Suspension of the Visa-free Regime
The government of Kazakhstan has temporarily suspended its unilateral visa-free
regime for citizens of 57 states, including the United States, on 17 April 2020.
The suspension of the visa free regime is effective until 21 May 2021.
The above means that the citizens of the United States who are planning to visit
Kazakhstan before 21 May 2021 will need to obtain a visa of the appropriate category
at their assigned consular section office.
The 72-hour visa-free regime has also been suspended for Chinese and Indian nationals
who transit through the international airports of Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Shymkent, Aktau,
Karaganda and Taraz.
Please pay attention to important changes in the conditions for obtaining a Kazakh visa.
Please note that citizens of 48 countries have the right to obtain a single-entry visa to
Kazakhstan without a formal letter of invitation (visa support) in the following categories:
All visas will be issued in accordance with the current rules of issuing visas of the Republic
of Kazakhstan.
For all other visa categories, citizens of the countries, listed below, will need to provide a formal
letter of invitation (visa support) issued via the immigration agency in the Republic of
Kazakhstan, with the exceptions specified in the Rules of Issuing Visas of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
Citizens of the following countries that must obtain an visa to enter Kazakhstan: Australia,
USA, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, UAE, Vatican, Vietnam Germany, Greece, Denmark,
New Zealand, Japan, Israel, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Indonesia, Italy, Canada, Qatar, Cyprus,
Colombia, South Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Hungary,
Malaysia, Malta , Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norve tions, Oman, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom
and Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Chile,
Switzerland, Sweden and Estonia