The Regional Department of coordination of employment and social programs monitors the foreign labor force attracted to the territory of the region.
The issuance of permits to attract foreign labor to the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is regulated by the orders of the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan-the minister of Labor and social protection of the population dated June 30, 2023 No. 279 "on approval of the rules and conditions for granting or extending permits for employers to attract foreign labor, as well as the implementation of intra – corporate transfer" and No. 274 "on approval of the rules for establishing a quota for attracting foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan and its distribution between regions, cities of Republican significance, the capital".
Companies attracting foreign labor work mainly in the development of the Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field, in the development of the Chinarevo oil and gas fields.
In accordance with the" final agreement on the distribution of products of the Karachaganak mine contracting site "(CPC), the main contractors at the mine are the Kazakh company" Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B. V. " (KPO B. V.). The remaining companies in the mine are considered its contractors and subcontractors. They provide combined specialized engineering services in Karachaganak, one of the largest oil and gas condensate fields in the world.
In order to protect the domestic labor market, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan annually establishes a quota for attracting foreign specialists to the Republic.
In the West Kazakhstan region, a quota has been set for 2026: a total of 1161 units, including 32 units of the I category, 245 units of the II category, 275 units of the III category, 9 units of the IV category and 600 units for seasonal workers. As of July 1, 2026, 907 units were used, or 78.1%, of the quota.
Also, Annex 1 to the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 24, 2023 No. 1041 "on determining the list of persons for whom permission of local executive bodies to attract foreign labor to carry out labor activity is not required" specifies the list of persons for whom permission of local executive bodies to attract foreign labor to carry out labor activity is not required.
The attracted foreign labor force is mostly from Italy, the United Kingdom, India, the Netherlands, Romania, Uzbekistan, etc.
Obtaining and extending permission to attract foreign labor is paid. According to the results of 6 months in 2026, 223.0 million tenge was allocated to the regional budget from employers attracting foreign labor. tax fees were received in tenge. And in 2025, 420.0 million from employers. tax fees totaled more than tenge.