On approval of Rules for execution of invitations, coordination of invitations to entrance of the noncitizens to the Republic of Kazakhstan, issue, cancellation, recovery of the Republic of Kazakhstan visas, as well as extension and reduction of their validity term

Updated Unofficial translation

Joint order of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 11-1-2/555 dated November 24, 2016 and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 1100 dated November 28, 2016. Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan under № 14531 on December 15, 2016.

      Pursuant to subparagraph 1-1) of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Migration and subparagraph 1) of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On State Services WE HEREBY ORDER:

      Footnote. Preamble as amended by the joint order of the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 31.10.2024 № 11-1-4/612 and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 31.10.2024 № 872 (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      1. The attached Rules for execution of invitations, coordination of invitations to entrance of the noncitizens to the Republic of Kazakhstan, issue, cancellation, recovery of the Republic of Kazakhstan visas, as well as extension and reduction of their validity term shall be approved.

      2. Joint Order № 08-1-1-1/71 of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 5, 2013 and Order № 175 of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan On approval of Rules for issue of the Republic of Kazakhstan visas, as well as extension and reduction of their validity term, dated March 7, 2013 (Entered into the Register of the state registration of regulations under № 8407, and published in Kazakhstanskaya Pravda newspaper № 170-171 (27444-27445) on May 18,2013 shall be declared to be no longer in force.

      3. Department of consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure:

      1) the state registration of this joint order in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) submission of this joint order, copies in the printed and electronic format for official publication in the printed periodicals, in Adilet legal information system and also in the Republican state enterprise on the right of economic use Republican Center for Legal Information of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan to be placed in the Reference control bank of regulations of the Republic of Kazakhstan within ten calendar days after its state registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) this joint order posting on the Internet resource of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. Supervision over this joint order fulfillment shall be entrusted to M.B. Tleuberdi, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan - and E.Z Turgumbayev, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      5. This joint order shall be enforced since January 1, 2017 and be subject to official publication.


Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

__________ E.
Ashikbayev

Minister of Internal Affairs
Of the Republic of Kazakhstan

________________ K.
Kassymov


      "Agreed by"
Minister of Education and Science
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ye. Sagadiyev ______________
on December 8, 2016


      "Agreed by"
Minister of Health
and social development
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
T. Duyssenova ______________
on _____________ __, 20 __


      "Agreed by"
Minister of religious affairs
and civil society
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
N. Yermekbayev ______________
on _____________ ___ 20 __


      "Agreed by"
Minister for investments and development
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Zh. Kassymbek ______________
on December 5, 2016


      "Agreed by"
Chairman of the National Security Committee
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
K. Massimov ______________
on _____________ ___ 20 __

  Approved
by Joint order № 11-1-2/555
of the Acting Minister of
foreign affairs of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
dated November 24, 2016
and Order № 1100 of the
Minister of Internal Affairs
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
dated November 28, 2016

Rules
for execution of invitations, coordination of invitations for entry of foreign nationals and stateless persons to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as extension and reduction of their validity terms

      Footnote. The Rules- as amended by the joint order of the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 31.10.2024 № 11-1-4/612 and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 31.10.2024 № 872 (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Chapter 1. General Provisions

      1. These Rules for execution of invitations, coordination of invitations for entry of foreign nationals and stateless persons to the Republic of Kazakhstan, issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as extension and reduction of their validity terms (hereinafter - the Rules) have been developed pursuant to subparagraph 1-1) of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Migration hereinafter - the Law on Migration), subparagraph 1) of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On State Services (hereinafter -the Law on State Services) and establish the procedure for execution of invitations, coordination of invitations for entry of foreign nationals and stateless persons to the Republic of Kazakhstan, issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as extension and reduction of their validity terms , and also the procedure for providing the state services “Reception and coordination of invitations of hosts for the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and “Issuance, restoration or extension on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of visas for the right to exit the Republic of Kazakhstan and enter the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

      2. If an international treaty, to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party, establishes other rules, than those provided for in these Rules, the rules of the international treaty shall apply.

