Select a visa category below to find the visa issuance fee, number of entries, and validity period for visas issued to applicants from this country*/area of authority.
Visa Classification: The type of nonimmigrant visa you are applying for.
Fee: The reciprocity fee, also known as the visa issuance fee, you must pay. This fee is in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee (MRV fee).
Number of Entries: The number of times you may seek entry into the United States with that visa. "M" means multiple times. If there is a number, such as "One", you may apply for entry one time with that visa.
Validity Period: This generally means the visa is valid, or can be used, from the date it is issued until the date it expires, for travel with that visa. If your Validity Period is 60 months, your visa will be valid for 60 months from the date it is issued.
| Visa Classification |
Fee | Number of Entries |
Validity Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| A-2 | None | Multiple | 24 Months ▲ |
| A-3 1 | None | One | 12 Months |
| B-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| B-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| B-1/B-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| C-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| C-1/D | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| C-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| C-3 | None | One | 3 Months |
| CW-1 11 | None | One | 3 Months |
| CW-2 11 | None | One | 3 Months |
| D | None | One | 3 Months |
| E-1 2 | No Treaty | N/A | N/A |
| E-2 2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| E-2C 12 | None | One | 3 Months |
| F-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| F-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| G-1 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| G-2 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| G-3 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| G-4 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| G-5 1 | None | One | 12 Months |
| H-1B | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| H-1C | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| H-2A | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| H-2B | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| H-2R | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| H-3 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| H-4 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| I | None | One | 3 Months |
| J-1 4 | None | One | 3 Months |
| J-1 4 | None | One | 3 Months |
| J-2 4 | None | One | 3 Months |
| J-2 4 | None | One | 3 Months |
| K-1 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-2 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-3 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| K-4 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| L-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| L-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| M-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| M-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| N-8 | None | One | 3 Months |
| N-9 | None | One | 3 Months |
| NATO 1-7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| O-1 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| O-2 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| O-3 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| P-1 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| P-2 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| P-3 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| P-4 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| Q-1 6 | None | One | 3 Months 3 |
| R-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| R-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| S-5 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-6 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-7 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| T-1 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| T-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| T-3 | None | One | 3 Months |
| T-4 | None | One | 3 Months |
| T-5 | None | One | 3 Months |
| T-6 | None | One | 3 Months |
| TD 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| U-2 | None | One | 3 Months |
| U-3 | None | One | 3 Months |
| U-4 | None | One | 3 Months |
| U-5 | None | One | 3 Months |
| V-1 | None | One | 3 Months |
| V-2 | None | One | 3 Months 8 |
| V-3 | None | One | 3 Months 8 |
Diplomatic Couriers (depending on the request of the host government)
| A-2 | Multiple | 12 Months |
| A-2 | One | 3 Months |
| A-2 (TDY) | One | 3 Months |
Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, please contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply if you believe this information is in error or if you have further questions.
The validity of A-3, G-5, and NATO 7 visas may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the person who is employing the applicant. The "employer" would have one of the following visa classifications:
An E-1 and E-2 visa may be issued only to a principal alien who is a national of a country having a treaty, or its equivalent, with the United States. E-1 and E-2 visas may not be issued to a principal alien if he/she is a stateless resident or national of a country without a treaty. *When the spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 principal alien are accorded derivative E-1 or E-2 status and are themselves a national of a country that does not have a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the principal alien’s country of nationality should be used. **Spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 visa principal applicant, where the spouse and children are also nationals of a country that has a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the spouse and children’s country of nationality should be used.
*Example 1: John Doe is a national of Country A that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country B which has no treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the same reciprocity as John Doe, the principal visa holder.
**Example 2: Mike Doe is a national of Country Y that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country Z that also has a treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the reciprocity issued to nationals of Country Z.
The validity of H-1 through H-3, O-1 and O-2, P-1 through P-3, and Q visas may not exceed the period of validity of the approved petition or the number of months shown, whichever is less.
Under 8 CFR §214.2, H-2A and H-2B petitions may generally only be approved for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as participating countries. The current list of eligible countries is available on USCIS's website for both H-2A and H-2B visas. Nationals of countries not on this list may be the beneficiary of an approved H-2A or H2-B petition in limited circumstances at the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security if specifically named on the petition.
Derivative H-4, L-2, O-3, and P-4 visas, issued to accompanying or following-to-join spouses and children, may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the principal alien.
There is no reciprocity fee for the issuance of a J visa if the alien is a United States Government grantee or a participant in an exchange program sponsored by the United States Government.
Also, there is no reciprocity fee for visa issuance to an accompanying or following-to-join spouse or child (J-2) of an exchange visitor grantee or participant.
In addition, an applicant is eligible for an exemption from the MRV fee if he or she is participating in a State Department, USAID, or other federally funded educational and cultural exchange program (program serial numbers G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-7).
