🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Kazakhstan is one of the more open countries in Central Asia: many nationalities enter visa-free for short stays, and others use a straightforward e-visa. Almaty and Astana carry most international traffic.
A Kazakhstan passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 106 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Astana
- Currency
- Kazakhstani tenge
- Languages
- Kazakh, Russian
- Region
- Central Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 90 days)
81 passports enter Kazakhstan visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 90 days |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 90 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 30 days |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 90 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 30 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 30 days |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 30 days |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 30 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 90 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 30 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 30 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 30 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 30 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 30 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 30 days |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 30 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 30 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 30 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 30 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 30 days |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 30 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 30 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 30 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 30 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 30 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 30 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 14 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 30 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇳 India | 14 days |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 30 days |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | 14 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 30 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 30 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 30 days |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 90 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 30 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 30 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 30 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 30 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 14 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 30 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 30 days |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 30 days |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 90 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 90 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 30 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 30 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 30 days |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | 30 days |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 30 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 30 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 30 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | 30 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 30 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 30 days |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 30 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 30 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 30 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 30 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 30 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 30 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 30 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 30 days |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 30 days |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 30 days |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 30 days |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 90 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 30 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 30 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 30 days |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 30 days |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | 30 days |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 30 days |
e-Visa
99 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Visa required
18 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Kazakhstan?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; United Kingdom: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Germany: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Canada: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstani tenge.
What language is spoken in Kazakhstan?
Kazakh, Russian.
Cheap flights from this country
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Canada | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Australia | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| India | Visa-free (up to 14 days) | 14 days |
| Russia | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| China | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| France | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Japan | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
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