Kyrgyzstan is by far the easiest country for Europeans, North American, Japanese, Koreans, to enter in Central Asia as it offers a 30 day tourist visa on arrival at Bishkek airport (not at land border crossings). This visa cost $70 (Aug 2010), so if possible, it's cheaper to obtain it in advance.
Citiziens of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA do not require letter of invitation.
Citiziens of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and USA (Aug 2010) with valid Kazakh tourist visa can travel also to Talas, Chui (including Bishkek) and Issyk Kul Oblasts of Kyrgyzstan. However if you have single-entry Kazakh visa and you cross the border from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan, you can't return back on this visa to Kazakhstan. Most customs officers don't know about this agreement, which can cause long obstructions at border crossings.
The similar agreement applies reciprocally in Kazakhstan, but not for all abovementioned nationalities, see Kazakhstan#Get_in.
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