However, all other applicants with U.S. Government sponsorships, including other J-visa applicants, are subject to the MRV processing fee.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian and Mexican nationals coming to engage in certain types of professional employment in the United States may be admitted in a special nonimmigrant category known as the "trade NAFTA" or "TN" category. Their dependents (spouse and children) accompanying or following to join them may be admitted in the "trade dependent" or "TD" category whether or not they possess Canadian or Mexican nationality. Except as noted below, the number of entries, fees and validity for non-Canadian or non-Mexican family members of a TN status holder seeking TD visas should be based on the reciprocity schedule of the TN principal alien.
Since Canadian nationals generally are exempt from visa requirement, a Canadian "TN' or "TD" alien does not require a visa to enter the United States. However, the non-Canadian national dependent of a Canadian "TN", unless otherwise exempt from the visa requirement, must obtain a "TD" visa before attempting to enter the United States. The standard reciprocity fee and validity period for all non-Canadian "TD"s is no fee, issued for multiple entries for a period of 36 months, or for the duration of the principal alien's visa and/or authorized period of stay, whichever is less. See 'NOTE' under Canadian reciprocity schedule regarding applicants of Iranian, Iraqi or Libyan nationality.
Mexican nationals are not visa-exempt. Therefore, all Mexican "TN"s and both Mexican and non-Mexican national "TD"s accompanying or following to join them who are not otherwise exempt from the visa requirement (e.g., the Canadian spouse of a Mexican national "TN") must obtain nonimmigrant visas.
Applicants of Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan, Somalian, Sudanese, Syrian or Yemeni nationality, who have a permanent resident or refugee status in Canada/Mexico, may not be accorded Canadian/Mexican reciprocity, even when applying in Canada/Mexico. The reciprocity fee and period for "TD" applicants from Libya is $10.00 for one entry over a period of 3 months. The Iranian and Iraqi "TD" is no fee with one entry over a period of 3 months.
Q-2 (principal) and Q-3 (dependent) visa categories are in existence as a result of the 'Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998'. However, because the Department anticipates that virtually all applicants for this special program will be either Irish or U.K. nationals, the Q-2 and Q-3 categories have been placed only in the reciprocity schedules for those two countries. Q-2 and Q-3 visas are available only at the Embassy in Dublin and the Consulate General in Belfast.
No S visa may be issued without first obtaining the Department's authorization.
V-2 and V-3 status is limited to persons who have not yet attained their 21st birthday. Accordingly, the period of validity of a V-2 or V-3 visa must be limited to expire on or before the applicant's twenty-first birthday.
Posts may not issue a T-1 visa. A T-1 applicant must be physically present in the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or a U.S. port of entry, where he/she will apply for an adjustment of status to that of a T-1. The following dependents of a T-1 visa holder, however, may be issued a T visa at a U.S. consular office abroad:
The validity of NATO-5 visas may not exceed the period of validity of the employment contract or 12 months, whichever is less.
The validity of CW-1 and CW-2 visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (12 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
The validity of E-2C visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (24 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
Available
Fees: Original birth certificates cost 100 Kyrgyz Soms. Duplicates cost 555 Kyrgyz Soms.
Document Name: Birth Certificate
Issuing Authority:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Dark Blue Round Seal/Book
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the District Vital Records Department
Registration Criteria: Original birth certificates are issued based upon the medical documents of the applicant, parents’ application, and their identification documents.
How to Get a Birth Certificate: The applicant must:
Certified Copies: Certified extracts are available from the archive when requested in writing by the applicant. It takes one to three working days to process.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Available
Fees: Original death certificates cost 27 Kyrgyz Soms. Duplicates cost 480 Soms.
Document Name: Death Certificate
Issuing Authority:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Dark Blue Round Seal/Half-sheet format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the District Vital Records Department.
Registration Criteria: Death is registered based on:
How to Get a Death Certificate: The next of kin of the deceased must
The death certificate is issued within one working day.
Certified Copies: Certified extracts from the archive are available when requested in writing by the applicant It takes one to three working days to process.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Fees: Original marriage certificates cost 100 Soms. Duplicates costs 555 Soms.
Document Name: Marriage Certificate
Issuing Authority:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Dark Blue Round Seal/Book
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the District Vital Records Department
Registration Criteria: One of the applicants must be a Kyrgyz citizen and at least 18 years old
How to Get a Marriage Certificate: Both applicants must:
Certified Copies: Certified extracts are available from the archive when requested in writing by the applicant. It takes one to three working days to process.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Available
Fees: Original divorce certificates cost 25 Soms. Duplicates cost 480 Soms
Document Name: Divorce Certificate
Issuing Authority:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Dark Blue Round Seal/Half-sheet format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the District Vital Records Department
Registration Criteria:
How to Get a Divorce Certificate:
Spouses without minor children and no property disputes must:
Spouses with minor children must:
The divorce certificate is issued one day after the all the documents and payments are submitted.
