences
- Executive Directive 2023/18 colour and markings of taxis
- Tax Code of the ISEZ 2009 (№ 09-11) state duty, budget code 142161
See also
Text checked on 2 November 2026. Iradi and Russian versions of this guide are in preparation. Questions: e-Government Service Centre, +996-39-2-27-14-14, help@e-irad.org.