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Entry rules and visa regime of the Republic of Kazakhstan for foreign citizens

Procedure for entering Kazakhstan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Last updated: February 13, 2023

From January 1, 2022, Kazakhstan resumed the visa-free regime for citizens of 54 countries (previously it was suspended until December 31, 2021, by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan). Thus, citizens of the following countries now again have the opportunity to visit Kazakhstan without a visa by air and land. The duration of stay in Kazakhstan without a visa is 30 calendar days.

Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Vatican, UK, Hungary, Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Israel, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Qatar, Cyprus, Colombia, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA, Thailand, Philippines, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Chile, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Japan.

The visa-free regime also applies to citizens of the following 22 countries:

1. Citizens of Georgia, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Mongolia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan can enter and stay in Kazakhstan without a visa for up to 90 days;

2. Citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Serbia, Turkey, UAE, and South Korea can enter and stay in Kazakhstan without a visa for up to 30 days;

3. Citizens of China, India, Hong Kong and Iran can enter and stay in Kazakhstan without a visa for up to 14 days.

These rules apply to the holders of national passports.

For more information on the visa regime of the Republic of Kazakhstan for foreign citizens visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

As of June 2022, a certificate with a negative test result for COVID-19 by PCR and a vaccination passport are no longer required for foreign citizens to enter the country.

 

Country

Visa regime

1.

Australia

visa
free 30 days

2.

Austria

visa
free 30 days

3.

Azerbaijan

visa
free 90 days

4.

Albania

visa

5.

Algeria

visa

6.

Andorra

visa

7.

Angola

visa

8.

Antigua and Barbuda

visa

9.

Argentine

visa free
30 days

10.

Armenia

visa free
90 days

11.

Afghanistan

visa

12.

Bahamas

visa

13.

Bangladesh

visa

14.

Barbados

visa

15.

Bahrain

visa
free 30 days

16.

Belarus

visa free
90 days

17.

Belgium

visa
free 30 days

18.

Belize

visa

19.

Benin

visa

20.

Burma (Myanmar)

visa

21.

Bulgaria

visa
free 30 days

22.

Bolivia

visa

23.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

visa

24.

Botswana

visa

25.

Brazil

visa free
30 days

26.

Brunei

visa

27.

Burkina Faso

visa

28.

Burundi

visa

29.

Butane

visa

30.

Vanuatu

visa

31.

Vatican

visa
free 30 days

32.

United Kingdom

visa
free 30 days

33.

Hungary

visa
free 30 days

34.

Venezuela

visa

35.

East Timor

visa

36.

Vietnam

visa
free 30 days

37.

Gabon

visa

38.

Haiti

visa

39.

Guyana

visa

40.

Gambia

visa

41.

Ghana

visa

42.

Guatemala

visa

43.

Guinea-Bissau

visa

44.

Republic of Guinea

visa

45.

Germany

visa
free 30 days

46.

Honduras

visa

47.

Hong Kong

visa free
14 days

48.

Greece

visa
free 30 days

49.

Grenada

visa

50.

Georgia

visa free
90 days

51.

Denmark

visa
free 30 days

52.

Djibouti

visa

53.

Dominica

visa

54.

Dominican Republic

visa

55.

Egypt

visa

56.

Zambia

visa

57.

Zimbabwe

visa

58.

Israel

visa
free 30 days

59.

India

visa
free 14 days

60.

Indonesia

visa
free 30 days

61.

Jordan

visa

62.

Iran

visa
free 14 days

63.

Iraq

visa

64.

Ireland

visa
free 30 days

65.

Iceland

visa
free 30 days

66.

Spain

visa
free 30 days

67.

Italy

visa
free 30 days

68.

Yemen

visa

69.

Cape Verde

visa

70.

Cambodia

visa

71.

Cameroon

visa

72.

Canada

visa
free 30 days

73

Qatar

visa
free 30 days

74.

Kenya

visa

75.

Cyprus

visa
free 30 days

76.

Kiribati

visa

77.

China

visa
free 14 days

78.

DPRK

visa

79.

Colombia

visa
free 30 days

80.

Comoros

visa

81.

Congo

visa

82.

Congo-Kinshasa

visa

83.

South Korea

visa free
30 days

84.

Costa Rica

visa

85.

Côte d'Ivoire

visa

86.

Cuba

visa

87.

Kuwait

visa
free 30 days

88.

Kyrgyzstan

visa free
90 days

89.

Laos

visa

90.

Latvia

visa
free 30 days

91.

Lesotho

visa

92.

Liberia

visa

93.

Lebanon

visa

94.

Libya

visa

95.

Lithuania

visa
free 30 days

96.

Liechtenstein

visa
free 30 days

97.

Luxembourg

visa
free 30 days

98.

Mauritius

visa

99.

Mauritania

visa

100.

Madagascar

visa

101.

Macao

visa

102.

Macedonia

visa

103.

Malawi

visa

104.

Malaysia

visa
free 30 days

105.

Mali

visa

106.

Maldives

visa

107.

Malta

visa
free 30 days

108.

Morocco

visa

109.

Marshall Islands

visa

110.

Mexico

visa
free 30 days

111.

Micronesia

visa

112.

Mozambique

visa

113.

Moldova

visa free
90 days

114.

Monaco

visa
free 30 days

115.

Mongolia

visa free
90 days

116.

Namibia

visa

117.

