| Visa and Formalities |
PASSPORT/VISAS
Basic requirements for travelling to Kyrgyzstan are visa and passport registration in police (OVIR). In last few years with a help of Kyrgyzstan touroperators this procedures were simplified but you should read carefully below information to avoid any problems.
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Nationality
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Passport
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Visa
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Return ticket
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| EU |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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| Brazilian |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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| British |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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| USA |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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| Canadian |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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| Australian |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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| Japanese |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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| Izraeli |
Required
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Required*
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Not required
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* The passport holders of the following countries do not need to be registered in police on arrival and can obtain a visa, valid for up to one month, from any Kyrgyz Consular Office, without an invitation - on the basis of a personal application: Argentina, Andorra, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Estonia, GB and Northern Ireland, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Israel, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Cyprus, South Korea, Lithuania, Latvia, Lihtenstein, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portuguese, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Singapore, Slovakia, Saudi Arabia, USA, Finland, France, Croatia, Montenegro, Szech, Switzerland, Sweden, San-Marino, Thailand, Vatican, Vietnam, UAE, Mexico.
Note!
- Visa regulations within the CIS are liable to change
at short notice.
- It is now possible to receive a 1 month Kyrgyz tourist visa on arrival to Bishkek Manas Airport.
- It is now possible to receive a 1 month Kyrgyz tourist visa in Kazakhstan embassies and consulates worlwide providing a Letter of Invitation (LOI) registered with Kyrgyz MFA from Kyrgyzstan resident or company.
- It is now possible to travel in some regions of Kyrgyzstan
with valid Kazakhstan multy entrance visa. These regions are: Issyk Kul region,
Chui region and Talas region.
- Please note that the only legal places where you can cross the border is at a designated post - which means that now it is not possible to follow the trekking routes over the mountains from Issyk-Kul to Almaty which were popular in Soviet times.
Do not need Visas and registration in police:
- The transit passengers continuing their journey within 24
hours by the same or first connecting aircraft provided holding valid onward
or return documentation and not leaving the transit area.
- The residents of the following countries: Vietnam, China, Cuba, Malaysia (for up to 30 Days), Mongolia (for up to 3 month), Turkey (for up to 1 month) CIS: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Belorussia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan.
- The diplomatic passport holders of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, GB, Greece, Denmark, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Portuguese, USA, Finland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden.
- Most of other nationalities must obtain a Kyrgyzstan visa before arrival and staying longer than three days must register with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- Visas can be obtained from Kyrgyz Embassies or consulates where they exist (check your country below) or where Kyrgyzstan has no diplomatic representation in Kazakhstan embassy on the basis of Invitation letter. You also can pick up visa at the international arrivals lounge at Bishkek Manas international airport.
Visa fees
Current (2010-2011) tourist visa fees are:
- Single entry up to 15 days - 40 USD per person
- Single entry up to 1 month - 50 USD per person
- Multy entry up to 1 month - 65 USD per person
- Check current visa fees at Kyrgyz MFA ofiicial
website
- Charging additional 50% can really speed up the visa procedures.
- Visas cost change frequently, please check with closest Kyrgyz consular office.
Entry/Exit stamps
The only legal way to enter the Kyrgyz Republic is at a designated entry point. This means that it is no longer possible to trek over the border (from Almaty to Issyk Kul lake). Moreover, it is very important to receive a stamp in your passport at the border crossing point as proof of when and where you entered the country.
If there are no officials in passport control or
they claim not to have a stamp (both of which have been known to happen in the
past) you should at least note the date, time and place where you crossed the
border. It would also be helpful if you note the name and number of any official
on duty.
If you have some document - such as an airline ticket or a hotel receipt - which shows when you were in the other country - that might also help … but the stamp in the passport is the only sure way to avoid potential problems.
