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🇰🇿 Who needs a visa for Kazakhstan?
U.S. State Department travel advisory for Kazakhstan: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (updated 18 August 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.
Travel essentials for Kazakhstan
| Capital | Astana |
| Currency | Kazakhstani tenge (KZT, ₸) |
| Official languages | Kazakh, Russian |
| Calling code | +7 |
| Plugs and voltage | type C, F · 220 V |
| Internet domain | .kz |
Neighbouring countries: 🇨🇳 China, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
Visa requirements by passport
Entry requirements for Kazakhstan by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Kazakhstan before you travel.
Visa-free (84)
- 🇦🇱 Albania · 90 days
- 🇦🇩 Andorra · 90 days
- 🇦🇷 Argentina · 30 days
- 🇦🇲 Armenia · 90 days
- 🇦🇺 Australia · 30 days
- 🇦🇹 Austria · 30 days
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · 30 days
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain · 30 days
- 🇧🇾 Belarus · 90 days
- 🇧🇪 Belgium · 30 days
- 🇧🇷 Brazil · 30 days
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 30 days
- 🇨🇦 Canada · 30 days
- 🇨🇱 Chile · 30 days
- 🇨🇳 China · 30 days
- 🇨🇴 Colombia · 30 days
- 🇭🇷 Croatia · 30 days
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus · 30 days
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 30 days
- 🇩🇰 Denmark · 30 days
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · 60 days
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador · 30 days
- 🇪🇪 Estonia · 30 days
- 🇫🇮 Finland · 30 days
- 🇫🇷 France · 30 days
- 🇬🇪 Georgia · 90 days
- 🇩🇪 Germany · 30 days
- 🇬🇷 Greece · 30 days
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong · 14 days
- 🇭🇺 Hungary · 30 days
- 🇮🇸 Iceland · 30 days
- 🇮🇳 India · 14 days
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia · 30 days
- 🇮🇷 Iran · 14 days
- 🇮🇪 Ireland · 30 days
- 🇮🇱 Israel · 30 days
- 🇮🇹 Italy · 30 days
- 🇯🇵 Japan · 30 days
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait · 30 days
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · 90 days
- 🇱🇻 Latvia · 30 days
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein · 30 days
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 30 days
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 30 days
- 🇲🇴 Macau · 14 days
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia · 30 days
- 🇲🇻 Maldives · 30 days
- 🇲🇹 Malta · 30 days
- 🇲🇽 Mexico · 30 days
- 🇲🇩 Moldova · 90 days
- 🇲🇨 Monaco · 30 days
- 🇲🇳 Mongolia · 90 days
- 🇲🇦 Morocco · 30 days
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 30 days
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand · 30 days
- 🇳🇴 Norway · 30 days
- 🇴🇲 Oman · 30 days
- 🇵🇭 Philippines · 30 days
- 🇵🇱 Poland · 30 days
- 🇵🇹 Portugal · 30 days
- 🇶🇦 Qatar · 30 days
- 🇷🇴 Romania · 30 days
- 🇷🇺 Russia · 90 days
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 30 days
- 🇷🇸 Serbia · 30 days
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles · 30 days
- 🇸🇬 Singapore · 30 days
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 30 days
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia · 30 days
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 🇰🇷 South Korea · 30 days
- 🇪🇸 Spain · 30 days
- 🇸🇪 Sweden · 30 days
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland · 30 days
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan · 30 days
- 🇹🇭 Thailand · 30 days
- 🇹🇷 Turkey · 30 days
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine · 90 days
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · 30 days
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 30 days
- 🇺🇸 United States · 30 days
- 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · 30 days
- 🇻🇦 Vatican City · 30 days
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam · 30 days
e-Visa (88)
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- 🇦🇴 Angola
- 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- 🇧🇧 Barbados
- 🇧🇿 Belize
- 🇧🇯 Benin
- 🇧🇹 Bhutan
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 🇧🇼 Botswana
- 🇧🇳 Brunei
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
- 🇧🇮 Burundi
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
- 🇹🇩 Chad
- 🇰🇲 Comoros
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- 🇩🇯 Djibouti
- 🇩🇲 Dominica
- 🇸🇻 El Salvador
- 🇪🇷 Eritrea
- 🇸🇿 Eswatini
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 🇫🇯 Fiji
- 🇬🇦 Gabon
- 🇬🇲 Gambia
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇬🇩 Grenada
- 🇬🇹 Guatemala
- 🇬🇳 Guinea
- 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
- 🇬🇾 Guyana
- 🇭🇹 Haiti
- 🇭🇳 Honduras
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 🇰🇮 Kiribati
- 🇱🇦 Laos
- 🇱🇸 Lesotho
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- 🇲🇼 Malawi
- 🇲🇱 Mali
- 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania
- 🇲🇺 Mauritius
- 🇫🇲 Micronesia
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar
- 🇳🇦 Namibia
- 🇳🇷 Nauru
- 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
- 🇳🇪 Niger
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
- 🇵🇼 Palau
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
- 🇵🇾 Paraguay
- 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
- 🇷🇼 Rwanda
- 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
- 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 🇼🇸 Samoa
- 🇸🇲 San Marino
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
- 🇸🇷 Suriname
- 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania
- 🇹🇬 Togo
- 🇹🇴 Tonga
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
- 🇹🇻 Tuvalu
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- 🇻🇺 Vanuatu
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- 🇿🇲 Zambia
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe