Visa policy of Kyrgyzstan

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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 (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

90 days within any 180 days

60 days

30 days within any 60 days

30 days#

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 - Permanent residents residing in the list of eligible countries are also eligible for visa exemption if they hold a hotel reservation and a return ticket.
# - Nationals of these countries must present a hotel reservation and a return 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 USD 500 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain, the Schengen Area or the Republic of Ireland, 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 (7 days within any 21-day period).[4]

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.[14][15][16][17]

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

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).[18][19]

Simplified visa procedure

Citizens of the following countries may obtain a short-term entry-exit visa under a simplified procedure:[20]

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

Kyrgyzstan does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, Kosovo, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.

Visitor statistics

YearVisitors[21]
1992—1994No data
1995Increase 36,000
1996Increase 42,000
1997Increase 87,000
1998Decrease 59,000
1999Decrease 48,000
2000Increase 59,000
2001Increase 99,000
2002Increase 140,000
2003Increase 342,000
2004Increase 398,000
2005Decrease 319,000
2006Increase 766,000
2007Increase 1,656,000
2008Increase 2,379,000
2009Increase 2,451,000
2010Decrease 1,224,000
2011Increase 3,025,000
2012Increase 3,393,000
2013Increase 4,134,000
2014Decrease 3,791,000
2015Increase 4,000,000
2016Decrease 3,853,000
2017Increase 4,568,000
2018Increase 6,900,000[22]
Total (1995—2018)More 43,770,000

Most visitors arriving in Kyrgyzstan were from the following countries of nationality:[23]

Country2017201620152014
KazakhstanIncrease 1,833,900Decrease 1,787,100Decrease 1,989,200Decrease 1,998,500
UzbekistanIncrease 479,600Increase 150,700Decrease 60,900Decrease 125,900
RussiaIncrease 471,400Decrease 431,000Increase 528,700Decrease 447,700
TajikistanIncrease 250,900Increase 169,500Increase 117,600Decrease 79,300
TurkeyIncrease 54,300Increase 36,800Increase 36,100Increase 33,000
ChinaIncrease 39,500Increase 36,600Increase 35,800Decrease 29,900
IndiaIncrease 19,600Increase 11,400Increase 7,600Increase 4,200
United StatesIncrease 14,200Decrease 13,900Increase 19,200Decrease 14,300
GermanyIncrease 13,100Decrease 11,100Increase 16,700Increase 15,200
South KoreaIncrease 13,100Increase 10,300Decrease 7,000Increase 10,500
AzerbaijanIncrease 8,500Increase 8,100Increase 5,300Increase 3,700
UkraineDecrease 8,200Increase 141,300Increase 133,600Increase 5,800
FranceIncrease 7,500Increase 2,900Increase 5,800Decrease 5,100
United KingdomIncrease 6,900Decrease 6,600Increase 6,900Increase 4,400
Georgia– 5,700Increase 5,700Increase 2,500Increase 1,800
TotalIncrease 4,666,500Decrease 4,147,420Decrease 4,335,200Decrease 4,418,600

See also

Notes

  1. Including all classes of British nationality.
  2. Only when entering and exiting Kyrgyzstan via Manas International Airport in Bishkek with a return ticket departing from Manas International Airport. Visa-free entry only granted after 30 day absence from Kyrgyzstan.[5]
  3. Only when entering and exiting Kyrgyzstan via Manas International Airport in Bishkek with a return ticket departing from Manas International Airport. Visa-free entry only granted after 30 day absence from Kyrgyzstan.

References

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  2. КЫРГЫЗ РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫНЫН МЫЙЗАМЫ 2019-жылдын 5-апрели № 43 "Айрым мамлекеттердин жарандары үчүн 60 күнгө чейинки мөөнөткө визасыз режим киргизүү жөнүндө" Кыргыз Республикасынын Мыйзамына өзгөртүүлөрдү киргизүү тууралуу
  3. КЫРГЫЗ РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫНЫН МЫЙЗАМЫ 2012-жылдын 21-июлу № 121 Айрым мамлекеттердин жарандары үчүн 60 күнгө чейинки мөөнөткө визасыз режим киргизүү жөнүндө (КР 2013-жылдын 19-июлундагы N 153, 2019-жылдын 5-апрелиндеги N 43 Мыйзамдарынын редакцияларына ылайык)
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  6. Under the Agreement between the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States on 9 October 1992.
  7. Resolution of the Government on 4 June 2001 No.262 (in Russian)
  8. "Закон КР от 19 июля 2013 года № 153 "О внесении дополнения в Закон Кыргызской Республики "О введении безвизового режима для граждан некоторых государств сроком до 60 дней"". cbd.minjust.gov.kg. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. Resolution of the Government of Kyrgyzstanc Republic on 21 July 2012 No. 121 (in Russian)
  10. "Соглашение между Правительством КР и Правительством Республики Сербия о взаимной отмене визовых требований для владельцев общегражданских паспортов (Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on the mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of general passports)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-11-06.
  11. "Кыргызстан ввел для граждан 9 государств безвизовый режим сроком до 60 дней".
  12. "Visa exemption for Maldives citizens".
  13. "关于吉尔吉斯斯坦对中国公民及港澳永久居民实施有条件单方面免签的通知".
  14. Strengthening co-op between Kyrgyzstan, Albania discussed in New York
  15. Kyrgyzstan and Montenegro sign agreement on visa waiver for diplomatic passport holders
  16. Venezuela y Kirguistán sellan en la ONU acuerdo de supresión de visas
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  19. "Letter (incl. english translation)" (PDF).
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  22. "В 2018 году Кыргызстан посетили 6,9 млн. человек – на первом месте Узбекистан". kabar.kg. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  23. "Туризм в Кыргызстане - Архив публикаций - Статистика Кыргызстана". National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. Retrieved 17 June 2019.