Visas and passports of Central Asia

Where the passports of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan take you without a visa, how they compare, and what you need to travel within the region. Every country comes with its entry rule, length of stay and source.

Passports of Central Asia

Countries open visa-free or on arrival, of 198 countries.

1.Kazakhstan
78
visa-free, on arrival or with an ETA
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2.Uzbekistan
62
visa-free, on arrival or with an ETA
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3.Kyrgyzstan
60
visa-free, on arrival or with an ETA
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4.Tajikistan
54
visa-free, on arrival or with an ETA
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5.Turkmenistan
42
visa-free, on arrival or with an ETA
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Passport comparison

Two passports side by side: where only one of them gets in visa-free or on arrival, where both do, and where either needs a visa.

Travel within the region

What a citizen of the country in the row needs to enter the country in the column. The rule is set by the country of entry, so it can differ between the two directions.

Entering →Passport ↓	Kazakhstan	Kyrgyzstan	Uzbekistan	Tajikistan	Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan	—	Visa-free90 daysAn ID card is enough. Staying over 30 days requires registration, granted for up to 90 days from entry and renewable.✓ Checked 26.10.2026	Visa-free30 days · at most 90 in 180No registration needed. A passport is required; an ID card is not enough.✓ Checked 26.10.2026	Visa-free90 daysStaying over 30 days requires registration, for up to 90 days from entry. A passport is needed.✓ Checked 26.10.2026	Visa required
Kyrgyzstan	Visa-free90 days in any 180An ID card is enough. Staying over 30 days requires registration.From 01.07.2027: Electronic travel authorisation (ETA)✓ Checked 26.10.2026	—	Visa-free60 days✓ Checked 26.10.2026	Visa-freeno limit✓ Checked 27.10.2026	Visa required
Uzbekistan	Visa-free30 days · at most 90 in 180No registration needed. A passport is required; an ID card is not enough.From 01.07.2027: Electronic travel authorisation (ETA)✓ Checked 26.10.2026	Visa-free60 days✓ Checked 26.10.2026	—	Visa-free30 daysStaying over 10 days requires registration.✓ Checked 26.10.2026	Visa requiredOnly residents of the border regions (up to 3 days once a month, in the neighbouring border regions) and diplomatic passport holders go without a visa.✓ Checked 26.10.2026
Tajikistan	Visa-free90 daysStaying over 30 days requires registration, for up to 90 days from entry. A passport is needed.From 01.07.2027: Electronic travel authorisation (ETA)✓ Checked 26.10.2026	Visa-freeno limit	Visa-free30 daysStaying over 10 days requires registration.✓ Checked 26.10.2026	—	Visa requiredOnly diplomatic passport holders go visa-free, for up to 30 days.✓ Checked 27.10.2026
Turkmenistan	eVisa30 days	eVisa	Visa requiredOnly residents of the border regions (up to 3 days once a month, in the neighbouring border regions) and diplomatic passport holders go without a visa.✓ Checked 26.10.2026	eVisa60 days in any 90Only diplomatic passport holders go visa-free, for up to 30 days.✓ Checked 27.10.2026	—

Updated 26.10.2026 from Wikipedia and cross-checked against the Henley Passport Index. The two agree on 169 of 189 countries; where they differ, the row is marked ⚠. Rules change: confirm them with the embassy or your airline before you travel.

What changed

from 01.07.2027
Kyrgyzstan → Kazakhstan: Visa-free, 90 days in any 180 → Electronic travel authorisation (ETA), 90 days in any 180
Kazakhstan is introducing an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) for citizens of visa-free countries, the EAEU included. Border checks phase in from 1 November 2026; from 1 July 2027 travellers without one will be refused entry. It is free, and allowed stays stay the same.
from 01.07.2027
Uzbekistan → Kazakhstan: Visa-free, 30 days · at most 90 in 180 → Electronic travel authorisation (ETA), 30 days · at most 90 in 180
Kazakhstan is introducing an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) for citizens of visa-free countries, the EAEU included. Border checks phase in from 1 November 2026; from 1 July 2027 travellers without one will be refused entry. It is free, and allowed stays stay the same.
from 01.07.2027
Tajikistan → Kazakhstan: Visa-free, 90 days → Electronic travel authorisation (ETA), 90 days
Kazakhstan is introducing an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) for citizens of visa-free countries, the EAEU included. Border checks phase in from 1 November 2026; from 1 July 2027 travellers without one will be refused entry. It is free, and allowed stays stay the same.

How we count

We count 199 countries: the 193 UN members plus the Vatican, Palestine, Taiwan, Kosovo, Hong Kong and Macao. “Visa-free or on arrival” means visa-free, visa on arrival or an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) — the way passport indexes count. An eVisa has to be obtained online before the trip, so we count it separately.

The data updates itself every week. We take the revisions of the Wikipedia articles that have stood unedited for three days and compare them with the Henley Passport Index, which is built on IATA’s database — the one airlines check travel documents against. Entry to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan’s e-Visa come straight from their foreign ministries’ sites. If many countries change at once, the update stops until an editor has looked.