You can still stay up to 60 days in Kirgistan.
I just said that on every entry into KASACHSTAN you´ll get a new 15 days visa.
So if you enter from KASACHSTAN to Kirgistan after those 15 days, and reenter Kasachstan, it´s another 15 days in Kasachstan.
Be careful if you take the Bishkek boarder into Kirgistan. After around 3ß-40 meters, there is a stop sign, which you hardly can see. It´s hidden by means to provoke a violation of this stop sign. The cops are sitting nearby to stop you, show you a video of your violation and get the bribe. They can get cery rude. So by all means stop there, put both feet to the ground, so there is no evidence of a violation of traffic rules.
The police in KAZ and Kirgistan will stop you only if you made a mistake and want to be bribed. If you didn´t violate any rules/laws, don´t pay any bribe, if you did, there is no other way than to negotiate the amount.

I got caught here as well. Shifty bastards...

I assume it was on the Kyrg side ?

We had a funny encounter with the cops there. We pulled over next to the cops' office right after the border and asked to one of them, who was standing there, if he knew about an insurance seller. He motionned us to stop and get up to the office. So we parked there next to police cars and went up to speak to the head cop - I assume, as he was bullying the other guys. Nobody spoke English so we tried to get the message trough with a few words of Russian. Eventually he showed us to his desk and a credit card machine. Are the cops selling insurance ? after some discussion, it turned out he wanted to fine us. Ok, so what's the offence ? he shuffled through a book and showed us one line, that said "speeding over.." so we went "no way, are you crazy ?". He thinks again and then points to another line: "illegal parking".. and our car ! So I bursted into laughs and started to make fun of him in English, which he didn't understand, but he got the point . He still asked for a credit card, which I don't get, since if we pay then he gets no money..? I guess that's the first move before settling for half-price in cash.

Anyway, we just left and that was it. No harm done but those Kyrgyz police are totally out of control . Good fun though.

Laurent

PS: there's no insurance seller there, and maybe nowhere else ? we didn't care and the cops, as crooked as they are, never checked, so it's a good bet that insurance isn't mandatory. Anyone know for sure ?

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Now that Kygrygzstan has been included in the customs zone, does this mean that the white barcoded temp import form as mentioned at the start of the thread should now be obtained on the way into Kyrgyrzstan?

Does it still only last for 90 days?

Cheers

You will obtain it when you enter to Custom Union, and it will be for 1 year.

Hi all! Has someone entered in Kyrgyzstan from Uzbekistan or Tajikistan this year? Are customs officers giving one year of TIP, like you get when you enter to Customs Unión by Russia?

Regards.

My friends crossed yesterday from Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan at Bor Dobo. They had temporary import papers for CU valid for 6 months.
They did not asked for 12, as they don't need them, so I don't know if it is possible to obtain it at that border (you should, but nobody reported back about that).
If you cross there, please ask and report back to us,
thank you

I crossed yesterday from Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan and get 1 year of temporary Import document.
And for more info, officer told me that is posible extend it an extra year in customs office at Bishkek with some paperwork. I will try to get more info about at the end of July.
Regards!

Great!
At what border did you crossed?
Did you had to ask for 1 year or they just gave you that time on the permit?

From Karakol to Sary-tash, sorry, I don't remember the name of the border.
As soon as the officer ask me if I was going to Kazakhstan, I told him that my bike will stay at Kyrgyzstan and I will need 1 year of TIP. I just explained to him.

Gents, I drove into Russia with my bike and told them that I would leave Russia within 2 weeks. I did but entered into Kazachstan where I parked my bike for about a year. I did not get any TIP... This year I will drive from Kazakhstan into Kyrgyzstan and Tadzjikistan. Am I in trouble for not having the TIP and if so what can be the consequences? Appreciate your help. Thanks Leo

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lose your bike or if your lucky pay a *FINE*

Seriously? There must be something I can do about it. I was even called by Russian customs twice and received a letter. I sent them an email in Russian explaining that the bike did not disappear but that it is parked in Almaty until summer this year. I was not even aware about this TIP and told the truth when I entered Russia that I would leave within two weeks. When crossing into Kazachstan there was no trouble whatsoever. Any advice?

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Go to the border and find out?
Take all the details, emails and shit like that and just hope for the best.
That's the only advice I can give apart from next time get a TIP for the bike.

Good luck.

Ok. Just checked the entry customs document that I got and checked with some locals and they say I should be fine as long as I get out of the customs union before August this year. Should be fine then. Thanks.

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