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Kazakhstan Visa with entry stamps of Almaty Airport and Korday border
Kazakhstan entry and exit stamps issued to a Singaporean national at Almaty International Airport
Registration Certificate for non-residents of Republic Kazakhstan

Visitors to Kazakhstan must obtain a visa from one of the Kazakh diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens eligible for an e-Visa.

Kazakhstan's visa and other migration policies are also implemented in accordance with the mobility rights arrangements within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the rules of the single market of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Kazakhstan
  Kazakhstan
  Visa not required (90 days and may enter with internal passport or ID card)
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa not required (14 days)
  Visa required

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Kazakhstan without a visa for the following period:[1][2][3]

90 days

30 days

14 days

ID - May enter with an ID card.
IP - May enter with an internal passport.
1 - 90 days within any 365-day period.
2 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
3 - 30 days within any 1-year period.
4 - 30 days within any 180-day period.
5 - 30 days, 60 days within any 180-day period.
6 - 14 days, 42 days within any 180-day period.
7 - must register if staying longer than 5 days.

Visa-free program

Citizens of the following countries may enter Kazakhstan without a visa for 30 days as part of a visa-free policy for countries with the large foreign direct investment in Kazakhstan's economy. These visitors can stay for a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period (counted from the first entry).[4]

The program was initially started on 15 July 2014 providing unilateral visa free access to 10 countries and in July 2015 it was further extended to a total of 19 countries, then to 43 in January 2017 and to 54 in September 2019.[5][6][7][8][9]

Non-ordinary passports

Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or service passports of the following countries may enter and remain in Kazakhstan without a visa:[24]

D - Diplomatic passports
S - Service passports
1 - 90 days for diplomatic passports, 30 days for service passports.
2 - For citizens of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia: 90 days for diplomatic or service passports; for citizens of Austria, Croatia, Ireland, Malta, Sweden: 30 days for diplomatic or service passports.
3 - 90 days
4 - 90 days within any 365-day period.
5 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
6 - 30 days
7 - 30 days within any 180-day period.
8 - 14 days

A visa is not required for holders of a UN Laissez-Passer for up to 30 days within any 180-day period.

Future changes

Kazakhstan has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
 Suriname Diplomatic, official 25 January 2024
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Diplomatic, official 25 January 2024
 Macao[25] All 4 April 2024
 Laos Diplomatic, official 4 July 2024
 Rwanda[26] Diplomatic, service September 2024
 Morocco[27] All September 2024
 Sierra Leone[28] Diplomatic, service September 2024
  • In December 2018, it was announced that Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan planned to mutually accept visas from February 2019,[29] but this was delayed.
  • In March 2019, it was reported that Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were "ready to launch" a joint visa program that could extend to neighboring countries. All approvals have already been obtained, all that remains is to work out the technical details and equipment.[30]

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Citizens of other countries (except Afghanistan, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Timor-Leste and Yemen) may obtain an e-Visa.[31][32][33]

Kazakhstan issues business, investor, medical treatment and tourist e-Visas. Holders of an e-Visa must arrive via Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport or Almaty International Airport.

Visa required in advance

Citizens of the following countries and territories must apply for a visa at a Kazakhstan embassy or consulate:

Pre-arranged visa on arrival

A pre-arranged visa for a stay of up to 1 month may be obtained on arrival for citizens arriving from a country without a Kazakh diplomatic mission. The fee is approximately 80 USD, and they must hold an invitation letter and obtain an approval from the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They must enter via one of the following ports of entry:[1]

Visa types

Kazakhstan issues 39 types of visa.[34]

