MEMO for the attention of travellers planning to visit Kazakhstan!
(as of 17 March 2020)
Please keep in mind the following sanitary and epidemiological measures enforced by respective government agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Please be advised that the President of Kazakhstan declared a national state of emergency in the Republic of Kazakhstan due to the spread of coronavirus. Therefore, starting from 8.00 am on 16 March 2020 (Nur-Sultan time), restrictions will be introduced to prohibit entry to and departure from the territory of Kazakhstan for the citizens of Kazakhstan and foreign nationals.
There are a few exceptions to the above restrictions. The following categories of travellers are allowed to cross the border of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
- Kazakh citizens who left the country before the state of emergency was declared – for them to be able to return to Kazakhstan;
- Kazakh citizens travelling abroad for medical treatment – upon presentation of supporting documents from healthcare institutions;
- foreign nationals who entered Kazakhstan’s territory before the state of emergency was declared – for them to be able to leave Kazakhstan;
- staff of the diplomatic service of Kazakhstan and foreign countries and members of their families, as well as members of delegations of foreign countries and international organisations travelling to Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- foreign nationals (stateless persons) who hold valid Kazakh residence permits;
- foreign nationals who are family members of citizens of Kazakhstan (upon presentation of official documents to confirm kinship – spouses, parents and children);
- Kazakh citizens who hold valid residence permits of foreign countries;
- members of train, locomotive, aircraft and sea crews;
- service personnel of foreign cross-border facilities on the territory of Kazakhstan and service personnel of Kazakh cross-border facilities on the territory of neighbouring countries;
- foreign nationals travelling on transit passenger trains – provided that they left their point of origin and were en route before the state of emergency came into force (before 08.00 on 16 March 2020).
*If you fall into one of the above categories of travellers and are allowed to enter Kazakhstan’s territory please be advised that you could be subject to the following set of sanitary measures.
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Countries
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Measures applied to individuals arriving from countries according to category |
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France Iran Italy Spain Germany
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Upon arrival to Kazakhstan, citizens of Kazakhstan and foreign nationals subject to the exceptions above will be placed in a designated medical facility for a 14-day isolated quarantine.
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1 b)
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China South Korea Countries of the Schengen zone, except those listed in category 1a) |
Citizens of Kazakhstan and foreign nationals subject to the exceptions above will be quarantined at the place of their residence (home quarantine).
They will not be allowed to leave the place of their residence in Kazakhstan (house, apartment, hostel, hotel, etc.) for the period of 14 calendar days.
During home quarantine (14 calendar days), visiting public places is prohibited.
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United Kingdom Philippines Qatar India Azerbaijan Thailand USA UAE
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Individuals have the right to move and travel in a normal, unrestricted manner on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan (provided that you inform your medical supervisors about your travel to guarantee continuous remote health monitoring).
Medical officers will conduct daily check-ups with you over the phone for the duration of 14 days since the date of your arrival.
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Upon arrival in Kazakhstan, border control agents may ask you to fill out a brief questionnaire (see sample below) at the passport control point.
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If you have any further questions, please call the following numbers:
In Qatar: +974 441 280 15
In Kazakhstan: 1406
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Questionnaire sample
RSI “Department of Quality and Safety Control of Goods and Services in Transport of the Committee for Quality and Safety Control of Goods and Services of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
QUESTIONNAIRE
- Full name, Date of birth ______________________________________________________________
- Citizenship, passport data ___________________________________________________________
- Place of employment (training) in Kazakhstan ________________________________________
- Place of residence or alleged residents _______________________________________________
- Contact phone number ______________________________________________________________
- Route _______________________________________________________________________________