      3. The following terms shall be used in these Rules:

      1) stateless person - a person, who is not a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan and has no proof of his/her belonging to the citizenship of another state;

      2) “Astana” International Financial Center (hereinafter - AIFC) - a territory within the city of Astana with precisely marked boundaries, defined by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in which a special legal regime in the financial sphere operates;

      3) the international technology park "Astana Hub" (hereinafter referred to as "Astana Hub") - a legal entity defined by the order of the Acting Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 12, 2023 № 250 / NK "On the definition of the international technology park "Astana Hub"", which owns, on the right of ownership or other legal grounds, a single logistics complex where favorable conditions are created for the implementation of innovative activities in the information and communication technologies;

      4) territorial police bodies - divisions of the migration service of the police departments of oblasts, cities of republican status, the capital and transport departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the TPD MIA RK);

      5) AIFC investment resident - a foreign national or a stateless person who has made investments in accordance with the AIFC investment tax residency program, and also meets the conditions stipulated by the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On the “Astana” International Financial Center”;

      6) business immigrant - an immigrant who arrived for the purpose of entrepreneurial activity in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      7) ex-citizen- a person who was born or previously held citizenship of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic or the Republic of Kazakhstan and permanently resides abroad;

      8) Unified Information System "Berkut" (hereinafter referred to as "Berkut" UIS) - a unified information system for monitoring the entry, exit and stay of visa recipients in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      9) verbal note - a written request from foreign policy agencies, diplomatic and equivalent missions, consular offices of foreign states, international organizations and their missions;

      10) visa and migration portal (hereinafter -VMP) - a portal designed to automate the processing of documents related to migration processes (www.vmp.gov.kz);

      11) religious activity - activity aimed at satisfying the religious needs of believers;

      12) entry and exit permit (hereinafter referred to as visa) - a mark of the authorized state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the migrant's passport or a document replacing it, or a mark of the authorized state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the information system, which gives the right to enter the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, travel through its territory, stay in it and leave the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the time, for the purposes and under the conditions established in the visa;

      13) directive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter the directive of the MFA of the RK) - an operational solution to specific problems, drawn up in the form of a written instruction, adopted by the heads of foreign missions of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter -foreign missions), the director, deputy directors and the head of the Passport and Visa Department of the Department of Consular Service of the MFA of the RK, as well as a decision based on the instruction of the leadership of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) the Office of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written requests of state bodies, organizations and foreign missions, foreign policy departments, diplomatic and equivalent missions, consular offices of foreign states, international organizations and their missions, on the basis of which the MFA of the RK and foreign missions accept and coordinate documents on invitations from abroad (hereinafter referred to as invitations), issue, cancel, restore, extend or shorten the validity term of visas;

      14) petition - a written request from the inviting party for the issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, extension and reduction of their validity term, also from the recipient of the visa intending to visit the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      15) directive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan - an operational solution to specific problems, drawn up in the form of a written instruction, adopted by the Chairman (Deputy Chairmen) of the Migration Service Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as a decision based on the instruction of the leadership of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) the Office of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, written requests from foreign institutions, state bodies and organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the basis of which the TPD MIA RK executes invitations, issues, cancels, restores, extends or reduces the validity term of visas;

      16) seasonal foreign workers - immigrants hired by employers for a period of no more than 1 (one) year to perform seasonal work that, due to climatic or other natural conditions, is performed during a certain period (season), according to the list of professions, approved by the order of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 20, 2023 № 49 “On approval of the list of professions in demand for obtaining a permanent residence permit by foreigners in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Rules for its formation” (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 31938) in coordination with the authorized state bodies that manage the relevant public administration area​​;

      17) missionary activity – the activity of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreign nationals, stateless persons aimed at disseminating religious doctrine on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of conversion to religion;

      18) a certificate of qualification for self-employment - a document of the established form, issued in the manner determined by the order of the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 22, 2023 № 236 "On approval of the Rules for issuing or extending certificates to a foreigner or stateless person on the compliance with his qualifications for self-employment, the list of priority sectors of the economy (types of economic activity) and professions in demand in them for self-employment of foreigners and stateless persons" (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 32887), to a foreigner or stateless person who meets the requirements for qualification and education level, for self-employment in the Republic of Kazakhstan in professions in demand in priority sectors of the economy (types of economic activity);

