MINEX CENTRAL ASIA 2012

Kazakhstan Visa General Requirements

In general, all foreign nationals are required to have business or tourist visas to enter Kazakhstan. To obtain a Kazakhstan visa foreign citizens should apply to a Kazakhstan diplomatic/consular institution in their country of residence.

Download visa application form

Documents required for the Kazakhstan visa:

1. Copy of the first two pages of their passport a valid passport (or international travel document),
2. Copy of their Kazakhstan visa support (invitation letter) with a notification of their visa support number by the DCS of the MFA (or the original individual invitation issued by the Police) . NB. single entry business, tourist and private visas will be issued to citizens of 45 countries without invitations from Kazakhstan
3. Completed visa application form
4. 1 passport-size photo;
5. Fee, payable on collection of visa
6. For 5 days transit visas, the visa of the destination country and onward ticket (or a reservation) are required.

Passport should not expire earlier than six months after the validity term of the requested visa. Other necessary documents will be determined by the consul at the time of application.

Visas are issued within 7 calendar days from the day of presenting all documents.

According to the procedure of issuing visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, from February 15, 2004, up to one month single entry business, tourist and private visas will be issued to citizens of 45 countries without invitations from Kazakhstan, on the basis of their personal or companies’ written statements submitted to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington, DC. The list of such countries includes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Republic of Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sultanate of Oman.

Citizens of the following countries do not need entry Kazakhstan visa to visit Kazakhstan: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.

Further information about visa regulation in Kazakhstan is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.