Kazakhstan has temporarily suspended its unilateral visa-free regime for citizens of 57 states until 1 May 2021

Kazakhstan has temporarily suspended its unilateral visa-free regime for citizens of 57 states until 1 May 2021

In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Kazakhstan, the government of Kazakhstan has temporarily suspended its unilateral visa-free regime for citizens of 57 states, including the Netherlands, until 1 May 2021.

The 72-hour visa-free regime has also been suspended for Chinese and Indian nationals who transit through the international airports of Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Shymkent, Aktau, Karaganda and Taraz until 1 January 2021

The above means that Dutch citizens who are planning to visit Kazakhstan before 1 May 2021 will need to obtain a visa of the appropriate category at the Consular section of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the Hague.

All Kazakh visas will be issued in accordance with the current rules of issuing visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Please note that citizens of 57 countries, including the Netherlands, have the right to obtain a single-entry visa to Kazakhstan without a formal letter of invitation (visa support) in the following categories:
- Service (A3) - duration of stay 90 days

- Business (B1) - duration of stay 60 days

- Business (B3) - duration of stay 30 days

- Private (B10) - duration of stay 90 days

- Tourist (B12) - duration of stay 30 days.

For all other visa categories, citizens of the above countries will need to provide a formal letter of invitation (visa support) issued via the Immigration Agency in the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the exceptions specified in the Rules of Issuing Visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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