      19) permanent residence permit - a document issued by the internal affairs bodies to foreign nationals and stateless persons subject to the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and granting them the right to permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      20) authorized employee - an employee of a foreign institution, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the TPD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who has the right to approve applications and signatures on visas;

      21) force majeure - force majeure events occurring as a result of extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances (natural disasters, military actions, states of emergency and other similar events);

      22) international principle of reciprocity - mutual provision of equal conditions when issuing visas to citizens of two states;

      23) international organization – an interstate or intergovernmental organization;

      24) inviting party – central state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, offices of akims of oblasts, cities of republican status, the capital, foreign policy departments, diplomatic and equivalent missions, consular offices of foreign states, international organizations and their missions, individuals, as well as legal entities registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan, facilitating the entry and exit of the visa recipient to and from the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      25) foreign institutions – embassies, diplomatic missions, and consular offices of the Republic of Kazakhstan located abroad;

      26) documents on invitation from abroad (hereinafter referred to as invitation) - an invitation to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan on private business, issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or a petition from the inviting party agreed upon with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or a note verbale on the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan to visa recipients;

      27) foreign national - a person who is not a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan and has proof of his/her citizenship of another state;

      28) ethnic Kazakh - a foreigner or stateless person of Kazakh ethnic background.

      4. The category, recipient, number of entries, validity term of the visa, duration of stay in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, grounds and documents required for issuing visas shall be determined as per Appendix 1 to these Rules.

      5. Visas may be single-entry and multiple-entry.

      A single-entry visa grants the visa recipient the right to a single entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, travel through its territory, stay in it and exit from the Republic of Kazakhstan for the time, for the purposes and under the conditions established in the visa.

      A multiple-entry visa grants the visa recipient the right to multiple entries into the Republic of Kazakhstan, travel through its territory, stay in it and exit from the Republic of Kazakhstan for the time, for the purposes and under the conditions established in the visa.

      A visa for exit from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan grants the visa recipient the right to stay in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and exit from the Republic of Kazakhstan for the time and under the conditions established in the visa.

      6. The visa sticker of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be filled out according to the form of Appendix 2 to these Rules.

      Corrections to the visa shall not be allowed. Visas with corrections shall be considered invalid.

      The visa shall be filled out electronically according to the form of Appendix 3 to these Rules (hereinafter referred to as the electronic visa) via the VMP.

      7. The documents replacing visas shall be:

      1) an accreditation certificate issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan to heads and staff members of diplomatic missions and equivalent missions, consular offices of foreign states, international organizations and their missions accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as members of their families;

      2) a residence permit for a foreigner or stateless person in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) a certificate of a stateless person;

      4) a court order on the expulsion of a foreigner from the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) a travel document.

      8. Visas may be issued for longer terms, with regard to the international principle of reciprocity with a duration of stay in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan that does not exceed the duration of stay of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the territory of the relevant state, and the visa processing periods may take longer than provided for in these Rules.

      9. The TPD of the MIA RK, the MFA RK and foreign institutions (hereinafter referred to as the service provider) shall ensure the entry of data into the information system for monitoring the provision of public services on the stage of the public service provision as required by subparagraph 11) of paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the Law on State Services.

      The recipients of the public services "Reception and approval of invitations from hosts for the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan", "Issue, restoration or extension of visas for the right to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan and enter the Republic of Kazakhstan to foreigners and stateless persons on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan" are individuals or legal entities.

Chapter 2:
Procedure for issuing invitations, approval of invitations for entry of visa recipients to the Republic of Kazakhstan

      10. An invitation for private purposes shall be submitted no earlier than 1 (one) year and no later than 5 working days before the expected date of entry of the visa recipient into the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      An application or a verbal note shall be submitted no earlier than 90 calendar days and no later than 5 working days before the expected date of entry of the visa recipient to the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The invitation processing period shall be no more than 3 working days when the service is provided electronically and no more than 5 working days in paper form from the date of submission of the application, except for the cases specified in paragraph 16 of these Rules.

      On the directive of the MIA RK and the MFA RK, documents for invitations shall be accepted and processed within a shorter time.

