Employment by a Kazakh host under the work-visa framework.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 3Process & costs: 1Report facts: 9
Central Asia · Immigration
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan sits in Central Asia. Its immigration system runs 16 distinct routes — led by work, starting a business and investment, each set out in official law. 15 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
1 further route is recorded for Kazakhstan but not shown here — its details are still under review.
- Immigration routes
- 16across 12 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 15 of 16cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work4 of the 16 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Central Asia
- Capital
- Astana
- Population
- 20,843,754
- Official language
- Kazakh, Russian
- Currency
- KZT
- Time zone
- 2 zones
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 16 routes, grouped by purpose — 15 of 16 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
4 routes
For an adult national of a country with a visa-free agreement with Kazakhstan performing work or services for a private-individual employer in housekeeping, on the basis of an employment agreement; issued for one to twelve months.
Eligibility: 1Process & costs: 1Report facts: 2
Official government source: egov.kz · checked 2026-08-03
Temporary work route for a foreign seasonal worker.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 3Process & costs: 1Report facts: 9
Work route for an adult foreigner qualified for an in-demand occupation.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 3Process & costs: 1Report facts: 9
Investment
1 route
Investor visa for senior officials carrying out investment activity in Kazakhstan and eligible family members.
Eligibility: 3Documents: 3Process & costs: 3Report facts: 7
Starting a business
2 routes
Short business-visit route for qualifying meetings and commercial activity without local employment.
Documents: 3Process & costs: 2Report facts: 9
Official government source: gov.kz · checked 2026-07-27
Entrepreneurial route for an adult foreign business immigrant.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 4Process & costs: 2Report facts: 7
Study
1 route
Study route covering admission, formal education, exchange programmes and preparatory courses.
Eligibility: 2Documents: 3Process & costs: 2Report facts: 7
Official government source: gov.kz · checked 2026-07-27
Family
1 route
Family reunification with a Kazakh citizen, qualifying temporary resident, permanent resident or business immigrant.
Documents: 7Process & costs: 1Report facts: 10
Remote work and digital nomads
1 route
— No eligibility summary published for this route yet
Income from USD 3,000/moCan bring: spouse, dependants
Eligibility: 3Documents: 4Process & costs: 4Report facts: 7
Long-term residence
1 route
Entry route for a foreigner who has lodged the documents required to obtain permanent residence.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 3Process & costs: 2Report facts: 9
Culture, faith and volunteering
1 route
Visa for a person entering Kazakhstan to carry out authorised missionary activity.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 2Process & costs: 2Report facts: 7
Official government source: gov.kz · checked 2026-07-27
Short stays and visits
1 route
Short-stay visitor visa for tourism; retained for reporting and excluded from quiz matching.
Documents: 3Process & costs: 2Report facts: 8
Humanitarian protection
1 route
Government-run asylum procedure available in-country or at an official border point.
Documents: 1Process & costs: 2Report facts: 4
Source pending confirmation: help.unhcr.org · checked 2026-07-27
Ancestry and return
1 route
Return-oriented visa for an ethnic Kazakh able to document Kazakh ethnicity.
Eligibility: 1Documents: 4Process & costs: 3Report facts: 5
Official government source: gov.kz · checked 2026-07-27
Medical treatment
1 route
Visa for treatment, medical examination or consultation in Kazakhstan, including an accompanying person.
Documents: 3Process & costs: 1Report facts: 9
Official government source: gov.kz · checked 2026-07-27
Official sources
- Visa Migration Portal VMPGovernment
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