Kyrgyzstan work visa and Unified Permit

The Unified Permit is a single electronic document containing information on the work visa, the permit to attract foreign labour and the work permit. It is issued by the authorised state body in the field of foreign affairs to a foreign worker and carries a special machine-readable QR code. The e-Visa portal publishes application forms for employers that are limited liability companies and for individual entrepreneurs, in English and Russian.

Special work visas are for people for whom labour migration law sets a different procedure. SW1 is for seconded employees of foreign companies sent under contracts in Kyrgyzstan to install, supervise installation of or repair equipment they supplied, valid for up to 60 calendar days and extendable to one year. SW2 is for journalists, correspondents and employees of charitable foundations, on the petition of the relevant state body, on the same terms.

Passports must remain valid for at least six months after the end of the requested Kyrgyz visa, contain at least two blank pages and be undamaged, without unofficial marks. Supporting documents must be in Kyrgyz or Russian or translated into one of these languages.

After arrival, foreigners must register at their place of stay within five working days, unless their country is on the government list of nationalities exempted from registration for a stated period.

If a Unified Permit is refused or annulled, the foreigner receives a leave visa (L) of up to 10 days to depart.

Family members of foreigners living in Kyrgyzstan on service, investment, special work, family visit, student or digital nomad visas, or on a Unified Permit or resident card, receive the foreigner's family visa (FF): spouse, children under 18, parents of minor children, children with disabilities and dependent parents. Family members of investment visa holders receive it for the full validity of the investment visa and free of consular charges.