      11. To issue an invitation, the inviting party shall submit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan a verbal note with a schedule attached in the form of Appendix 4 to these Rules.

      12. To issue an invitation, the inviting party shall submit to the TPD of the MIA RK or through the non-profit joint-stock company “State Corporation “Government for Citizens” (hereinafter -the State Corporation) at the place of its registration a request and the following documents required for the public service “Reception and coordination of invitations of hosts for issuing visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan”:

      1) to issue an invitation for private matters:

      an identity document (for verification);

      a table filled in two copies in the form of Appendix 4 to these Rules;

      a document confirming the payment of the state duty when applying to the State Corporation (in case of payment of the state duty through the payment gateway of the “e- government” (hereinafter - PGEG) this document is not required);

      2) to formalize an invitation for a legal entity or individual entrepreneur:

      a table filled out in two copies according to the form in Appendix 4 to these Rules;

      a document confirming payment of the state fee when applying to the State Corporation (if the state fee is paid through the PGEG, this document is not required);

      a document confirming the representative’s authority.

      When a service recipient applies to the State Corporation, the data on identity documents, on state registration of a legal entity or individual entrepreneur, a document confirming payment by the service recipient to the budget of the amount of state fee for the provided state service "Reception and approval of invitations from hosts for issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan" (in case of payment through the PGEG) and other necessary information, is retrieved by the State Corporation employee from the relevant state information systems through the electronic government gateway.

      Under Article 5 of the Law on State Services, when providing state services, it shall not be allowed to request from service recipients the documents and information that can be retrieved from information systems, notarized copies of documents, the originals of which are presented for verification to the service provider, the State Corporation, except for cases stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan regulating pension and social security issues.

      When providing a public service an employee of the State Corporation shall take the service recipient’s written consent for the use of information that constitutes a legally protected secret contained in information systems, unless otherwise provided by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The main requirements for the provision of public service “Acceptance and approval of invitations of hosts for the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, including the characteristics of the process, form, content and result of the provision, as well as other information given the specifics of the public service provision, are listed in Appendix 5 to these Rules.

      13. Depending on the category of the requested visa, the following documents shall be additionally provided:

      1) for investors – a petition from the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan for investments or the AIFC Administration;

      2) for a multiple-entry business trip visa – a copy of the agreement or contract confirming the business nature of the trip to the Republic of Kazakhstan (with the exception of ethnic Kazakhs, ex-citizens and citizens from the list of economically developed, politically and migration-stable states exempt from the requirement to present an invitation when applying for visas (hereinafter referred to as the list of states), in accordance with Appendix 6 to these Rules);

      3) for participation in religious events or missionary activities – written consent from the authorized body regulating religious activities;

      4) to visit persons serving sentences in correctional institutions in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan - written consent of the Committee of the Penitentiary System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) to adopt citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan - written consent of the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan in children's rights protection;

      6) for employment, including for seasonal foreign workers - a permit issued to the employer for attracting foreign labor force, or a certificate of compliance with qualifications, or documents confirming that in accordance with the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2023 № 1041 “On determining the list of individuals for whom permits from local executive bodies are not required to attract foreign labor for carrying out labor activities” or international treaties, the visa recipient does not need such a permit, and the following documents shall also be additionally submitted:

      for kandases - a copy and the original of the kandas certificate or an electronic document from the digital document service (for identification) in the form approved by the Order of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 22, 2013 № 329-Ө-М “On approval of the Rules for assigning or extending the status of a kandas” (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 8624);

      for crew members of sea and river vessels, air transport, faculty members of higher educational institutions that have been granted a special status in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2001 № 648 “On Assigning a Special Status to Higher Education Institutions”, also for teachers with higher education engaged in training of professionals for the economy sectors, working for higher educational institutions in management positions with documents confirmed in the manner established by the order of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 12, 2023 № 268 "On Approval of the Rules for Recognition of Educational Documents" (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 32800):

      a copy of the employment contract with a foreign employee;

      for persons engaged by MFCA participants and bodies:

      a copy of the certificate confirming registration or accreditation of the legal entity in accordance with the applicable MFCA law;

      a copy of the labor contract with the foreign worker;

