Visa policy of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstani visa

Visitors to Kyrgyzstan must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival.

Kyrgyzstan's visa and other migration policies are also implemented in accordance with the mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the rules of the single market of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Visa policy map

  Kyrgyzstan

  Visa not required (Indefinite period)

  Visa not required (90 days)

  Visa not required (60 days)

  Visa not required (30 days)

  Visa on arrival / eVisa

  eVisa

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Kyrgyzstan without a visa for stays up to the duration listed below: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Indefinite period   Azerbaijan   Cuba   Georgia   Kazakhstan ID   Moldova   North Korea   Tajikistan 90 days within any 180 days   Armenia   Belarus   Mongolia   Russia IP   Serbia   Turkey   Ukraine 60 days within any 120 days All European Union member states   Albania   Andorra   Argentina   Australia   Bahrain   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Brazil   Brunei   Canada   Chile   Iceland   Israel   Japan   Kuwait   Liechtenstein   North Macedonia   Mexico   Monaco   Montenegro   New Zealand   Norway   Oman   Qatar   San Marino   Saudi Arabia   Singapore   South Korea    Switzerland   Thailand   United Arab Emirates   United Kingdom   United States   Uzbekistan   Vatican City   Vietnam 30 days   Hong Kong 1   Macao 1   Malaysia   Maldives

_{ID - May enter with an ID card in lieu of a passport.
IP - May enter with an internal passport in lieu of a passport.
PR - For permanent residents residing in the country of nationality only, provided they hold a hotel reservation and a return ticket.
1 - Must present a return or onward ticket to qualify for visa-exemption.}

Conditional visa-free access

In addition, citizens of China arriving through the checkpoint at Manas International Airport may stay visa-free for up to 7 days if: a) they have a voucher (which may be purchased upon arrival at Manas International Airport) with a value of at least 500 USD and a return air ticket to their country of citizenship or to a third country with the right to re-enter visa-free after 21 days from the date of departure; b) or with long-term visas (for a period of more than 3 years) of the United States of America, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Schengen zone, where they can stay visa-free for 7 days with the right to re-enter visa-free after 21 days from the date of departure. ^[4]

Date of visa changes
Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan have never required a visa to enter Kyrgyzstan. 15 July 1981 (signed as USSR): Vietnam 22 January 1986 (signed as USSR): North Korea 10 January 1985 (signed as USSR): Cuba 1992: Georgia [5] 1995: Malaysia 1999: Mongolia 2006: Turkey 27 July 2012: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary (resumed), Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Vatican [6] 8 November 2018: Serbia [7] 6 August 2021: Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, North Macedonia, Mexico, Romania, Thailand, Vietnam [8] 20 August 2023: Maldives [9] Cancelled: Turkmenistan: Unknown Hungary: 1 December 1997 (was resumed in 2012)

Non-ordinary passports

In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, only holders of diplomatic or official / service passports of China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Morocco and Turkmenistan may enter Kyrgyzstan without a visa.

Kyrgyzstan signed mutual visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports with Albania, Montenegro, Thailand and Venezuela in September 2024 and they are yet to be ratified. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival at Manas International Airport:, valid for stay up to the duration listed below: ^[1]

30 days   Indonesia   Philippines   South Africa   Venezuela

Electronic visa (e-Visa)

Sample of Kyrgyzstani Service eVisa

From 1 September 2017, citizens of all countries and territories may apply for tourism, business and group tourist types of visa for 30 or 60 days online through the e-Visa system.

e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas or Osh airports or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk-Dostlik, north of Osh). ^{[14] [15]}

Simplified visa procedure

Citizens of the following countries may obtain a short-term entry-exit visa under a simplified procedure: ^[16]

Algeria 2   Bangladesh 2   Egypt 2   India 2   Iran 1   Jordan 2   Lebanon 2

Libya 2   Morocco 2     Nepal 2   Pakistan 2   Sri Lanka 2   Tunisia 2   Yemen 2

_{1 - Only business or tourist visa.
2 - Only tourist visa (up to 1 month maximum period) if these citizens have a valid residence permit (resident card) of the following countries stated below:
All countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.}

Admission restrictions

Entry and transit is refused to citizens of Kosovo, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight. Kyrgyzstan also does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Visitor statistics

Year	Visitors [17]
1992—1994	No data
1995	36,000
1996	42,000
1997	87,000
1998	59,000
1999	48,000
2000	59,000
2001	99,000
2002	140,000
2003	342,000
2004	398,000
2005	319,000
2006	766,000
2007	1,656,000
2008	2,379,000
2009	2,451,000
2010	1,224,000
2011	3,025,000
2012	3,393,000
2013	4,134,000
2014	3,791,000
2015	4,000,000
2016	3,853,000
2017	4,568,000
2018	6,900,000 [18]
Total (1995—2018)	More 43,770,000

Most visitors arriving in Kyrgyzstan were from the following countries of nationality: ^[19]

Country	2017	2016	2015	2014
Kazakhstan	1,833,900	1,787,100	1,989,200	1,998,500
Uzbekistan	479,600	150,700	60,900	125,900
Russia	471,400	431,000	528,700	447,700
Tajikistan	250,900	169,500	117,600	79,300
Turkey	54,300	36,800	36,100	33,000
China	39,500	36,600	35,800	29,900
India	19,600	11,400	7,600	4,200
United States	14,200	13,900	19,200	14,300
Germany	13,100	11,100	16,700	15,200
South Korea	13,100	10,300	7,000	10,500
Azerbaijan	8,500	8,100	5,300	3,700
Ukraine	8,200	141,300	133,600	5,800
France	7,500	2,900	5,800	5,100
United Kingdom	6,900	6,600	6,900	4,400
Georgia	– 5,700	5,700	2,500	1,800
Total	4,666,500	4,147,420	4,335,200	4,418,600

See also

• Asia portal

• Visa requirements for Kyrgyzstani citizens

References

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