- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Kyrgyzstan
When travelling to Kyrgyzstan, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Kyrgyzstan.
| Kyrgyz Republic overall | This Advice is current for Thursday, 28 August 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
| Kyrgyz-Uzbek and Kyrgyz-Tajik border areas and Fergana Valley | ||||
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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- We advise you to exercise a high degree of caution in the Kyrgyz Republic because of the high threat of terrorist attack, the risk of violent civil unrest and high levels of serious crime.
- Pay close attention to your security at all times and monitor the media for information about possible new safety or security risks.
- You should avoid demonstrations, street rallies and public gatherings as they may turn violent.
- We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to the Kyrgyz-Uzbek and Kyrgyz-Tajik border areas (in the south and south-west) and the Fergana Valley due to the volatile and unpredictable security situation. This includes the cities of Osh, Jalalabad and Batken. Uncontrolled border areas may be land-mined.
- Australia does not have an Embassy or Consulate in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Australian Embassy in Russia provides consular assistance to Australians in the Kyrgyz Republic.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
