A yurt on the grassland of the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek · Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) · Kyrgyz, Russian

Photo: Radosław Botev / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 pl

Kosovo passport Kyrgyzstan

Do Kosovars need a visa for Kyrgyzstan?

You need a visa.

Visa required

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it, and applying takes time — start well before you book anything you cannot change.

Status
Visa required
Stay permitted
Tourist visa (type TS): up to 30 calendar days
Government fee
Not published
Typical decision
5 working days
Apply on the official Kyrgyzstan government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.

Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on evisa.e-gov.kg

Before you fly

  • Changing planes: a passport from Kosovo needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read

What Kyrgyzstan asks for

  • Passport valid for at least 6 months after the visa ends, with at least 2 free pages
  • Scan of the passport data page
  • Digital photo
  • Credit or debit card for the fee (it does not have to be in your name)

Worth knowing

  • The e-Visa fee is not refunded if the application is refused, or if the e-Visa goes unused.
  • Do not buy your air ticket until the e-Visa is approved.
  • Unless your nationality is exempt, you must register your place of stay within 5 working days of arriving.
  • Each traveller needs their own e-Visa, including infants and children on a parent's passport.

How long it takes

The review period starts once the application is complete. Do not buy your air ticket until the e-Visa is approved.