      for persons working for the national management holding in positions not lower than heads of structural units with higher education with confirmed documents in accordance with the procedure, established by the Rules for Recognition of Documents on Education - an order of the national management holding on appointment of a foreign employee as the top manager of a structural unit in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      for persons engaged to work as members of the board of directors of a national management holding company - an extract from the general meeting of the board of directors of the national management holding company;

      for persons working as top managers of branches or representative offices of foreign legal entities - a decision of the founder or an extract from the general meeting of founders on the appointment of a foreign employee as top manager;

      persons working as top managers of Kazakhstan legal entities with 100% foreign participation in their authorized capital - a decision of the founder or an extract from the general meeting of founders on the appointment of a foreign employee as top manager in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      persons holding positions of deputy top managers of Kazakhstan legal entities with 100% foreign participation in their authorized capital - a copy of the order on acceptance and appointment to work as a deputy manager;

      7) for practical training or internship - a petition from the central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan or Astana Hub for training under Astana Hub programs;

      8) for humanitarian reasons - a document confirming the registration in the Republic of Kazakhstan of the applying international organization or its representative office, or official registration of a foreign non-governmental organization (foundation) in the country of its location in accordance with the legislation of that country, in the presence of an international treaty on the provision of humanitarian assistance ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      9) to receive education - a petition from an education institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan or authorized bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan on education issues;

      10) to care for close relatives - citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or visa recipients permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and undergoing treatment in healthcare organizations - a certificate of № 026/u form, issued by a medical organization located in the Republic of Kazakhstan and confirming the need for permanent care, as well as documents confirming the degree of kinship.

      14. Upon receipt of the service recipient’s full package of documents through the State Corporation or an authorized employee of the TPD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the service recipient shall be issued a receipt on acceptance of the relevant documents.

      The day of acceptance of applications and documents shall not be included in the state service provision term.

      The maximum permissible waiting time for submitting documents to the service provider is 30 minutes, to the State Corporation - 15 minutes.

      The maximum permissible time for servicing the service recipient at the service provider and in the State Corporation is 20 minutes.

      In the event that the service recipient submits an incomplete package of documents specified in paragraph 8 of the list of main requirements for the provision of the state service “Acceptance and approval of invitations from hosts for the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan” in accordance with Appendix 5 to these Rules, and (or) documents with an expired validity term, an employee of the State Corporation or an authorized employee of the TPD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not accept the application and issue a receipt on denied acceptance of documents for the issuance of an invitation in the form of Appendix 7 to these Rules.

      15. When processing an application, the MIA TPD of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall check:

      1) compliance of the submitted documents with the requested purpose of the trip, number of entries, validity term and visa issue place. The place of the visa issue, with the exception of AIFC participants and bodies, investment residents of the AIFC and their family members, employees of the Astana Hub or its participants, is determined in accordance with the consular district of the visa recipient to which the country of citizenship belongs, or in the existence of one of the following conditions:

      permit for permanent residence in the host country;

      permit for a long-term stay for business or investment purposes, employment, education, medical treatment.

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall submit to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan the list of foreign institutions indicating the consular districts they serve;

      2) the presence of grounds for denying entry to a foreigner into the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with subparagraphs 7) and 10) of Article 22 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Legal Status of Foreigners";

      3) the presence of grounds for refusing to provide the public service "Reception and approval of invitations from hosts for the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan", provided for in paragraph 18 of these Rules.

      the absence of grounds for refusal, the authorized employee of the TPD MIA of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall send the accepted service recipient’s documents for approval to the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - the NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

      The NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure approval of the application within 3 (three) working days via the “Berkut” Unified Information System. If a more thorough study of the grounds for issuing invitations is necessary, at the written request of the NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the specified period shall be extended to 30 (thirty) calendar days.

      Within 1 (one) working day after receiving a response from the NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an authorized employee of the TPD MIA RK shall process this response and issue an invitation to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan or refuse it on the grounds provided for in paragraph 9 of the list of basic requirements for the provision of the public service “Acceptance and approval of invitations from hosts for the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

      16. Invitation documents shall be executed:

      1) by issuing an invitation for private matters, certified by the signature of an authorized employee and the seal of the MIA RK or the TPD MIA RK;

      2) by placing on the first copy of the legal entity's petition the approval number, certified by the signature of an authorized employee and sealed by the TPD MIA RK. The second copy of the petition and the attached documents are filed in the nomenclature file of the TPD MIA of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Information on the registration number of the invitation and the date of issue of the invitation shall be entered in the Berkut Unified Information System.

