Kazakhstan visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Kazakhstan

Q: What documents do I need to enter Kazakhstan?

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must be valid for at least 30 days from the date you arrive in Kazakhstan and have at least one blank page, and that if you have a visa for Kazakhstan your passport must have an expiry date at least 3 months after your visa's expiry date. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Kazakhstan. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether an onward or return ticket is required to enter Kazakhstan. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required to enter Kazakhstan, or an amount.

Q: How long can I stay in Kazakhstan without a visa?

Usually 30 days (65 passports); visa-free stays range from 14 to 90 days depending on your passport.

Most travellers can visit Kazakhstan without going to an embassy: 87 passports enter visa-free, 94 apply online for an eVisa and 1 get a visa on arrival.

Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry table gives ordinary passport holders of, for example, Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and China visa-free stays of up to 30 days, and citizens of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan up to 90 days. Tourist electronic visas are issued to citizens of the states on its e-visa list, through the Visa and Migration Portal, in accordance with a valid invitation from the Kazakh side.

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eVisa or eTA online

Visa on arrival

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Kazakhstan? Quick answers

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Visa for Kazakhstan — requirements summary

Visa-free: 87 (44%)
Visa on arrival: 1 (1%)
eVisa: 94 (47%)
Visa required: 16 (8%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Kazakhstan, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Algeria	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahamas	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Bahrain	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Bangladesh	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	28 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Belize	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Benin	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Bhutan	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Bolivia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	—	Details →
Botswana	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Brunei	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Burundi	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Cambodia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Cameroon	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Chad	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
China	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Comoros	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Costa Rica	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Cuba	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Djibouti	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Dominica	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa-free	60 days	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Eswatini	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Ethiopia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Fiji	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Gabon	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Gambia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Ghana	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Grenada	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Guatemala	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Guinea	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Guyana	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Haiti	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Honduras	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	14 days	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
India	Visa-free	14 days	Details →
Indonesia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Iran	Visa-free	14 days	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Jamaica	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Kiribati	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Kosovo	eVisa	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Laos	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Lebanon	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Lesotho	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Liberia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Libya	eVisa	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	14 days	Details →
Madagascar	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Malawi	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Mali	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Mauritania	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Mauritius	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Micronesia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Montenegro	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Mozambique	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Myanmar	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Namibia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Nauru	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Nepal	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Niger	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Nigeria	eVisa	30 days	Details →
North Korea	eVisa	30 days	Details →
North Macedonia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Oman	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Palestine	eVisa	—	Details →
Panama	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Paraguay	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Peru	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Philippines	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Rwanda	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Lucia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Samoa	eVisa	30 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Senegal	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	eVisa	30 days	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	eVisa	—	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tanzania	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Thailand	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa required	—	Details →
Togo	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Tonga	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Tunisia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Tuvalu	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Uganda	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Uruguay	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vanuatu	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Venezuela	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Vietnam	Visa-free	30 days	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	eVisa	30 days	Details →
Zimbabwe	eVisa	30 days	Details →

Kazakhstan visa types, fees and processing times

Tourist electronic visa (category B12)

eVisa

Fee: 60 USD
Max stay: 30 days
Entries: Single

Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry e-visa page gives a consular fee of 60 US dollars for a single tourist visa (80 US dollars for business and medical treatment visas) and says paid consular fees are not refundable. It says an electronic visa is issued in accordance with a valid invitation from the Kazakh side, is valid only for the visa recipient and does not apply to accompanying persons, that foreigners can enter and exit on it only through the checkpoints of the international airports of Nur-Sultan and Almaty (the Embassy in Washington's January 2026 notice says only through border crossing points of the international airports of Kazakhstan), and that a printed electronic visa must be carried when crossing the border and during the stay. The same page says a tourist visa (category B12) is issued with a single entry for a period of up to 90 days and the right to stay in Kazakhstan no more than 30 days.

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Tourist visa (single-entry)

Embassy

Fee: 60 USD
Entries: Single

The Foreign Ministry's consular fee table gives 60 US dollars (50 euros, 50 British pounds) for a single-entry tourist visa and 90 US dollars for a multiple-entry tourist visa.

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), not mandatory during the pilot period

eTA

Valid for: 180 days

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Visa on arrival

On arrival

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Entry requirements for Kazakhstan

Passport validity

30 days

The UK government says your passport must be valid for at least 30 days from the date you arrive in Kazakhstan and have at least one blank page, and that if you have a visa for Kazakhstan your passport must have an expiry date at least 3 months after your visa's expiry date.

UK FCDO — Kazakhstan entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

WHO lists Kazakhstan as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited through the airport of such a country, regardless of the duration of the transit. The UK government says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.

WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Kazakhstan. The UK Foreign Office says the medical facilities in Kazakhstan are not as advanced as in the UK and tells travellers to make sure they have adequate travel health insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of medical treatment or evacuation by air ambulance and repatriation.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Kazakhstan travel advice: health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states whether an onward or return ticket is required to enter Kazakhstan.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan✓ Checked 26 Aug 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required to enter Kazakhstan, or an amount.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan✓ Checked 26 Aug 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: Arrival notification (migration registration by host)

The UK government says your hotel or the person hosting you must register your arrival with the Kazakh authorities within 3 working days of your arrival.

