MEMO for the attention of travellers planning to visit Kazakhstan!
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 note that the Swiss Confederation is now in Category 2 (effective from 12 March 2020, 00:00 (GMT/UTC + 06:00).
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Recent measures for people arriving to countries according to categories |
Explanation |
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Temporary Entry Restriction to Kazakhstan if you visited mainland China, Iran, Italy and South Korea less than 30 days prior to your arrival to Kazakhstan. |
Temporary entry restriction is effective from 6 March 2020, 00:00 (GMT/UTC + 06:00) |
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Temporary Entry Restriction to Kazakhstan If you visited any other Category 1 b) country (except for mainland China) less than 30 days prior to your arrival to Kazakhstan. |
Temporary entry restriction is effective from 8 March 2020, 00:00 (GMT/UTC + 06:00) |
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Official and government delegations, as well as holders of service and diplomatic passports, airline pilots and crew members, locomotive crew, professionals engaged in railway transportation and drivers engaged in international road transportation, who visited Category 1a) and 1 b) country are subject to remote health monitoring, as with Category 2 countries. |
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If less than 14 days have passed since your last visit to Category Two country, on arrival to Kazakhstan you will be subject to remote health monitoring (check-ups over the phone)
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You 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. |
Countries
with reported laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases COVID-19 by category
(effective UNTIL 12 March 2020, 00:00 (GMT/UTC + 06:00)
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China |
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Iran |
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South Korea |
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Category 1 b) |
Italy |
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Category 2 |
Spain |
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Germany |
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Countries
with reported laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases COVID-19 by category
(effective FROM 12 March 2020, 00:00 (GMT/UTC + 06:00)
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Category 1 a) |
China |
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Iran |
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South Korea |
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Italy |
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Category 1 b) |
France |
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Germany |
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Spain |
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Category 2 |
United Kingdom |
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Switzerland |
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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 need a visa to visit Kazakhstan, please keep in mind the following:
- Kazakhstan’s diplomatic and consular posts in China suspended the issuance of Kazakhstan visas for all foreign citizens including to the citizens of China, for an indefinite period. The only exception is visas for official delegations;
- citizens of Category 1a) and 1b) countries can apply for a visa only if they live in a different country and did not visit Category 1a) and 1b) countries within the last 30 days;
- the issuance of visas to citizens who visited Category 1a) and 1b) countries in the last 30 days is suspended for an indefinite period.
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Questionnaire sample
RSI “Department of Quality and Safety Control of Goods and Services in Transport of 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 __________________________________________
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