Work Visa

VISA INFORMATION

You must be a resident of India or Sri Lanka in order to apply for a visa through the Embassy of Kazakhstan. The visa applicant should come in person with exception of applications for diplomatic/service visas.

Work Visa – C3

You can apply for "C3" category Working visa (single entry until 90 days and until 1 year / multiple entry until 3 years; for Astana International Financial Centre workers until 5 years) if you are:

• traveling to Kazakhstan with a purpose of work, including family members.

Work Visa – C4

You can apply for "C4" category Working visa (single entry until 90 days / multiple entry until 3 years) if you are:

• traveling to Kazakhstan with a purpose of self-employment on professions which are in-demand in economic sector of economy of Kazakhstan.

Work Visa (Business-Immigrant) – C5

You can apply for "C5" category Working (Business Immigrant) visa (single entry until 90 days / multiple entry until 2 years; in some cases until 3 years) if you are:

• traveling to Kazakhstan with a purpose of entrepreneurial activity.

Work Visa (Foreign seasonal workers) – C6

You can apply for "C6" category Working visa (single entry until 90 days / multiple entry until 1 year *) if you are:

• foreign seasonal worker.

Application procedure

Hours

Application drop-off: 09:30 am to11:30 am

Visa pick-up: 11:30 am to 01:00pm

Operating days of Consular Section: weekdays (except Wednesdays and public holidays of Kazakhstan)

Processing Time

General visa: 5 working days (ex. Monday drop-off – Next Monday pick-up)

List of required documents

1. A completed visa application form. Download [WORD].
2. An original passport of the applicant (must be valid at least three months after visa's date of expiry);
3. One passport-size photo (in colour) of the applicant;
4. An invitation letter (visa support) approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan (for C3, multiple entry C4 and C5, C6);
5. Copy of the applicant's India or Sri Lanka Identity Card;
6. Visa fee payment confirmation (bank slip);
7. Copy of the applicant's passport (first page);
8. Dependent family members must provide confirmation of relationship (e.g. marriage and birth certificates) and copy of the visa of a primary applicant (if the primary applicant in Kazakhstan).
9. Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (New Delhi) or Certificate of Criminal Record (Sri Lanka);
10. Working permit (if applicable);
11. Statement of qualifications for self-employment issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Kazakhstan (for a single entry C4);
12. Letter of Request(for a single entry C4, C5);
13. Medical Statement (HIV-test) that confirms eligibility to work (only for multiple entry visa)

Note! Applicants who are applying for a single entry C5 Work Visa must present additionally:

• Medical Statement that confirms eligibility to work
• Medical Insurance
• Certificate of No Criminal Conviction (New Delhi) or Certificate of Criminal Record (Sri Lanka)
• Statement of eligibility to entrepreneurial business

All documents issued by authorities of foreign country or region has to be legalized or apostilled.

Visa Fee

Visa fee: single entry – 80 USD, multiple entry – 200 USD

Visa fee for USA passport holders;

Countries waiving fees for minors on reciprocal basis. Those countries who are not in the list must pay regular visa fee for minors;

Deposit the visa fee to the account of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kotak Mahindra Bank New Delhi (D-10, No. 1 & 2, Local Shopping Centre, D-Block, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi 110057). Account No.: 9811251410