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Kazakhstan Visa Requirements for Russia Citizens

Visa-free · 90 days

Russia passport holders do not need a visa to visit Kazakhstan for stays of up to 90 days.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan — Visa regime of the Republic of Kazakhstan for foreign citizens · checked 7 Oct 2026

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

eTA
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180 days

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

What the Kazakhstan visa rules mean for Russia travellers

Russia citizens can enter Kazakhstan without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Russia passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.

The main option is the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), not mandatory during the pilot period.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Kazakhstan applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

  • 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 expi…
  • 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 countr…
  • 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 …
  • Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether an onward or return ticket is required to enter Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan entry rules compared

Kazakhstan lets 87 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 1, issues eVisas to 94 and requires an embassy visa from 16. Russia citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria and Azerbaijan. Overall the Russia passport ranks #76 in the world with 81 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Russia passport you can also visit 19 countries in the region without a visa, including United Arab Emirates, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Myanmar and Mongolia.

In the other direction, Kazakhstan citizens can visit Russia visa-free for up to 90 days.

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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

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

Frequently asked questions

Do Russian citizens need a visa for Kazakhstan?

Russia passport holders do not need a visa to visit Kazakhstan for stays of up to 90 days.

How long can Russia citizens stay in Kazakhstan?

Up to 90 days without a visa. Overstaying can lead to fines, deportation and an entry ban.

How much does a Kazakhstan visa cost for Russia citizens?

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

How long must my passport be valid to enter Kazakhstan?

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.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.

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