Visa policy of Kazakhstan

Today, foreign citizens without presenting additional grounds can enter Kazakhstan by air from all countries with which Kazakhstan carries out regular passenger air service.

Notification of a foreigner’s stay is required within 3 working days from the moment of his entry into Kazakhstan. It does not depend on the entry procedure and duration of stay, as well as the purpose of the foreigner’s visit.

The notification is submitted by the host party (inviting person) to the migration service through the Visa and Migration Portal vmp.gov.kz or the eQonaq.kz system. You should also notify the migration service in the event of:

a change of address within the city,
a trip to another city in Kazakhstan.

Failure to submit a notification in a timely manner entails administrative liability of the host party in accordance with Article 518 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A visa is not required for citizens of those countries with which Kazakhstan has concluded separate bilateral agreements on mutual visa-free travel.

Near Abroad

Citizenship	Entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan	Period of stay
Azerbaijan	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Armenia	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Belarus	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Georgia	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Kyrgyzstan	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Moldova	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Russia	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Tajikistan	No visa required	up to 90 days or the term of the TRP
Uzbekistan	No visa required	up to 30 days or the term of the TRP
Ukraine	No visa required	Up to 90 days within 180 days or visa period

Far abroad

Citizenship	Entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan	Period of stay
Albania	No visa required	Up to 90 days within 365 days or visa period
Andorra	No visa required	Up to 90 days or visa period
Argentina	No visa required	Up to 30 days during the year or the visa period
Brazil	No visa required	Up to 30 days during the year or the visa period
Vietnam	No visa required	Up to 30 days per entry, but not more than 90 calendar days within each 180-day period or the visa period
Hong Kong	No visa required	Up to 14 days or visa period
Dominican Republic	No visa required	Up to 60 days or visa period
India*	No visa required	up to 14 calendar days from the moment of crossing the border, but should not exceed 42 calendar days within a 180-day period
Iran*	No visa required	up to 14 calendar days from the moment of crossing the border, but should not exceed 42 calendar days within a 180-day period
Qatar	No visa required	Up to 30 days or visa period
China	No visa required	Up to 30 days or visa period
South Korea	No visa required	Up to 30 days, but not more than 60 calendar days of each 180-day period or the visa period
Cuba**	No visa required	Up to 30 days or visa period
Macau	No visa required	Up to 14 days or visa period
Malaysia	No visa required	Up to 30 days, but not more than 90 calendar days of each 180-day period or the visa period
Maldives	No visa required	Up to 30 days or visa period
Morocco**	No visa required	Up to 30 days within each 180-day period or visa period
Mongolia	No visa required	Up to 90 days or visa period
Nicaragua	No visa required	Up to 30 days within each 180-day period or visa period
UAE	No visa required	Up to 30 days or visa period
San Marino**	No visa required	Up to 30 days, but not more than 90 calendar days of each 180-day period or the visa period
Saint Kitts**	No visa required	Up to 90 days within 365 days
Seychelles	No visa required	Up to 30 days, but not more than 90 calendar days of each 180-day period or the visa period
Serbia	No visa required	Up to 30 days or visa period
Thailand**	No visa required	Up to 30 days, but not more than 90 calendar days of each 180-day period or the visa period
Turkey	No visa required	Up to 30 days or visa period
Ecuador	No visa required	Up to 30 days within each 180-day period or visa period

* Violation of this condition may result in fines and sanctions for foreign citizens, including deportation from the country and a 5-year ban on entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan.

** At the stage of approval of the regulations

Unilateral visa-free regime for citizens. In January 2022, Kazakhstan unilaterally resumed the visa-free regime for citizens of 50 countries.

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

!! Length of stay: Citizens of 50 countries may stay in Kazakhstan without a visa for up to 30 calendar days on each visit. The number of visits is unlimited. However, the total period of such visits should not exceed 90 calendar days within a 180-day period.

Under the visa-free regime, foreign citizens can visit Kazakhstan for tourism, private and short-term business purposes. Business trips may include meetings and negotiations, signing contracts, and participating in conferences and forums.

Important! As part of visa-free travel, foreigners are prohibited from engaging in labor or other paid activities on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Any installation and repair work, consulting and auditing services, training sessions are also prohibited. A visa is required for such purposes.