Kyrgyzstanis can now obtain a tourist visa to the United States for 10 years

The US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan reports that, effective March 4, the United States government extended the validity of new US tourist and business visas for Kyrgyz citizens from 5 to 10 years. In addition, the $20 application fee for…

Quit business and moved to the USA: how a plumber from Kyrgyzstan settled in America

Maxim moved to America from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, at the initiative of his wife after winning the green card lottery. In his home country, he had an established business, his own house and car. The green card gave him the opportunity to easily move the whole family to Florida. ...

'I like the local pace of life': how an American moved to Kyrgyzstan and opened a college there

Andrew Wachtel is a seasoned educator, writer and translator. In 2010 he moved to Kyrgyzstan. He was the president of one of the best universities in the country, and then founded his own college, WE reports. Wachtel was born and raised in New Jersey. After…

Fighting on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: 16 dead

Clashes broke out on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. As of Friday morning, April 30, the Kyrgyz authorities said that the number of victims had reached 131 people. More details about the conflict were told by the BBC. 13 people died, including a 12-year-old girl. Tajikistan reported three ...

President of Kyrgyzstan resigns: revolution continues in country

President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov has resigned. The new prime minister, Sadyr Japarov, sought this. Zhaparov had met with Jeenbekov the day before, but he refused to leave his post. All this is a consequence of the riots, as a result of which Japarov was released from the colony. The protests began after the announcement ...

The assault on the White House and the release of the ex-president: a revolution is brewing in Kyrgyzstan

Protesters against the results of the elections in Kyrgyzstan seized the White House, where the parliament and the presidential administration are located, and also broke into the building of the State Committee for National Security and released the former president of the country, Almazbek Atambayev, from arrest. Writes about this "Novaya Gazeta". Capturing the building ...

Work in IT, national holidays and mutual support: how the Kyrgyz community lives in the USA

The USA is a multinational country, and everyone finds their place here. Weproject spoke about how Kyrgyz people live in the States. 31-year-old Bakytbek Tatibekov was born in Osh and has lived in the United States for almost 10 years. Works as a programmer and mobile application developer.…

Relocation, Adaptation, and Business: Three Kyrgyz Success Stories in the US

Moving to another country is always stressful. But it is associated not only with a huge number of documents and things, but mostly with the lack of acquaintances and adaptation to new conditions. 3 natives told Weproject.Media about their experience of moving...

Families, brides and green card lottery winners: whom in Kyrgyzstan were affected by the ban on entry into the USA

In January, Kyrgyzstan entered the number of countries whose citizens are restricted from entering the United States. It became the first country of the former USSR to be included in the list of predominantly Muslim states, whose passport holders will find it much more difficult to obtain an American migration visa, the BBC reminds. US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan ...

The special forces stormed the house of the ex-president of Kyrgyzstan: he could not fight back. VIDEO

Kyrgyz security forces stormed the house of former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev in a suburb of Bishkek. The ex-president at first managed to avoid detention, but during the re-assault, luck was not on his side. In June, the parliament stripped Atambayev of immunity, and he faces criminal prosecution. ...

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