Kazakhstan: Foreign Worker Quota Application Deadline of September 30, 2023 Nears

Employers seeking to sponsor foreign workers in 2024 must submit applications for quota numbers by September 30, 2023. Sponsoring a foreign worker is generally more difficult, and for some regions impossible, if the employer has not filed a quota request in the previous year. Fragomen advises employers to file their quota applications as soon as possible since quotas may decrease and early applicants are more likely to receive the requested quota numbers. Employers file quota applications with the regional Department of Labor Office where the foreign national will be working. Applications must prove the need for foreign workers, specify the number of foreign workers to be sponsored throughout 2024 (including renewals) and detail foreign workers’ positions. The Department of Labor will issue decisions on quota applications in late January 2024.