What the Burundi visa rules mean for Kazakhstan travellers
Kazakhstan passport holders need an eVisa to enter Burundi. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Single-entry visa (Visa d'entrée simple), which costs 90 USD.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Burundi applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Canada's travel advice says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you expect to leave Burundi and have at least one blank page. The UK's says 6 months from the date you arrive, with one blank…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says that to enter Burundi you must have a certificate proving you have had a yellow fever vaccination, due to a risk of yellow fever transmission.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Burundi. The UK's travel advice says to check that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.
- Return or onward ticket: Canada's travel advice says visitors entering Burundi must have a return ticket, or an onward ticket if they are in transit.
Burundi entry rules compared
Burundi does not grant visa-free entry to any passport, offers a visa on arrival to 176, issues eVisas to 19 and requires an embassy visa from 3. Kazakhstan citizens are treated the same way as Tajikistan and Türkiye. Overall the Kazakhstan passport ranks #122 in the world with 41 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Kazakhstan passport you can also visit 2 countries in the region without a visa, including Morocco and Tunisia.
In the other direction, Burundi citizens need evisa to visit Kazakhstan.