Visa to Kyrgyzstan

Written by Sandeep Nehra

Visa to Kyrgyzstan

Entry into Kyrgyzstan , for residents of the Russian Federation, as well as of the CIS countries without a visa. For entry into the country enough to have a passport. Visa is required only to foreign nationals.

Citizens of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, as well as citizens of foreign countries, except Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Cuba, North Korea, Macedonia, Malaysia (stay up to 1 month), Mongolia (stay up to 3 months), Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (stay up to 1 month), Croatia, Czech Republic, to visit the Kyrgyz Republic need a visa.

Kyrgyz visas are of different types, depending on the purpose and length of stay applicants in Kyrgyzstan : Short-term visa (type C), transit visa (type A and B), a national visa (type D)

The most popular Kyrgyz visa the first type, namely “short-term visa type C”. Such visas are tourist, business and guest – depending on the applicant’s purpose of travel in Kyrgyzstan .

Kyrgyz visas can be both one-time (per trip), and multiple – on an unlimited number of trips, of course, in the period of the visa.

If necessary, the visa can be obtained at the consulate or embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic . Citizens of EU countries, USA, Canada and Israel can obtain visas on arrival at Manas airport in Bishkek.

Visa at the Consulate

For tourist visa must submit:

One photograph 3 x 4 cm

one questionnaire in English or Russian,

present a valid passport.

Term visa – 3 to 5 days. The fee is $ 30 (valid for 31 days) or $ 45 (valid for 90 days). Cost of the visa processed on arrival at the airport is $ 40.

Warning

Tourists are recommended for entry into Kyrgyzstan to make sure that the border authorities have put in their passport stamp on the border. The absence of this seal in some cases can lead to problems when leaving the country. In addition, the territory of the republic have been frequent checks, such as traffic police on duty. Lack of entry stamp can lead to attempts to extort money from employees of the Kyrgyz police.

Traveling with children

If traveling with children must submit the following documents:

Child’s birth certificate;

passport of the child or the parent’s passport, in which the child is registered (for children who have attained the age of six, on a mandatory basis in the passport should be affixed photograph);

if a child travels, accompanied by a parent or third party, notarized authorization from the remaining parent to child removal.

Customs regulations

Restrictions on the import and export of national and foreign currency is not (all the money and jewels necessarily declared). The declaration must be retained until departure from the country.

Duty-free may be imported up to 1000 cigarettes or up to 1000 grams of tobacco products; to 1.5 liters of strong alcoholic beverages and up to 2 liters of wine, a reasonable quantity of perfume for personal use, as well as other goods not exceeding $ 5000. Customs inspection can be quite lengthy and detailed.

Prohibited the import of drugs and hard drugs (without prescription, confirming the need for their application), weapons and ammunition, printed materials and video, directed against the political system in Kyrgyzstan , as well as animals, fruits and vegetables without a permit and sanitary-veterinary services of the country. The export of some food products, minerals and rocks without the permission of relevant authorities, gold (declared) and precious stones.

Rules of stay

Citizens of Russia , who arrived on the territory of Kyrgyzstan for up to 90 days of residence registration process is not required. In this case, the requirement to produce the registration card that comes from the Interior Ministry, Customs or other services of the Kyrgyz Republic is illegal.

Directions

Flights from Moscow to Bishkek (4,5 hours) are performed daily Aeroflot, as well as the Kirgiz different airlines, each of which has 2-3 flights a week. To get on the territory of Kyrgyzstan and the flights can Ural Airlines “in Tajikistan (flights Ekaterinburg – Khujand, the way to the border with Kyrgyzstan by car takes about two hours) or via Uzbekistan (flight Ekaterinburg – Tashkent, the way to the border with Kyrgyzstan will take about four hours ).

The train from Moscow to Bishkek walks three times a week, travel time is 78 hours. You can also reach us with a change in Kazakhstan . It should be borne in mind that the trip Kyrgyz trains can be very uncomfortable.

Regular bus service available between the Alma-Ata ( Kazakhstan ) and Bishkek . Buses, mini-beads and just private entrepreneurs are on duty at the bus station Siran in Alma-Ata, and sent in Bishkek as the population density in following up to the central bus station in Bishkek . The fare for July 2008: a place in the bus – $ 4, a shuttle bus – $ 8, place in a normal passenger car from a private – $ 12-15. Travel time – 2,5-3 hours.

Buses from Bishkek followed directly in Tashkent ( Uzbekistan ) via Kazakhstan PPC Jibek Joly south of Shymkent. It should be borne in mind that not all buses go to most of Tashkent. Most of them only delivers passengers to the border, after which the people themselves go abroad and already in the Uzbek transport continues the way to Tashkent, to which about 10 kilometers from the border. The fare on the bus to the border with Uzbekistan, $ 06.07, travel time is 6 hours.

Direct communication with Tajikistan and the Ferghana valley in Uzbekistan available. Need to get to the border crossings of local transport, cross the border and replace operations.

The distance by road from Moscow to Bishkek is 3946 miles.

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