The Kyrgyz Republic has been issuing the all types of e-visa since 1st December, 2017.
The «Electronic visa» system allows citizens of foreign countries to obtain all types visas of the Kyrgyz Republic via the Internet, without the need to visit the diplomatic missions or consular offices of the Kyrgyz Republic abroad, as well as the visa points of the country.
Legal entities of the Kyrgyz Republic can also invite foreign citizens (both individually and as part of tourist groups) to get electronic visas.
To obtain e-visa, a foreign citizen or an inviting organization have to fill out a special form on the site “www.evisa.e-gov.kg”, uploading contact details and information about the planned trip to Kyrgyzstan. It is also necessary to upload a photo and a scanned copy of a passport (travel document) of a foreign citizen. E-visa fee is made through “Visa” and “MasterCard” bank payment cards. The processing period of an electronic visa application is three working days.
A notification of the issuance or refusal to issue an electronic visa is sent directly to an applicant’s e-mail. When receiving a visa in electronic format, the system provides a link to the site of the «Electronic visa», where it is possible to print out an electronic visa with a special QR code, read by using mobile applications on smartphones.
Foreign citizens who have received a visa in the Electronic visa system enter and leave Kyrgyzstan through checkpoints across the State border of the Kyrgyz Republic located at the international airport «Manas» in Bishkek, Osh international airport «Osh», and at the border crossing point «Ak-Jol» on the border with the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Citizens of foreign countries who have received visas in electronic format cross the state border of the Kyrgyz Republic through the aforementioned checkpoints without presenting a visa sticker (sticker) in the travel document. If necessary, it is possible to check the availability of an electronic visa, its category, expiration date and multiplicity, by scanning a special QR code on a printed version of an electronic visa.
Foreign citizens intending to visit Kyrgyzstan can obtain visas both in electronic format via the Electronic visa system and in the standard version by addressing to diplomatic missions or consular offices of the Kyrgyz Republic abroad or Visa points at international checkpoints across the State border of Kyrgyzstan.
Foreign citizens can apply for individual tourist e-visa and group tourist e-visa as well.
Main condition for getting group visa is simultaneous crossing of the State border of the Kyrgyz Republic at entry and exit, as well as joint movement through the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic as part of a group.