Visa to Kazakhstan: how to get visa to Kazakhstan?
How to get a visa to Kazakhstan?
Today we will talk about how to get a visa to the Republic of Kazakhstan - the largest country in Central Asia.
Getting a visa to Kazakhstan depends on the type of passport and country of citizenship. The visa regime is divided into three types according to the type of passport:
1) a visa for holders of diplomatic passports
2) a visa for holders of service passports
3) a visa for holders of ordinary civil passports.
For holders of diplomatic passports, a visa-free regime applies to citizens of the following countries:
Unlimited number of days: Russia
Up to 14 days: Hong Kong
Up to 30 days: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Serbia, Singapore, USA, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Croatia, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, UN.
Up to 90 days: Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, the Vatican, Germany, Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Israel, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Finland, France, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Chile, Switzerland, Estonia, Japan.
For holders of service passports, a visa-free regime applies to citizens of the following countries:
Unlimited number of days: Russia
Up to 14 days: Hong Kong
Up to 30 days: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Iran, China, Cuba, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, USA, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Finland, Philippines , France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Estonia, UN.
Up to 90 days: Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Brazil, Georgia, Israel, Cyprus, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, United Arab Emirates, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Chile, Japan.
For holders of ordinary civil passports, a visa-free regime applies to citizens of the following countries:
Up to 14 days: Hong Kong
Up to 30 days: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Canada, Cyprus, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Finland , France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Chile, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Japan, UN.
Up to 90 days: Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia,, Tajikistan, Ukraine.
If your country is not on the above lists, then you need to get a visa to visit the Republic of Kazakhstan.
What do you need to do to get a visa to Kazakhstan?
1. Decide on the category of visa you want to receive, because there are 6 types of visas to the Republic of Kazakhstan:
1) Private visa (G1, G2, G3): issued to foreign citizens who intend to visit Kazakhstan by invitation from citizens, foreigners and stateless persons who permanently reside on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. There are also other reasons for obtaining a private visa, with which you can get acquainted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2) Business visa (D1-D8): is issued to foreign citizens traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for business purposes (visiting conferences, exhibitions, etc.)
3) Working visa (M1-M5): is issued to foreign citizens who intend to carry out labor activity in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4) Tourist visa (F1): issued to foreign citizens if they are going to visit the Republic of Kazakhstan as tourists.
5) Transit visa (H1): issued to foreign nationals if they intend to visit the Republic of Kazakhstan in transit.
6) Immigrant visa for permanent residence (J1 and J2): issued to foreign nationals if they intend to permanently reside in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Also, visas are divided into single and multiple visas.
Single-entry visas require a single entry into the country, and multiple visas allow you to enter an unlimited number of times in the period specified in the visa.
2. Prepare the documents. After you have decided on the category of visa that you want to receive - you need to collect the necessary package of documents. For each category of visa there is a special package of documents.
In this article we will only consider the package of documents required to obtain a tourist visa, and lists of documents for other types of visas can be found on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
List of documents for obtaining a tourist visa to the Republic of Kazakhstan:
• A foreign passport, the validity of which ends no later than 3 months after the expiry of the visa, also 2 passport pages for a visa must be in the passport.
• Filled out and signed questionnaire with one actual photo in the size of 3.5 to 4.5. If you are going to enter the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by road, you also need to indicate the brand and state number of your transport.
• A copy of the invitation to the Republic of Kazakhstan with the visa support number of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the travel agency.
• Original receipt for payment of consular fees or statement of account.
How to get an invitation to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a tourist visa?
For this you need to contact us, and we will help you to issue a visa invitation.
To issue an invitation, we need:
1. Copy of your passport, as well as information about your place of work, position, address of permanent residence, date of stay in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, visa number, place of visa and the route you will follow in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Your address of residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan: for this you need to choose a hotel in which you would like to stay and book it through our company.
The invitation is issued within 7 working days. After receiving the invitation, you need to apply to the embassy or consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the documents listed above.
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