About Kazakhstan
Whether you’re looking to visit, live or work in Kazakhstan—we can support your immigration needs at every stage of your journey.
If you’re a foreign national looking to visit, live and/or work in Kazakhstan, several options are available.
- Business Visits: If you're traveling to Kazakhstan on business, you'll generally need to secure a business visa before your travel. Business visas are available in a few subtypes (B1, B2, and B3), depending on the purpose of stay; they can be issued for single or multiple entries and their validity varies among visa classification.
- Work Authorization: The Work Permit is used by skilled workers. Work permit validity ranges from one to three years based on your position. Renewal options similarly vary among work permit categories. If you are a national of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, or Russia, you are both visa and work permit-exempt, but must complete local formalities post-arrival if you intend to work in Kazakhstan for longer than 30 days.
- Internships/Traineeships: There is no trainee-specific work authorization category in Kazakhstan.
- Self-employment: If you're a (Deputy) executive, you may apply for an A5 visa, which includes work authorization. Employers can apply for this visa type based on agreements with the government of Kazakhstan on investments that exceed USD 50 million - approximately 23717 million KZT.
Fragomen can also consult on citizenship matters and, as permitted within the confines of local law, may be able to offer citizenship assistance.
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