Frequent asked questions Kazakhstan visa

The application starts online. On our website, you fill in your general details and preferences regarding the procedure and the sending and collection of your passport and any documents. After completing the steps, you will receive an email from us with the required documents and conditions. Once you have gathered the documents, you send the scans to us via email. Our visa experts will review your documents and provide detailed feedback. If everything is complete and in accordance with the conditions, we will schedule an appointment for you at the Embassy of Kazakhstan. During this appointment, you will need to provide fingerprints. A staff member from our team will always be present to guide you through the process. After that, we will submit your application for you, and you will usually receive your passport with the visa back immediately. In some cases, it may take a few business days. We will then collect the passport for you and send it back using the return method you selected.

The appointment can take 1 to 2 weeks, but usually, you will receive your passport with the visa back on the same day of the appointment. In theory, it can be arranged within 1 to 2 business days, provided your documents are complete and meet the embassy’s requirements, and there is availability to schedule an appointment the following day, where you must also be present.

You will receive the passport with the visa back on the same day of the appointment. During busy periods or holidays, this may take a few business days.

Normally, an appointment can often be scheduled for you within the same week. Sometimes, especially around holidays, the embassy may be busier or there may be limited spots available. In such cases, you may have to wait a few weeks before your turn comes. The appointment only takes a few minutes, and you will often receive your passport back immediately, or it may take up to approximately 3 working days. If that’s the case, we will pick up the passport for you, and you won’t need to travel back to The Hague yourself.

The visa is usually valid for 3, 6, or 12 months, with a stay allowed for 30 to 90 days at a time.

All travelers with an EU passport, or those residing in an EU country with a different passport, must have a visa to enter Kazakhstan. Only in the case of a layover (transit) where the transit area of the airport is not left and the layover lasts less than 12 hours, no visa for the country is required.

Yes. All travelers must have the correct authorization and documentation before entering the country, from newborn babies to seniors.

No. A business visa allows you to carry out business activities in Kazakhstan for a Dutch company. If you are going to work for a Kazakhstani company, this is not allowed on a business visa, and you will need a special work permit and a work visa. This visa can be obtained with a letter of approval, which the employer in Kazakhstan must request from the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, once approved, is also provided to the embassy in the country of application.

We can assist you in obtaining all types of visas for Kazakhstan. Not sure which visa type applies to you? Contact us for tailored advice. Through our website, you can apply for the regular Kazakhstan tourist visa and Kazakhstan business visa. We can provide all other types upon request, just send us an email or call us during our opening hours.

The visa for Kazakhstan is a travel authorization in the form of a sticker that must be placed in the passport by a consular officer. In the Netherlands, this visa is issued by the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This is almost always arranged by the consular department.

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Make sure it is valid for at least six months at the time of your flight.

Dutch document numbers, such as a passport number, never contain the letter “O”, but they may contain the digit “0”. It may appear that the letter O is in your passport, but it is actually the digit 0. It is also important to note that document numbers in the Netherlands are 9 characters long.

Belgian document numbers can contain the letter “O” and/or the digit “0”. Belgian document numbers are always 8 characters long and will always start with 2 letters, followed by six digits.

Yes, it is possible to add multiple travelers to one application form if they are traveling to Kazakhstan together. Since many details only need to be filled out once, this can save a lot of time. However, all travelers must appear in person for the appointment.

EU nationals do not have the option to purchase a visa upon arrival in Kazakhstan. This can only be obtained in advance at the embassy in the country of residence. Holders of Chinese, Iranian, and Indian passports can obtain a so-called pre-arranged visa, allowing them to receive a visa for a one-month stay upon arrival. Some nationalities are allowed to travel visa-free, but unfortunately, this does not apply to EU passport holders, including Dutch and Belgian passport holders.

Your Kazakhstan visa application may be delayed or rejected if your details are incorrect, incomplete, or intentionally omitted. Additionally, it can be rejected if you have a serious criminal record or a history of violating residency conditions in Kazakhstan or another country, where a note has been made in the traveler’s passport.

Yes, you can apply for a new Kazakhstan visa. However, if the issues that caused the previous rejection are not resolved, you may be rejected again. Make sure to address the issues in your new application. The embassy officer may refuse your application at any time, without providing a reason. Unfortunately, the costs incurred are non-refundable in any case.

Cancellation is only possible before the payment has been completed. Once we have received the payment for your visa application, we will process it immediately, and from that moment on, no refunds will be possible.

If you made a mistake during the application, you can submit a new visa application. The costs for this new application will be entirely at your own expense.

Unfortunately, once an application has been submitted, it is not possible to make changes. The only way to correct a mistake is to submit a new application. In this case, the payment will also need to be made again. Our visa experts will thoroughly check your documents before we submit them to the embassy, minimizing the chance of errors.