Application requirements*
1. Valid passport with at least one blank page to affix visa.
2. One completed application form.
3. One passport-size photo.
4. Fee, payable on collection of visa.
5. Stamped, self-addressed envelope, if applying by post.
If your country is not stated in the list of countries above:
*For tourist visa add: 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 (if travelling without travel agent, you will need to contact kyrgyz travel agency to arrange visa support).
*For business visa add: A letter of support from the Ministry of Foreign/Internal Affairs in Kyrgyzstan as well as a letter of invitation with full address, details of activities to be undertaken and length of stay from the contact organisation in Kyrgyzstan. Contact the Embassy for further advice.
*For private visits add: Letter of invitation from friends/relatives endorsed by the immigration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyrgyzstan.
*For transit visa add: Airline or travel ticket to final destination.
Procedure duration.
Normally it takes tree days for a Tourist visa. Business visas can be obtained more quickly but this should not be relied upon. Charging additional 50% can really speed up the procedure.
Border permits
There are some certain territories in Kyrgyzstan that along with visa require border permit. Border permit is issued by Visa department of Ministry of Internal Affairs and registered with Border guard unit. There are 3-7-14 days issue periods ranged by price. Please contact us for the most up to date price or download PDF form.KYRGYZSTAN EMBASSIES ABROAD
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Country
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Contacts
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AUSTRIA
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Invalidenstrasse,3/8 1030 Vienna, Austria Tel: +431 5350379 Fax: +431 5350313 e-mail: kyrbot@nnweb.at http://www.austria.embassy.kg |
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BELGIUM
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47, Rue de l'Abbaye
1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 6401868 Fax: +(322)6400131 e-mail: akyrgyz.embassy@skynet.be http:/belgium.embassy.kg |
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CHINA
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King's Garden Villa, block "H", house #10/11,
Street Syao Yun #18, district Xiaoyun, 100 016 China
Tel: + 86 10 65326459 Fax: + 86 10 65326459 e-mail: tianshan@kyrgyzstan.link263.com http://www.kyrgyzstanembassy.cn |
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GERMANY
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Otto-Suhr-Allee 146, 10585 Berlin; Germany
Tel: +49 30 34781338 Fax: +49 30 34781362 e-mail: info@botschaft-kirgisien.de http://www.botschaft-kirgisien.de/ Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic (Frankfurt Branch Office) Bronnerstrase 20,Frankfurt 60313 ôàêñ: (069) 216-58-918 |
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KAZAKHSTAN
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| UZBEKISTAN | 30 Samatova st., 700000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tel: + 998 71 2374793, 2374294, 2398613 Fax: + 998 71 1207294 e-mail: erkindik@sarkor.uz http://www.kyrgyz.sarkor.uz |
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UN
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Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United
Nations
866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 477 New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Tel: +(1212)4864214, 4864654, Fax: +(1212)486-5259 e-mail: kgzun@undp.org; kyrgyzstan@un.int or Chemin de la Voie-Creuse 16 1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +(41-22)7340900, Fax: +(41-22)7340901 e-mail: kyrgyzstan@un.int |
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MALAYSIA
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50400, 10th floor, Wisma Sin Heap Lee, 346 Jalan
Tun Razak Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Tel: +60 3 21632012, 21649862 Fax:+ 60 3 21632024 e-mail: embassy@kyrgyzembassy.org.my http://www.kyrgyzembassy.org.my |
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RUSSIA
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64, Bolshaya Ordynka st.,
113095 Moscow, Russian Federation Tel: +7 495 2374882 Fax: +7 495 951 60 62 e-mail: embassy@embas-kyrg.msk.ru http://www.kyrgyzembassy.ru |
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TAJIKISTAN
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56 Said Nusir st., Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Tel: + 992 37 2242611 Fax: +(992-372)2242611 e-mail: info@kgembassy.tj http://www.kgembassy.tj |
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TURKMENISTAN
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85 Gerogly st.,
744000 Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan Tel: +993 12 355506 Fax: +993 12 355506 e-mail: kg@online.tm http://www.kyrgyzembassytm.org |
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TURKEY
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Turan Gunes Bulvari 15.Cadde No. 21,Yildiz/Oran-Ankara Tel: +90 312 4913506, 4913507 Fax: + 90 312 4913513 e-mail: kirgiz-o@tr.net http://www.kgembassy.org.tr |
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Ascot House
119 Crawfort St, London W1H 1AF, United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 79351462 Fax: +44 20 79357449 e-mail: email@kyrgyz-embassy.org.uk http://www.kyrgyz-embassy.org.uk |
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USA
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2360 Massachusetts Avenue, 20008, U.S.A.
