Visa policy of Kyrgyzstan

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.

Sample of Kyrgyzstani visa

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

Visa policy of Kyrgyzstan

  Kyrgyzstan

  Visa not required - may enter with an ID card (90 days)

  Visa not required - may enter with an ID card (60 days)

  Visa not required (180 days)

  Visa not required (90 days)

  Visa not required (60 days)

  Visa not required (30 days)

  Visa not required (7 days) if holding a voucher or valid Schengen, UK or US multiple-entry visa; otherwise, eVisa

  Visa on arrival / eVisa

  Visa on arrival (conditional) / eVisa

  eVisa

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Kyrgyzstan without a visa for the following period:

180 days within any 360 days Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates 90 days within any 180 days Armenia Belarus KazakhstanID Mongolia RussiaIP Serbia Turkey Ukraine 60 days within any 120 days Azerbaijan Georgia Moldova Tajikistan UzbekistanID 30 days within any 60 days All European Union member states Albania Andorra Argentina Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Iceland Israel Japan Liechtenstein North Macedonia Mexico Monaco Montenegro New Zealand Norway San Marino Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom1 United States Vatican City Vietnam 30 days Hong Kong2 Macau2 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.
1 - Including all classes of British nationality.
2 - Permanent residents may enter Kyrgyzstan without a visa for up to 30 days, provided they hold a return flight ticket and have the right to re-enter without a visa after 30 days after their departure from Kyrgyzstan.}

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 10 January 1985 (signed as USSR): Cuba 22 January 1986 (signed as USSR): North Korea 1992: Georgia 1995: Malaysia 4 December 1999: Mongolia 1 July 2001: Japan 5 September 2006: Turkey 27 July 2012: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary (resumed), Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Vatican City 8 November 2018: Serbia 6 August 2021: Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, Mexico, North Macedonia, Romania, Thailand, Vietnam 20 August 2023: Maldives 21 October 2023: China, Hong Kong and Macau Cancelled: Turkmenistan: Unknown Hungary: 1 December 1997 (was resumed in 2012)

A visa not required for holders of United Nations laissez-passer for up to 60 days.

Conditional visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries may enter Kyrgyzstan without a visa for an indefinite period if they permanently reside in their respective countries, have a hotel reservation and have a return ticket. If they live in other countries, they will need to apply for an e-Visa.

Cuba North Korea

• In addition, citizens of China and India arriving through the checkpoint at Manas International Airport may enter Kyrgyzstan without a visa for up to 7 days if:
  • they have a voucher (which may be purchased on 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 without a visa after 21 days from the date of departure;
  • they enter with long-term visas (for a period of more than 3 years) issued by any Schengen Area member state, the United Kingdom or the United States, where they may enter Kyrgyzstan without a visa for up to 7 days with the right to re-enter without a visa after 21 days from the date of departure.

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.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a visa on arrival at Manas International Airport for the following period:

Indefinite period Iran1 1 month Indonesia Philippines South Africa Venezuela

_{1 - Citizens of Iran who travel for business or tourist purposes may obtain a visa on arrival at Manas International Airport. They must present proof confirming the purpose of their stay.}

Conditional visa on arrival

Citizens of the following countries with a residence permit issued by any GCC member state or Brunei may obtain a visa on arrival at Manas International Airport for a maximum of 1 month if they travel as tourists:

Algeria Bangladesh Egypt India Jordan Lebanon Libya

Morocco Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Tunisia Yemen

Electronic visa (e-Visa)

Kyrgyzstani e-VISA

Sample of Kyrgyzstani Service eVisa
Owner	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
URL	evisa.e-gov.kg

From 1 September 2017, citizens of all countries and territories may apply for a business, tourist or group tourist visa valid for 30 or 60 days 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).

Holders of passports issued by Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan must select China when applying for an e-Visa.

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
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
Total (1995—2018)	More 43,770,000

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

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

• Visa requirements for Kyrgyzstani citizens