Dear Ladies and Gentlemen

In order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus infection in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, by Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 17, 2020 No. 220 “On Some Issues of Entry (Exit) to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Stay of Immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan” for citizens of 57 states referred to in paragraph 17 Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 21, 2012 No. 148 “On approval of the rules for the entry and stay of immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their departure from Kazakhstan” temporarily suspended procedure for visa-free stay on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, established on a unilateral basis for a period of 30 days. In addition, paragraph 26-1 of the Resolution on the 72-hour visa-free regime for citizens of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of India is suspended from July 1, 2020 to November 1, 2020.

The decree comes into force on April 17, 2020.

To enter the Republic of Kazakhstan, citizens of these countries must obtain visas of the corresponding category in the manner prescribed by the rules for issuing invitations, negotiating invitations, issuing, canceling, restoring visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as extending and shortening their validity periods, approved by a joint order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 24 2016 No. 11-1-2 / 555 and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 28, 2016 No. 1100. In addition, when applying for a visa, a foreigner must have a medical certificate confirming the absence of coronavirus infection and issued no more than 48 hours.