Nauru

visa

118.

Nepal

visa

119.

Niger

visa

120.

Nigeria

visa

121.

Netherlands

visa
free 30 days

122.

Nicaragua

visa

123.

New Zeland

visa
free 30 days

124.

Norway

visa
free 30 days

125.

UAE

visa free
30 days

126.

Oman

visa
free 30 days

127.

Pakistan

visa

128.

Palau

visa

129.

Panama

visa

130.

Papua New Guinea

visa

131.

Paraguay

visa

132.

Peru

visa

133.

Poland

visa
free 30 days

134.

Portugal

visa
free 30 days

135.

Russia

visa free
90 days

136.

Ruanda

visa

137.

Romania

visa
free 30 days

138.

Samoa

visa

139.

San Marino

visa

140.

Sao Tome and Principe

visa

141.

Saudi Arabia

visa
free 30 days

142.

Swaziland

visa

143.

Seychelles

visa

144.

Senegal

visa

145.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

visa

146.

Saint Lucia

visa

147.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

visa

148.

Serbia

visa free
30 days

149.

Singapore

visa
free 30 days

150.

Syria

visa

151.

Slovakia

visa
free 30 days

152.

Slovenia

visa
free 30 days

153.

Somalia

visa

154.

Solomon islands

visa

155.

Sudan

visa

156.

Suriname

visa

157.

USA

visa
free 30 days

158.

Sierra Leone

visa

159.

Tajikistan

visa free
90 days

160.

Thailand

visa
free 30 days

161.

Tanzania

visa

162.

Togo 

visa

163.

Tonga

visa

164.

Trinidad and Tobago

visa

165.

Tuvalu

visa

166.

Tunis

visa

167.

Turkmenistan

visa

168.

Turkey

visa free
30 days

169.

Uganda

visa

170.

Uzbekistan 

visa free
30 days

171.

Ukraine

visa free
90 days

172.

Uruguay

visa

173.

Fiji

visa

174.

Philippines

visa
free 30 days

175.

Finland

visa
free 30 days

176.

France

visa
free 30 days

177.

Croatia

visa
free 30 days

178.

Central African Republic

visa

179.

Chad

visa

180.

Montenegro

visa

181.

Czech Republic

visa
free 30 days

182.

Chile

visa
free 30 days

183.

Switzerland

visa
free 30 days

184.

Sweden

visa
free 30 days

185.

Sri Lanka

visa

186.

Ecuador

visa free
30 days

187.

Equatorial Guinea

visa

188.

El Salvador

visa

189.

Eritrea

visa

190.

Estonia

visa
free 30 days

191.

Ethiopia

visa

192.

South Africa

visa

193.

Southern Sudan

visa

194.

Jamaica

visa

195.

Japan

visa
free 30 days

196.

UN

visa free
30 days

 

Rules for entry and exit from Kazakhstan for foreign citizens

Foreigners may enter the Republic of Kazakhstan by valid foreign passports or documents replacing them if there are entry visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan unless another procedure is established by agreement of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the relevant government. This is the so-called visa regulations, and it operates, mainly in relation to citizens of countries far abroad. 

Foreign citizens enter and leave through checkpoints on the state border open for international and passenger traffic. 

In the passport of the entering (leaving) foreigner at the border crossing, a corresponding stamp is stamped.

Foreigners who have diplomatic and service passports, as well as foreigners who arrived in Kazakhstan with a visa of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the "diplomatic", "official", "investor" category, or when confirming the status of the "investor" from the authorized body (for countries with a visa-free regime of stay).

With a number of near-abroad countries, visa-free travel arrangements are preserved.

 Entry to Kazakhstan to a foreigner may not be allowed: 

Foreigners previously expelled from the Republic of Kazakhstan are prohibited from entering the Republic of Kazakhstan within five years from the date of the decision to expel.

Applications of host authorities for the invitation of foreigners to the Republic of Kazakhstan are not considered if within one year before the filing of such an application, the hostages were brought to account for failing to take measures for timely registration of immigrants, registration of documents for the right of their stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan and ensuring the departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan after a certain period of stay.

Foreigners are given migration cards when they enter the Republic of Kazakhstan. The form and rules for issuing migration cards are approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in coordination with the national security bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Visas for entry or other relevant documents are issued by diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Kazakhstan or in some cases specially authorized representatives of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The grounds for issuing visas are the invitations of host persons or permission of authorized state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan unless otherwise stipulated by international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

Departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan

Foreigners leave the Republic of Kazakhstan by valid foreign passports or documents replacing them in the presence of exit visas issued by authorized state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan unless another procedure is established by agreement with the relevant government.

Departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan to a foreigner is not permitted:

  • if there are grounds for bringing him (her) to criminal liability - until the end of the proceedings;
  • if he (she) is convicted of a criminal offense, he (she) is subject to probation control or a delay in the execution of the punishment is applied to him (her),  - until the serving of the punishment or release from punishment, the expiry of the probationary control period, the expiry of the term of the suspension of the execution of the punishment, except for cases of his (her) deportation on the basis of a court decision;
  • if he (she) refuses to fulfill the obligations imposed on him (her) by the court - until the fulfillment of obligations;

Departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan of a foreigner may be postponed until the fulfillment of property obligations, with which the essential interests of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, other natural and legal persons are related.

 

[Source: egov.kz - Electronic Government of Kazakhstan]

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