Tel: +1 202 4499826; 4499832 Fax: +1202 3367550 e-mail: consul@kgembassy.org http://www.kgembassy.org |
KYRGYZSTAN CONSULATES ABROAD
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Country
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Contacts
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USA
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866 UN Plaza, Suite 477
New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Tel: +1 212 4864214 Fax: +1 212 4865259 e-mail: kyrgyzstan@un.int |
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KAZAKHSTAN
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68A, Amageldy st,
480000 Almaty, Kazakhstan Tel: +(7-3272)632911,443830 Fax: +(7-3272)633362 e-mail: alche@kyrgyz.almaty.kz |
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UAE
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Dubai, Deira, Port Saeed, Mohd. Saeed Harib Bldg,
Suit #204 Tel: +971 4 2972448 Fax: +971 4 2970242 e-mail: kyrgyzco@emirates.net.ae http://www.kyrgyzconsuae.org |
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TURKEY
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Lamartin caddesi, Taksim
Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 2756767 Fax: + 90 212 2359293 e-mail: genkon@tr.net |
FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN KYRGYZSTAN
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Embassy
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Contacts
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| Of China | Toktogula st 196.Bishkek 720000, Kyrgyzstan Tel/Fax: +996 312 31 32 18 e-mail: china_embassy@mail.ru |
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French Consular Agency
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Bokombaeva st 113, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan Tel: +996 312 300711, 300712 Fax: +996 312 300713 e-mail: france.kg@gmail.com |
| Of Germany | 28 Razakov st, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan Tel: +996 312 90 50 00, 30 03 20 Fax: +996 312 30 07 43, 30 07 45 e-mail: info@bischkek.diplo.de http://www.bischkek.diplo.de |
| Of Japan | 503 Frunze st, Bishkek 720033, Kyrgyzstan Tel: +996 312 32 53 87, 32 54 02 Fax: +996 312 32 54 08 e-mail: embjp@infotel.kg http://www.kg.emb-japan.go.jp |
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Of Kazakhstan
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95a Mira prospect, Bishkek 720044, Kyrgyzstan Tel: +996 312 69 21 01, 69 21 04 Fax: +996 312 69 20 94 e-mail: kaz_emb@kazemb.elcat.kg http://www.kaz_emb.kg |
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Of Uzbekistan
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213 Tynystanova st, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan Tel: +996 312 66 20 65 Fax: +996 312 66 44 03 e-mail: uzbembish@elcat.kg http://www.uzbekistan.kg |
| Of Russia | 55 Manas st, Bishkek 720001, Kyrgyzstan Tel: +996 312 61 09 05, 61 08 91, 61 14 32, 61 02 94, 61 04 73 Fax: +996 312 90 33 84 e-mail: rusemb@saimanet.kg http://www.kyrgyz.mid.kg |
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Of Turkey
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89, Moskovskaya st, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tel.:+996 312 622354, 620378 Fax:+996 312 661458 e-mail: biskbe@infotel.kg |
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Of USA
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171 Mira prospect, Bishkek 720016, Kyrgyzstan Tel: +996 312 551241(42; 43; 44), 55 12 62 Fax: +996 312 55 12 64, 55 12 60 e-mail: KutbidinovSA@state.gov |