Kazakhstan Visa – How To Apply For A Kazakhstani Visa

Going on a trip to Kazakhstan? You will not need a Kazakhstan Visa in order to travel to Kazakhstan for up to 15 days for business and tourism purposes. Just ensure that everything is up-to-date with your passport. Keep in mind the following regarding your passport, travelers to Kazakhstan will need a passport that is valid for at least 3 months after they depart Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan along with many other states require at least two blank visa pages in your passport book when you arrive and depart Kazakhstan, lastly, sometimes a transit visa is required when traveling to a country on a connecting flight. If you will be staying longer than 15 days, then you will need to obtain a visa.

If applying for a visa, your documents when applying for Kazakhstan tourist visa should include, an Kazakhstan visa application form, your signed United States passport with at least 6 months validity, and (1) passport photographs. Also, in some cases, you should provide a copy of your hotel reservations with the applicant’s name on the reservation for the hotel.

If applying for a business visa, you will have to provide a business letter as well as the documents mentioned in the above paragraph. A business letter should include an introduction of the applicant, the nature of the business that will be conducted on the trip, and state the type of visa and preferred validity length. Lastly, you will have to prove sufficient funds for your traveling purposes with a business letter. The business letter should be written on the company’s letterhead that you are working for.

Kazakhstan Embassy & Consulate Information

Embassy & ConsulateAddressPhone Number
Embassy of Kazakhstan 
1401 16th Street
Washington, D.C. 20036
United States
Phone
202-232-5488
202-550-9617
Fax
202-232-5845
Consulate General of Kazakhstan
305 East, 47th Street, 3d Floor
New York, NY 10017
United States
Phone
212-230-1900
212-230-1192
Fax
212-230-1172

Additional Kazakhstan Information

CapitalAstana
CurrencyTenge (KZT)
LanguageKazakh, Russian
ElectricityVoltage: 220 V
Frequency: 50 Hz
Power sockets: type C / F
Country Code+7-6xx
Time ZoneUTC+5, UTC+6