Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Kazakhstan without a visa for the following period:^[1][2][3]

_{ID - May enter with an ID card.
IP - May enter with an internal passport.
1 - 90 days within any 365-day period.
2 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
3 - 30 days within any 1-year period.
4 - 30 days within any 180-day period.
5 - 30 days, 60 days within any 180-day period.
6 - 14 days, 42 days within any 180-day period.}

Visa-free program

Citizens of the following countries may enter Kazakhstan without a visa for 30 days as part of a visa-free policy for countries with the large foreign direct investment in Kazakhstan's economy. These visitors can stay for a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period (counted from the first entry).^[4]

The program was initially started on 15 July 2014 providing unilateral visa free access to 10 countries and in July 2015 it was further extended to a total of 19 countries, then to 43 in January 2017 and to 54 in September 2019.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

•  Turkmenistan - residents of Balkan Region have visa-free entry to Atyrau Province and Mangystau Province for up to 5 days.^[21]

Non-ordinary passports

Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or service passports of the following countries may enter and remain in Kazakhstan without a visa:^[22]

_{D - Diplomatic passports
S - Service passports
1 - 90 days for diplomatic passports, 30 days for service passports.
2 - For citizens of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia: 90 days for diplomatic or service passports; for citizens of Austria, Croatia, Ireland, Malta, Sweden: 30 days for diplomatic or service passports.
3 - 90 days
4 - 90 days within any 365-day period.
5 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
6 - 30 days
7 - 30 days within any 180-day period.
8 - 14 days}

A visa is not required for holders of a UN Laissez-Passer for up to 30 days within any 180-day period.

Future changes

Kazakhstan has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

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Country	Passports	Agreement signed on
Suriname	Diplomatic, official	25 January 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Diplomatic, official	25 January 2024
San Marino	All	8 November 2023
Vietnam	Ordinary	21 August 2023
Andorra	All	4 August 2023

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• In December 2018, it was announced that Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan planned to mutually accept visas from February 2019,^[23] but this was delayed.
• In March 2019, it was reported that Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were "ready to launch" a joint visa program that could extend to neighboring countries. All approvals have already been obtained, all that remains is to work out the technical details and equipment.^[24]