A yurt on the grassland of the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan

Who needs a visa for Kyrgyzstan?

Central Asia · Bishkek

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

Of 198 nationalities, 80 enter Kyrgyzstan with no paperwork at all. The rest: 4 can get a visa at the border and 114 must be approved before they travel.

Typical decision
5 working days
Stay permitted
Tourist visa (type TS): up to 30 calendar days
Apply on the official Kyrgyzstan government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

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

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.

Photo requirements

We have not yet read the photo rules for Kyrgyzstan on an official page, so we print no sizes. Photo rules we have checked, and official links for the rest

Resize a photo in your browser. It is never uploaded.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 80

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eVisa (electronic visa) 113

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

Visa on arrival 4

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 1

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Kyrgyzstan

Region
Central Asia
Capital
Bishkek
Population
7,343,064 2025 · 106th of 197
Size
199,951 km² 85th largest of 199
Density
37 per km²
Languages
Kyrgyz, Russian
Currency
Kyrgyzstani som KGS
Borders
China Kazakhstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.