Visa requirements for citizens of Kazakhstan

Front cover of biometric Kazakhstani passport

Visa requirements for citizens of Kazakhstan are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Kazakhstan. In 2016, Kazakhstani citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 67 countries and territories, ranking the Kazakhstani passport 71st in the world (tied with Belarus, Gambia, Georgia, Malawi and Swaziland) according to the Visa Restrictions Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Kazakhstani passports

  Kazakhstan

  Visa-free

  Visa on arrival

  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa required[5]
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[7]	1 month
Argentina	Visa not required[8][9]	30 days
Armenia	Visa not required[10]
Australia	Visa required[11]	May apply online.[12]
Austria	Visa required[13]
Azerbaijan	Visa not required[14]
Bahamas	Visa required[15]
Bahrain	Visa on arrival[16]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[17]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[18]	28 days
Belarus	Visa not required[19]
Belgium	Visa required[20]
Belize	Visa required[21]
Benin	Visa required[22]
Bhutan	Visa required[23]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[24]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[25]
Botswana	Visa required[26]
Brazil	Visa required[27]	Visa waiver treaty signed but not yet ratified.[28]
Brunei	Visa required[29]
Bulgaria	Visa required[30]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[31]
Burundi	Visa required[32]
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[33]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[34]
Canada	Visa required[35]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[36]
Central African Republic	Visa required[37]
Chad	Visa required[38]
Chile	Visa required[39]
China	Visa required[40]	Can visit Hainan Island without a visa for 15 days. Can visit Tacheng and Jeminay County (East Kazakhstan Region residents) in Xinjiang without a visa for three days.[41][42]
Colombia	Visa not required[43]	180 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival[44]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[45]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[46]
Costa Rica	Visa required[47]
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[48]
Croatia	Visa required[49]
Cuba	Visa required[50]	Visa required, except for Holders of a Tourist Card (Tarjeta de Turista) issued to visitors traveling as tourists. Tourist Cards can be obtained at Cuban Embassies or Consulates, Authorized Airlines, Travel agencies.
Cyprus	Visa required[51]
Czech Republic	Visa required[52]
Denmark	Visa required[53]
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[54]
Dominica	Visa not required[55]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[56]	90 days. Tourist Card must be purchased on arrival, valid for 30 days.
Ecuador	Visa not required[57]	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival[58]	30 days on arrival for group tourists. Individual travelers need to get visa in advance.
El Salvador	Visa required[59]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[60]
Eritrea	Visa required[61]
Estonia	Visa required[62]
Ethiopia	Visa required[63]
Fiji	Visa required[64]
Finland	Visa required[65]
France	Visa required[66]
Gabon	eVisa[67]	eVisa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[68]
Georgia	Visa not required[69]	360 days[70]
Germany	Visa required[71]
Ghana	Visa required[72]
Greece	Visa required[73]
Grenada	Visa on arrival[74]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[75]
Guinea	Visa required[76]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[77]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[78]
Haiti	Visa not required[79]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[80]
Hong Kong	Visa not required[81]	14 days
Hungary	Visa required[82]
Iceland	Visa required[83]
India	Visa required[84]
Indonesia	Visa not required[85]	30 days. Select ports of entry.
Iran	Visa on arrival[86]	Select ports of entry.
Iraq	Visa required[87]
Ireland	Visa required[88]	Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders until October 2016. Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.[89]
Israel	Visa required[90]
Italy	Visa required[91]
Jamaica	Visa on arrival[92]
Japan	Visa required[93]
Jordan	Visa on arrival[94]	3 months
Kenya	eVisa[95]	3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
Kiribati	Visa required[96]
North Korea	Visa required[97]
South Korea	Visa not required[98]	30 days, total period of stay shall not exceed 60 days within each period of 180 days.
Kuwait	Visa required[99]
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[100]
Laos	Visa on arrival[101]	30 days
Latvia	Visa required[102]
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[103]	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa required[104]
Liberia	Visa required[105]
Libya	Visa required[106]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[107]
Lithuania	Visa required[108]
Luxembourg	Visa required[109]
Macedonia	Visa not required[110]	90 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[111]	90 days
Malawi	Visa required[112]
