Visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The visa regime of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the procedure and rules for issuing visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the RK) are regulated by regulatory legal acts in the field of migration:

• Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On population migration";
• Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On approval of the Rules for the entry and stay of immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Rules for the implementation of migration control, as well as the registration of foreigners and stateless persons illegally crossing the State border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, illegally staying on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan , as well as persons who are prohibited from entering the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan”;
• Joint order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On approval of the Rules for issuing invitations, coordinating invitations for the entry of foreigners and stateless persons into the Republic of Kazakhstan, issuing, canceling, restoring visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as extending and reducing their validity."

From January 1, 2022, a visa-free regime was resumed with a number of countries (57 countries - the list is indicated at the end of the page) for up to 30 days. Citizens of these countries can stay in Kazakhstan without visas for up to 30 days. Entry into Kazakhstan is possible with a valid passport (at least 3 months at the time of departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan) and at least 2 free pages, as well as subject to measures against Covid-19.

 

Information about the visa regime of the Republic of Kazakhstan with other states.

 

If you plan to stay in Kazakhstan for more than 30 days, you need to apply for one of the visas below, according to the purpose of entry into Kazakhstan.

At the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Poland, a visa can be issued by citizens of Poland, as well as foreigners with a Polish residence permit (karta pobytu).

In accordance with the Rules for issuing visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, there are the following categories of visas depending on the purpose of the visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan:

• diplomatic and official (A1, A2, A3, A4);
• investor (A5);
• business (B1, B2, B3);
• for international cargo transportation (B4);
• for crew members of scheduled and charter flights that do not have an ICAO certificate (B5);
• for an internship or internship (B7);
• permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan (B8);
• private (B10) - issued for a maximum of 90 days
• tourist (B12) - (only for citizens of those countries with which Kazakhstan has resumed direct flights).
• work (labor paid activity) (C3);
• missionary (C7);
• getting an education (C9).

Visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan are issued upon submission of a full package of documents. In the absence of any document from the list, the application will not be accepted for consideration.

Visa form:

• Kazakh-Polish;
• Kazakh-English;
• Russian-English
• application (podanie) - only for tourist visas

The full list of categories of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan can be found in the above-mentioned Joint Order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Important! According to the Rules for issuing visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, citizens of economically developed, politically and migrationally stable states (list), visas of categories "A3", "B1", "B3", "B10" and "B12" are issued without an invitation.

Attention: Please do not send documents and visa applications by mail or electronically. Documents sent by mail or electronically will not be processed. The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan is not responsible for the loss of documents by mail! Please apply in person.

The consular office reserves the right to require applicants to submit additional documents.

The term for the provision of public services: from the date of delivery of the package of documents to the service provider - 5 working (7 calendar) days.

 

The result of the provision of a public service: a visa to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan or a response about the refusal to provide a public service.

We ask you to make payment 1-2 days before the appointed date of admission (if you have an appointment on the 1st of the month, please make payment on the day of submission of documents).

Bank details of the Embassy for payment of consular fees

 

According to paragraph 7 of Article 629 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget (Tax Code)”, the paid amounts of consular fees are not refundable.

 

Documents are accepted by appointment from 09:30 to 12:00, documents are issued from 16:00 to 17:00 from Monday to Friday (except Wednesdays and weekends, as well as holidays, in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan).