Kazakhstan is known for its unique natural attractions and colorful nomadic culture, and now that the nation’s visa requirements have been greatly simplified, it’s more accessible than ever before.
There are a variety of Kazakhstan visa types, and rules can vary depending on your passport country; read on to learn the details of how to obtain a Kazakhstan visa, receive a letter of invitation and register while in country.
Visa-free policy and registration
There is a list of countries whose citizens do not need a visa to enter Kazakhstan.
- Argentinaup to 30 days
- Armeniaup to 90 days
- Australiaup to 30 days
- Austriaup to 30 days
- Azerbaijanup to 30 days
- Bahrain30 days
- Belarusup to 90 days **
- Belgiumup to 30 days
- Brazilup to 30 days *
- Bulgariaup to 30 days
- Canadaup to 30 days
- Chileup to 30 days
- Colombia30 days
- Croatiaup to 30 days
- Cyprusup to 30 days
- Czech Republicup to 30 days
- Denmarkup to 30 days
- Estoniaup to 30 days
- Finlandup to 30 days
- Franceup to 30 days
- Georgiaup to 90 days
- Germanyup to 30 days
- Great Britainup to 30 days
- Greeceup to 30 days
- Hong Kong (China)up to 14 days
- Hungaryup to 30 days
- Icelandup to 30 days
- Indonesia30 days
- Irelandup to 30 days
- Israelup to 30 days
- Italyup to 30 days
- Japanup to 30 days
- Kuwait30 days
- Kyrgyzstanup to 90 days
- Latviaup to 30 days
- Liechtenstein30 days
- Lithuaniaup to 30 days
- Luxembourgup to 30 days
- Malaysiaup to 30 days
- Maltaup to 30 days
- Mexicoup to 30 days
- Moldovaup to 90 days
- Monacoup to 30 days
- Mongoliaup to 90 days
- Netherlandsup to 30 days
- New Zealandup to 30 days
- Norwayup to 30 days
- Oman30 days
- Philippines30 days
- Polandup to 30 days
- Portugalup to 30 days
- Qatar30 days
- Romaniaup to 30 days
- Russiaup to 90 days **
- Saudi Arabia30 days
- Serbiaup to 30 days
- Singaporeup to 30 days
- Slovakiaup to 30 days
- Sloveniaup to 30 days
- South Koreaup to 30 days
- Spainup to 30 days
- Swedenup to 30 days
- Switzerlandup to 30 days
- Tajikistanup to 30 days
- Thailand30 days
- Turkeyup to 30 days
- UAEup to 30 days
- Ukraineup to 90 days
- USAup to 30 days
- Uzbekistanup to 30 days
- Vatican30 days
- Vietnam30 days
Citizens of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and South Korea can stay in Kazakhstan without a visa for up to 90 days.
* multiple entry, with a maximum of 30 days in country per year from the date of arrival.
** Registration is required if you’ll be in country longer than 30 days
If your country is not on the list, then upon arrival in Kazakhstan you need to register with the immigration police, where each tourist is issued a migration card. Registration must be done within 5 days, including Saturday and Sunday. You can register yourself or arrange in advance for a travel agency to do it for you.
Visa Support
Foreign citizens who are not eligible for visa-free entry can obtain a visa through their nearest Kazakhstan embassy or consulate, or online through the Kazakhstan e-visa portal.
How to obtain a visa for Kazakhstan through a consulate or embassy:
Obtain a Letter of Invitation (LOI) through a travel agency. You can apply from up to 3 months to 20 days before your departure date and can expect the process to take about two weeks. To apply for an LOI you’ll need the following:
- Completed Letter of Invitation (Kazakhstan Visa Support) form, which will be provided by the tour company.
- Passport Copy
- Letter of Employment (retirees and housewives are exempt from this)
- Dates of Travel
- Processing Fee (Price varies by agency but typically ranges from $100-$200)
- (Citizens of Jordan and Saudi Arabia can obtain a Kazakhstan visa without an invitation letter if applying for a single-entry tourist visa, with mandatory registration within 5 days of arrival).
Submit the following to the Kazakhstan embassy or consulate:
- A copy of the Letter of Invitation and its corresponding visa support number
- Passport Copy (Passport cannot expire less than 6 months after Kazakhstan visa expiration date)
- Completed visa application form
- One passport photo
- Consular fee ($20-50 for single entry, $200 for multiple entry)
- Confirmation of hotel reservation
- Proof of purchase of airline tickets to Kazakhstan
- The visa will be issued within seven days of submitting your documents.
Electronic Visa (E-Visa)
To apply for an electronic visa to Kazakhstan (business, tourist or medical visa), you need to receive an invitation letter from a travel agency or a resident of Kazakhstan, register on the Kazakhstan e-visa portal, fill out the form and pay the fee. Visas are normally issued within 5 business days, and often earlier.
With an electronic visa you can arrive to Kazakhstan only at the international airports in Astana and Almaty. Read more about e-visas here.
Transit visa to Kazakhstan
A transit visa allows you to stay in Kazakhstan for up to 5 days. To obtain a transit visa, you must have an entry visa to your country of destination and tickets confirming your date of departure from the transfer point in Kazakhstan.
Note: OrexCA only provides visa support services for obtaining a single-entry tourist visa as part of a full package of tourist services in Kazakhstan.