Kyrgyzstan’s Passport Sees Improvement in Global Ranking

Kyrgyzstan’s passport has moved up 14 spots in the interactive Passport Index ranking, now sitting at 67th place, compared to the 2023-2024 ranking.

Since March 6, 2025, the cost of a Kyrgyz passport has increased after the country ratified agreements with Albania, Montenegro, Thailand, Venezuela, and Cyprus, The Caspian Post reports, citing Kyrgyz media.

These agreements, signed in September 2024 in New York during the UN General Assembly, exempt holders of diplomatic and official passports of Kyrgyzstan from visa requirements.

The Ministry highlighted that, at present, most countries offering visa-free entry for Kyrgyz citizens do so for holders of diplomatic and service passports. However, it noted that the gradual expansion of the visa-free regime will eventually extend to holders of ordinary passports, marking an important step toward broader international mobility for Kyrgyz nationals.