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
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Visa exemption
editOrdinary passports
editHolders 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]
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Indefinite period 90 days within any 180 days 60 days within any 120 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 - 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
editIn 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 |
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Cancelled:
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Non-ordinary passports
editIn 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
editCitizens 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]
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30 days |
Electronic visa (e-Visa)
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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
editCitizens of the following countries may obtain a short-term entry-exit visa under a simplified procedure:[16]
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
editEntry 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
edit| 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
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References
edit- ^ a b "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b "Stay of foreign citizens in Kyrgyzstan".
- ^ Under the Agreement between the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States on 9 October 1992.
- ^ Resolution of the Government of Kyrgyzstanc Republic on 21 July 2012 No. 121 (in Russian)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Кыргызстан ввел для граждан 9 государств безвизовый режим сроком до 60 дней".
- ^ "Visa exemption for Maldives citizens".
- ^ Strengthening co-op between Kyrgyzstan, Albania discussed in New York
- ^ Kyrgyzstan and Montenegro sign agreement on visa waiver for diplomatic passport holders
- ^ Venezuela y Kirguistán sellan en la ONU acuerdo de supresión de visas
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- ^ "Letter (incl. english translation)" (PDF).[full citation needed]
- ^ "Stay of foreign citizens".
- ^ "International tourism, number of arrivals: Kyrgyz Republic". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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- ^ "Туризм в Кыргызстане - Архив публикаций - Статистика Кыргызстана". National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. Retrieved 17 June 2019.