UK FCDO — Kazakhstan entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

Host parties must inform the internal affairs bodies about immigrants staying with them within three working days of their arrival. Immigrants entering Kazakhstan for more than thirty calendar days must register with the internal affairs bodies no later than the thirtieth calendar day after crossing the border, unless a ratified international treaty provides otherwise. Late notice by a host party is punished by a warning for individuals, and by a fine of ten monthly calculation indices for officials, small businesses and non-profit organisations, fifteen for medium-sized businesses and twenty for large businesses.

Adilet (Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan legal-acts database) — Law on Migration of the Population No. 477-IV✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

Under the Code of Administrative Offences, a foreigner who does not leave Kazakhstan after the legal period expires receives a warning if within three days, a fine of ten monthly calculation indices for more than three and up to five days, and fifteen for more than five and up to ten days. Evading departure for more than ten days is punished by a fine of twenty-five monthly calculation indices or administrative expulsion. Under the Law on Migration, immigrants previously expelled from Kazakhstan are barred from entry for five years from the expulsion.

Adilet (Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan legal-acts database) — Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

The UK government says you must declare to customs if you arrive in Kazakhstan with cash worth more than 10,000 US dollars, and that foreign currency in cash worth more than 10,000 US dollars may not be exported; if such a value is declared it may only be exported in Kazakh tenge.

UK FCDO — Kazakhstan entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Kazakhstan visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

Most common: eVisa

Least common: Visa on arrival

44%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 16 passports
60 days · 1 passport
30 days · 65 passports
28 days · 1 passport
14 days · 4 passports

Understanding Kazakhstan visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Kazakhstan for 198 passports. The most common situation is eVisa, which applies to 94 passports (47%). 44% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa on arrival (1 passport).

Entry categories for Kazakhstan

Visa-free entry: 87 passports can enter without a visa, for stays from 14 to 90 days.
Visa on arrival: 1 passport gets its visa at the airport or border.
eVisa: 94 passports can apply for an electronic visa online.
Visa required: 16 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Kazakhstan

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must be valid for at least 30 days from the date you arrive in Kazakhstan and have at least one blank page, and that if you have a visa for Kazakhstan your passport must have an expiry date at least 3 months after your visa's expiry date.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Kazakhstan.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether an onward or return ticket is required to enter Kazakhstan.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required to enter Kazakhstan, or an amount.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Kazakhstan or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Kazakhstan visas

Do I need a visa for Kazakhstan?

It depends on your passport. Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry table gives ordinary passport holders of, for example, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and China visa-free stays of up to 30 days, and citizens of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia and Turkey, among others, up to 90 days. Tourist electronic visas are issued to citizens of the states on the Ministry's list through the Visa and Migration Portal, in accordance with a valid invitation from the Kazakh side.

How long can I stay in Kazakhstan visa-free?

Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry table gives ordinary passport holders of, for example, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and China up to 30 days. Other allowances differ: up to 90 days for citizens of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and of Albania, Andorra, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino and Turkey; up to 60 days for the Dominican Republic; up to 28 days for Barbados; and up to 14 days for India, Iran, Hong Kong and Macao. The UK government tells British nationals they can visit without a visa for up to 30 days, but must not stay more than 90 days without a visa in any 180-day period.

Do I need to register after arriving in Kazakhstan?

The UK government says your hotel or the person hosting you must register your arrival with the Kazakh authorities within 3 working days of your arrival. Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry says foreign citizens who have valid electronic visas are exempted from registration in migration authorities.

How does the Kazakhstan eVisa work?

Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry says the electronic visa is issued through the Visa and Migration Portal (vmp.gov.kz) in accordance with a valid invitation from the Kazakh side: you register on the portal, enter the invitation number sent by the inviting side, pay the consular fee online and print the visa. The consular fee for a single tourist visa is 60 US dollars. A tourist eVisa is issued with a single entry for up to 90 days and the right to stay no more than 30 days, and the Ministry's page says eVisa holders can enter and exit only through the checkpoints of the international airports of Nur-Sultan and Almaty; the Embassy in Washington's January 2026 notice says only through border crossing points of the international airports of Kazakhstan.

Can Russian and other CIS citizens enter Kazakhstan without a visa?

Yes. Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry table lists visa-free stays of up to 90 days for ordinary passport holders of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan; for Armenia and Azerbaijan it gives up to 90 days within 180 days.

Do US citizens need a visa for Kazakhstan?

US citizens can visit Kazakhstan visa-free for 30 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Kazakhstan?

UK citizens can visit Kazakhstan visa-free for 30 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Kazakhstan?

German citizens can visit Kazakhstan visa-free for 30 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Kazakhstan?

Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must be valid for at least 30 days from the date you arrive in Kazakhstan and have at least one blank page, and that if you have a visa for Kazakhstan your passport must have an expiry date at least 3 months after your visa's expiry date. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Kazakhstan. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether an onward or return ticket is required to enter Kazakhstan. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required to enter Kazakhstan, or an amount.

How long can I stay in Kazakhstan without a visa?

Usually 30 days (65 passports); visa-free stays range from 14 to 90 days depending on your passport.

How many countries can visit Kazakhstan without a visa?

87 of 198 passports can enter Kazakhstan visa-free (44%). 1 more get a visa on arrival, 94 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 16 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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