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Home  >  World  > Asia  > Kyrgyzstan

Passport/Visa

 Passport Required?Visa Required?Return Ticket Required?
BritishYesYesNo
AustralianYesYesNo
CanadianYesYesNo
USAYesYesNo
OtherEUYesYesNo
JapaneseYesNoNo


PASSPORTS: Passport required by all.

VISAS: Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of CIS countries (except Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan);
(b) nationals of Turkey for stays of up to 30 days;
(c) nationals of any country for a stay of up to three days, provided holding a visa for another CIS country;
(d) nationals (provided they are permanent residents of their country) of Bulgaria, Cuba, Czech Republic, Hungary, Korea (Dem Rep), Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Vietnam travelling as tourists;
(e) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft within 48 hours, provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving airport.


Note: For those wishing to continue on to China, Chinese visas should be obtained before departure for Kyrgyzstan.

Types of visa and cost: Ordinary, Tourist and Transit. Single-entry: £20 (one week); £35 (over one week); £40 (one month); £66 (over one month). Multiple-entry: £100 (six months); £125 (one year). Express visas: add 100 per cent of visa cost (if issued the next day) or 50 per cent of visa cost (if issued within three to six days). Express visas can only be issued with authorisation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Validity: Up to three months from date of issue. Multiple-entry visas are valid for six months.

Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see Contact Addresses section. Those resident in the UK can also obtain visas from Russia House (for address, see Russian Federation section).

Application requirements: Tourist: (a) Completed application form. (b) One passport-size photo. (c) Valid passport (must be an original, not a photocopy) with one blank page to affix visa. (d) Stamped self-addressed, registered envelope. (e) Fee. (f) For individual tourists, a letter from travel agency giving arrival and departure dates and accommodation details; for tourists travelling in groups, a list with names and passport numbers. Business/Official, Private: (a)-(e) and, (f) A letter of support from the Ministry of Foreign/Internal Affairs in Kyrgyzstan as well as a letter of invitation with full address details from the contact organisation in Kyrgyzstan summarising purpose of trip, arrival and departure dates. Contact the Embassy for further advice.

Working days required: Seven days; one to six days for Express visas; eight to ten days for postal applications.

Temporary residence: Enquire at Embassy for details (see Contact Addresses section).


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