Malaysia	Visa not required[113]	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival[114]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[115]
Malta	Visa required[116]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[117]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[118]
Mauritius	Visa on arrival[119]	60 days
Mexico	Visa required[120]
Micronesia	Visa not required[121]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[122]	90 days
Monaco	Visa required[123]
Mongolia	Visa not required[124]	90 days
Montenegro	Visa required[125]
Morocco	Visa required[126]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[127]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[128]	28 days
Namibia	Visa not required[129]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required[130]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[131]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required[132]
New Zealand	Visa required[133]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[134]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[135]
Nigeria	Visa required[136]
Norway	Visa required[137]
Oman	Visa required[138]
Pakistan	Visa required[139]
Palau	Visa on arrival[140]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[141]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[142]
Paraguay	Visa required[143]
Peru	Visa required[144]
Philippines	Visa not required[145][146]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[147]
Portugal	Visa required[148]
Qatar	Visa required[149]
Romania	Visa required[150]
Russia	Visa not required[151]	90 days within 180 days
Rwanda	Visa required[152]	Visa is obtained online.[153]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required[154]	Visa obtainable online.[155]
Saint Lucia	Visa required[156]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[157]	1 month
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival[158]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[159]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required[160]	Visa is obtained online.[161]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[162]
Senegal	Visa required[163]
Serbia	Visa not required[164]	30 days
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival[165]	1 month
Sierra Leone	Visa required[166]
Singapore	eVisa[167]
Slovakia	Visa required[168]
Slovenia	Visa required[169]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[170]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[171]	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[172]
South Sudan	Visa required[173]
Spain	Visa required[174]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[175]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[176]
Suriname	Visa required[177]
Swaziland	Visa required[178]
Sweden	Visa required[179]
Switzerland	Visa required[180]
Syria	Visa required[181]
Tajikistan	Visa not required[182]
Tanzania	Visa required[183]
Thailand	Visa on arrival[184]	15 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[185]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[186]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[187]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[188]
Tunisia	Visa not required[189]	90 days
Turkey	Visa not required[190]	30 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[191]	Residents of Atyrau Province and Mangystau Province have visa free access for up to 5 days.[192]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[193]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[194]
Ukraine	Visa not required[195]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[196]
United Kingdom	Visa required[197]
United States	Visa required[198]
Uruguay	Visa required[199]
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[200]
Vanuatu	Visa required[201]
Vatican City	Visa required[202]
Venezuela	Visa required[203]
Vietnam	Visa not required[204]	30 days
Yemen	Visa required[205]
Zambia	Visa on arrival[206]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[207]	3 months

See also

• Kazakhstani passport
• Visa policy of Kazakhstan

References

1. "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2016" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
9. http://mfa.gov.kz/index.php/ru/poslednie-novosti/2289-kazakhstantsy-mogut-poseshchat-argentinu-bez-vizy
12. "Online lodgement Arrangements for Subclass 600". Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
28. Kazakhstan and Brazil agree on visa-free regime
41. 3-day visa-free stay for Kazakhstanis in Chinese Tacheng
42. Kazakhstan citizens enjoy 72-hour visa-free services at Jeminay Port
67. Gabon e-Visa
70. Georgia Restores One-Year Visa-Free Rules
85. "Visa Information for Indonesia: Holders of Normal Passports from Kazakhstan". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
89. The Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme
95. Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
155. Visitor Visa Application
192. О ратификации Соглашения между Правительством Республики Казахстан и Правительством Туркменистана о взаимных поездках граждан
207. "Visa Information for Zimbabwe: Holders of Normal Passports from Kazakhstan". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 12 February 2016.