A
Diplomatic visa
A1 Issued to foreign dignitaries, diplomats traveling on official business and diplomatic couriers
A2 Issued to diplomats accredited to Kazakhstan
Service visa
A3 Issued to members of the official delegations, accredited mass media journalists, military personnel on official visits and dependents, members of international organizations, diplomatic couriers without a diplomatic passport, service passport holders on official business
A4 Issued to administrative-technical and maintenance staff of foreign missions and offices
Investor visa
A5 Issued to heads and deputy heads and heads of structural divisions of legal entities carrying out investment activities and their family members
B
Business visa
B1 Issued to participants of conferences and meetings, persons accompanying humanitarian aid, lecturers, participants in youth programs and student and school exchanges
B2 Issued to persons installing or maintaining equipment or to persons providing consulting and auditing services
B3 Issued to persons arriving for negotiations or to the founders or the board directors
International road carriage visa
B4 Issued to persons engaged in international road transport
B5 Issued to aircraft, train and sea and river vessel crews
Visa for participation in religious events
B6 Issued to persons participating in the activities of religious associations, except for missionary activity
Student visa
B7 Issued to persons for practical training or internships and their family members
Permanent residence visa
B8 Issued to persons arriving to register a permit for permanent residence
B9 Issued to persons arriving for permanent residence
Private visit visa
B10 Issued to persons traveling for private reasons, funerals, former compatriots, persons accompanying family members who are citizens of Kazakhstan and spouses or children of ethnic Kazakhs
Adoption visa
B11 Issued to persons for adoption of citizens of Kazakhstan
Tourist visa
B12 Issued to persons traveling as tourists
Transit visa
B13 Issued to persons transiting through the territory of Kazakhstan
Exit visa
B14 Issued to permanent residents when exiting for permanent residence abroad
B15 Issued to persons who have lost their passport in Kazakhstan
B16 Issued to persons whose visa validity was reduced
B17 Issued to persons under administrative responsibility, not associated with deportation, if there are no reasons for further stay
B18 Issued to persons who arrived or are staying without a valid visa, if there are no reasons for further stay
B19 Issued to persons who have served criminal sentence or were exempted or whose probationary control or deferral expired
B20 Issued to persons who have presented proof of force majeure for overstay
B21 Issued to persons who were victims of grave or especially grave crimes
B22 Issued to persons charged with criminal offense where the criminal case has been closed or other persons in respect of whom legal restrictions on exit are lifted
C
Permanent residence visa
C1 Issued to ethnic Kazakhstan traveling to Kazakhstan for permanent residence
Family reunification visa
C2 Issued to family members of Kazakhstan national who are permanently residing in Kazakhstan, ethnic Kazakhs and former compatriots with temporary residence permit, foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in Kazakhstan as well as business immigrants
Work visa
C3 Issued to persons traveling to Kazakhstan or persons in Kazakhstan and their family members for the purpose of employment
C4 Issued to persons traveling to Kazakhstan or persons in Kazakhstan for self-employment in professions that are in demand in the priority sectors of the economy
C5 Issued to business immigrants
C6 Issued to seasonal workers
Missionary activity visa
C7 Issued to persons carrying our missionary activities and their family members
Humanitarian purposes visa
C8 Issued to volunteers and providers of humanitarian aid and with a view to charity and grants provision
Education visa
C9 Issued for the purpose of admission to educational organization in secondary, technical and vocational, post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education
Private trip visa (ethnic Kazakhs)
C10 Issued to ethnic Kazakhs
Minor citizens visa
C11 Issued to underage persons permanently residing in Kazakhstan or who have arrived to Kazakhstan without a visa or to persons born in Kazakhstan intending to go abroad
Medical treatment visa
C12 Issued to persons traveling for treatment, medical examination or consultation and accompanying persons as well as persons in Kazakhstan in the event of the need for treatment; persons traveling to Kazakhstan with the aim of caring for close relatives who are citizens of permanent residents of Kazakhstan and who are treated in hospitals or persons in Kazakhstan in case of need to care for close relatives

Admission restrictions

Entry and transit is refused to citizens of Kosovo, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight. Kazakhstan also does not recognize the passports of Abkhazia, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia and Transnistria.[citation needed]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Kazakhstan were from the following countries of nationality:[36]

Country 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
 Uzbekistan Increase 3,344,577 Increase 2,459,757 Increase 2,297,180 Decrease 2,107,177 Increase 2,494,568
 Russia Increase 1,708,873 Decrease 1,587,409 Decrease 1,646,568 Decrease 1,757,721 Increase 1,780,574
 Kyrgyzstan Decrease 1,273,378 Decrease 1,348,709 Increase 1,359,625 Decrease 1,308,139 Decrease 1,382,706
 Tajikistan Increase 383,368 Increase 207,009 Increase 158,507 Decrease 137,443 Increase 186,214
 Azerbaijan Increase 110,810 Increase 94,846 Increase 89,296 Decrease 83,174 Increase 112,617
 Germany Increase 99,396 Increase 90,286 Increase 88,346 Increase 79,572 Decrease 75,491
 Turkey Increase 98,840 Decrease 89,611 Increase 106,301 Increase 104,986 Increase 92,070
 China Decrease 94,817 Increase 117,465 Decrease 111,706 Increase 228,617 Increase 205,066
 Belarus Increase 70,810 Increase 63,520 Increase 62,786 Increase 55,356 Increase 55,090
 Ukraine Decrease 66,041 Decrease 73,390 Increase 97,100 Increase 84,932 Increase 82,971
 Turkmenistan Increase 63,249 Decrease 63,156 Increase 69,230 Increase 66,938 Increase 47,711
 South Korea Increase 30,582 Increase 22,276 Increase 22,046 Increase 20,445 Decrease 16,620
 United States Increase 29,632 Decrease 26,402 Increase 29,124 Increase 25,824 Decrease 22,508
 Armenia Increase 26,169 Decrease 26,097 Decrease 37,461 Decrease 39,934 Increase 54,244
 India Increase 21,890 Increase 13,975 Increase 11,170 Increase 10,725 Decrease 9,929
 United Kingdom Increase 21,341 Decrease 20,166 Increase 24,201 Increase 23,036 Decrease 22,389
Total Increase 7,701,196 Increase 6,509,390 Increase 6,430,158 Decrease 6,332,734 Increase 6,841,085

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kazakhstan.

References

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  16. ^ Kazakhstan - Visa-free travel policy with Vietnam introduced
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  21. ^ Was applied under visa exemption agreement between Cuba and USSR
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  27. ^ Morocco, Kazakhstan Sign Visa-Free Agreement, Boosting Bilateral Ties
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  32. ^ "Countries available for e-visa".
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