Visa information for Almaty, Kazakhstan

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Kazakhstan? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Kazakhstan? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to Kazakhstan by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Required
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	30 days within any year period
Armenia	Not required	90 days
Australia	Not required	30 days
Austria	Not required	30 days
Azerbaijan	Not required	30 days
Bahamas	Required
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Required
Belarus	Not required	90 days
Belgium	Not required	30 days
Belize	Required
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Not required	30 days within any year period
Brunei	Required
Bulgaria	Not required
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Not required	30 days
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required	30 days
China	Required	14 days
Colombia	Required
Costa Rica	Required
Croatia	Not required
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required	30 days
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required	Visa on arrival is available providing an invitation letter.
East Timor	Required
Ecuador	Not required	30 days within 180 day period
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not required	30 days
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required
France	Not required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Not required	90 days
Germany	Not required
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required
Grenada	Required
Guatemala	Required
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required	30 days
Iceland	Not required	30 days
India	Required
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not required	30 days
Israel	Not required	30 days
Italy	Not required
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Not required	30 days
Jordan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required
Kyrgyzstan	Not required	90 days
Laos	Required
Latvia	Not required	30 days
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Required
Lithuania	Not required	30 days
Luxembourg	Not required	30 days
Macedonia	Required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Not required	30 days
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Unknown
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Required
Mexico	Not required	30 days
Moldova	Not required	90 days
Monaco	Not required	30 days
Mongolia	Not required	90 days
Montenegro	Required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required	30 days
New Zealand	Not required	30 days
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required	30 days
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Required
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Required
Peru	Required
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not required	30 days
Portugal	Not required	30 days
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Not required
Russia	Not required
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Required
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Not required	30 days
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required	30 days
Slovakia	Not required	30 days
Slovenia	Not required	30 days
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required
South Korea	Not required	30 days, for a maximum total stay of 60 days within any 180 day period.
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required	30 days
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required	30 days
Switzerland	Not required	30 days
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Not required	90 days
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required
Togo	Required
Tonga	Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Required
Tunisia	Required	Visitors arriving from a country without Kazakh representation and holding an invitation letter, can obtain a single entry visa on arrival for a max. stay of 1 month
Turkey	Not required	30 days
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates	Not required
United Kingdom	Not required	15 days as part of the no-visa pilot program in period 15 July 2014 – 15 July 2015
United States	Not required	30 days
Uruguay	Required
Uzbekistan	Not required	30 days
Venezuela	Required
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required