Certified Copies: Certified extracts are available from the archive when requested in writing by the applicant. It takes one to three working days to process.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Not Available
Fees: Changes to birth records and the issuances of a new birth certificates are 532 Soms. Regular processing time is 10 days. Fast one day service is available for a fee of 783 Soms.
Document Name: Birth Certificate
Issuing Authority:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Dark Blue Round Seal/Book
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the District Vital Records Department
Registration Criteria: Adoption is only possible by court decree.
Procedure for Obtaining: Adoptive parent(s) or their legal representative must:
Certified Copies: Certified extracts are available from the archive when requested in writing by the applicant. It takes one to three working days to process.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Available
Fees: Original Identity cards cost 781 Soms.
Document Name: Identity card
Issuing Authority:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: No Seal/Light Blue/Card
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title.
Registration Criteria: Every Kyrgyz citizen aged 16 and above is entitled to a national ID card.
Procedure for Obtaining: Applicants must submit their original birth certificate
Minor applicants must:
National IDs are issued within 12 business days.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Available
Fees:
Document Name: Police Certificate
Issuing Authority: Main Department of Information Technologies, Ministry of Internal Affairs
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Round Dark Blue Seal/Half-sheet format. The electronic Police Certificate is generated by the Tunduk mobile application or online system. It has an individual QR code and an electronic signature.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the Center for the Provision of Public Services. The electronic Police Certificate is attested by the State Portal of Electronic Services.
Registration Criteria:
How to Get a Police Certificate: : Applicants must file a written request and pay the fees.
Certified Copies: Certified copies are available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Available
Fees: Court and prison records are free.
Document Name: Court decision
Issuing Authority: District Court Chancery / archive
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Round Dark Blue Seal/Full sheet format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: District Court Chancery
Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: The applicant must:
Certified Copies: Certified copies are available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Comments: There is a new website https://portal.sot.kg, that was developed to provide digital services about court cases. The website currently works in beta version.
Available
Fees: The fee depends on the reason for obtaining a military book or the age of the applicant. The reason must be explained at the applicant’s district Military Commissariat.
Document Name: Military Book
Issuing Authority: District Military Commissariat
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Round Dark Blue Seal/Book.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: District Military Commissariat
Registration Criteria: Male citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic who are 18 or more years old.
How to Get a Military Book: Applicants must complete active service, alternative service or receive a waiver from service.
Certified Copies: Certified extracts are available from the District Military Commissariat when requested in writing by the applicant.
Alternate Documents:
1. Original Military Registration Certificate
They are obtained upon reaching the age of 16. The Military Commissariat retains Initial Military Registration Certificates when it issues a Military Book.
2. Temporary Certificate
In some rare cases, applicants can get a Temporary Certificate, if there are no blank Military Books available or if the applicant’s case is in an administrative processing.
Exceptions: Female citizens are exempt from conscription, except those who voluntarily enlist. All female graduates from medical educational institutions (doctors and nurses) must obtain a Military Book.
Types: Regular, Diplomatic and Official.
Fees: Regular passports cost 1741 Soms. Diplomatic and Official passports cost 2289 Soms
Document Name:
Issuing Government Authority: The State Registration Service and the Ministry of Digital Development
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format:
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title.
Registration Criteria: All citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic are eligible for a regular passport. Diplomatic and Official passports are issued to appropriate civil servants and their family members.
How to Get a Passport:
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Other Documents Available: There are no other documents available.
Available
Fees: State registration of a change of surname, first name and patronymic is free.
Document Name: Certificate of change of surname, first name, patronymic.
Issuing Authority:
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Dark Blue Round Seal/ Half-sheet format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the District Vital Records Department
Registration Criteria: The following documents must be submitted:
For adults:
For minors under 16 years of age:
How to get a Certificate of change of surname, first name, patronymic:
The applicant must file an application and pay the fee.
Certified Copies: Certified extracts are available from the archive when requested in writing by the applicant.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Certificate of Paternity
Available
Fees: The fee is 217 Kyrgyz Soms.
Document Name: Certificate of paternity
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Dark Blue Round Seal/ Half-sheet format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Attested by the Head of the District Vital Records Department
Registration Criteria: Joint Statement: If the father and mother are not married, they must submit a joint application to the civil registry office (ZAGS) or local government body.
Required Documents:
How to Get a Certificate of Paternity: A certificate of paternity is issued by the civil registry office (ZAGS) or local government body. A joint application by unmarried parents or a court decision must be submitted.
Certified Copies: Certified extracts are available from the archive when requested in writing by the applicant.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: There are no exceptions.
Post Title: U.S. Embassy Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Address: 171 Chingiz Aitmatov Avenue
Phone Number: 996-312-597000/ Fax: 996-312-597744
Visa Services: All Immigrant visas and non-immigrant visas
All IVs and NIVs.
Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, please contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply if you believe this information is in error or if you have further questions.
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