Rules of crossing Kazakhstan’s state border for the duration of quarantine (from 11 May 2020 onwards)

Rules of crossing Kazakhstan’s state border for the duration of quarantine (from 11 May 2020 onwards)

Crossing the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan by Kazakh and foreign citizens (including stateless persons) is temporarily limited until the epidemiological situation in the country improves.

However, the following groups of individuals are exempt from the above quarantine limitations and are allowed to cross the state border of Kazakhstan:

 

 

Kazakh citizens

 

 

Foreign citizens

- diplomats

 

- those who left Kazakhstan before quarantine was imposed and are trying to return to Kazakhstan

 

- employees of overseas international organisations (of which Kazakhstan is a member) – upon confirmation of their status as full-time employees or employees’ family members;

 

- those who are leaving Kazakhstan for permanent residence in another country and/or have valid immigration visas;

 

- those who are studying in foreign educational institutions, given that they provide supporting documentation from such educational institutions

 

- those travelling abroad for medical treatment, upon valid confirmation from respective healthcare institutions

 

- members of a foreign citizen’s family (direct kinship: spouses, parents and children) – only to travel to the country of origin of the foreign family member

 

- those travelling to one of the foreign countries with which Kazakhstan has officially resumed direct flight connections (regular or charter flights)

 

 

- diplomats

 

- official delegations and delegations of international organisations traveling to Kazakhstan upon the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 

- members of families of Kazakh citizens (direct kinship: spouses, parents and children)

 

- holders of residence permits of the Republic of Kazakhstan and members of their families (direct kinship: spouses, parents and children)

 

- employees (contractors) of companies of “social significance”, which are included in the list approved by the special Interdepartmental Commission chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Each individual list is to be approved by the Commission separately

 

- employees of Kazakh airlines and their family members, upon valid confirmation of their status

 

- those travelling for a funeral of family members and close relatives (upon presentation of a valid confirmation) as well as those accompanying the deceased

 

- those travelling to care for seriously ill family members and close relatives (upon presentation of a valid medical confirmation)

 

- members of train and locomotive crews, crews of air and sea vessels and those engaged in railway transportation and drivers engaged in international road transportation

 

- citizens of foreign countries with which Kazakhstan has officially resumed direct flight connections (regular or charter flights)

 

 

For detailed information visit the website of the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan