# 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.
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 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:
| Azerbaijan  Cuba | Georgia  Kazakhstan$^{ID}$ | Moldova  North Korea | Tajikistan |
| Armenia  Belarus | Mongolia  Russia$^{IP}$ | Serbia  Turkey | Ukraine |
| Albania  Andorra  Argentina  Australia  Bahrain  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Brazil  Brunei  Canada | Chile  Iceland  Israel  Japan  Kuwait  Liechtenstein  North Macedonia  Mexico  Monaco | Montenegro  New Zealand  Norway  Oman  Qatar  San Marino  Saudi Arabia  Singapore  South Korea | Switzerland  Thailand  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  Uzbekistan  Vatican City  Vietnam |
| Hong Kong$^1$ | Macao$^1$ | Malaysia | Maldives |
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#### 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 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.
* Date of visa changes
* Citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan have never required a visa to enter Kyrgyzstan.
* Unknown: Hong Kong and Macao
* 15 July 1981 (signed as USSR): Vietnam
* 22 January 1986 (signed as USSR): North Korea
* 10 January 1985 (signed as USSR): Cuba
* 1992: Georgia
* 1995: Malaysia
* 1999: Mongolia
* 1 July 2001: Japan - Under Resolution of the Government on 4 June 2001 No.262 until 2013; Under Resolution of the Government on 19 July 2013 No.153 from 2 August 2013
* 2006: Turkey
* 27 July 2012: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary (resumed), Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States and Vatican
* 8 November 2018: Serbia
* 6 August 2021: Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Israel, North Macedonia, Mexico, Romania, Thailand, Vietnam
* 20 August 2023: Maldives
* Cancelled:
* Turkmenistan: Unknown
* Hungary: 1 December 1997 (was resumed in 2012)

### 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.

## 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:
| Indonesia  Philippines | South Africa  Venezuela |

## Electronic visa (e-Visa)

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).

## Simplified visa procedure

Citizens of the following countries may obtain a short-term entry-exit visa under a simplified procedure:
| Algeria$^2$  Bangladesh$^2$  Egypt$^2$  India$^2$  Iran$^1$  Jordan$^2$  Lebanon$^2$ | Libya$^2$  Morocco$^2$  Nepal$^2$  Pakistan$^2$  Sri Lanka$^2$  Tunisia$^2$  Yemen$^2$ |
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## 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 |