      17. Under Article 48 of the Law on Migration, applications from hosts to invite visa recipients shall not be processed if, during the twelve consecutive calendar months prior to the submission of such an application the hosts were held liable two or more times for failure to promptly inform the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan about immigrants staying with them, failure to take measures to formalize documents for their right to stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan and to ensure their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan upon expiry of a certain period of stay.

      18. The decision to issue invitation documents or to refuse to issue them shall be taken by an authorized employee of the TPD MIA RK or the MFA RK (except for refusal) after coordination with the NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Chapter 3. Issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Paragraph 1. Documents submitted by visa recipients for obtaining a visa

      19. To issue visas at foreign institutions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the TPD MIA RK at the actual location of the service recipient or registration of the inviting party, the following documents and information shall be submitted, required for the public service “Issue, restoration or extension of visas for the right to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan and enter the Republic of Kazakhstan to foreigners and stateless persons on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan”:

      1) visa application form with a color or black-and-white 3.5 x 4.5 cm photo;

      2) when applying for a visa at a foreign institution or an international airport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the number and date of the invitation registered in the TPD MIA of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the number and date of issue of the invitation to the visa recipient is communicated by the inviting party), or the request of the recipient of the category of visas provided for in paragraph 28 of these Rules;

      3) a valid diplomatic, service, foreign passport of a foreign state, or other identity document recognized as such by the Republic of Kazakhstan and granting the right to cross the State border of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) original payment documents confirming payment of the consular fee or state duty;

      5) additional documents for obtaining a visa in accordance with Appendix 1 to these Rules.

      An electronic visa is issued through the VMP.

      To obtain an electronic visa, registration at the VMP shall be made and personal data shall be filled with the following information:

      1) number, date of the invitation registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the number and date of issuance of the invitation to the visa recipient is reported by the inviting party);

      1) number, date of invitation registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the number and date of issue of the invitation to the visa recipient is communicated by the inviting party);

      2) payment of the consular fee.

      Documents issued or certified by the foreign state’s authorized institution or a person specially authorized for it, within its jurisdiction and in the form established by it, with the official seal of the foreign state, shall be accepted after undergoing a special certification procedure (legalization or apostille).

      The main requirements for the public services “Issue, restoration or extension on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to foreigners and stateless persons of visas for the right to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan and enter the Republic of Kazakhstan”, including the characteristics of the process, form, content and result of the service provision, as well as other information given the specifics of the public services are listed in Appendix 8 to these Rules.

      20. The visa application form shall be completed legibly by hand or using the VMP in the state, Russian or English language according to the form in Appendix 9 to these Rules.

      The answers to the questions in the visa application form shall be provided in full.

      The visa application form shall be signed by the visa recipient personally.

      On behalf of minor children, visa documents for the issuance of visas shall be submitted by their legal representatives.

      The photograph pasted into the visa application form must correspond to the age of the visa recipient at the time of issuance of the document with a clear full-face image of the face without tinted glasses and without a headdress, with the exception of persons for whom the constant wearing of a headdress is a mandatory attribute of their national or religious affiliation, provided that this person is wearing such a headdress in the photograph in the passport.

      21. The passport presented by the visa recipient must meet the following criteria:

      1) raise no doubts about its authenticity and belonging to its holder, without marks, provisos, entries, erasures and corrections, torn out or undone pages;

      2) have at least 2 blank pages intended for visas, with the exception of recipients of visas for exit from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) its validity term must expire no earlier than 3 (three) months from the expiration date of the requested visa, with the exception of recipients of visas for exit from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) absence of marks on the extension of the validity period.

      22. For the execution of invitation documents and the issuance of a visa, including for the restoration and extension of its validity, a consular fee or state duty shall be charged subject to the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Taxes and Other Mandatory Payments to the Budget” (hereinafter -the Tax Code), unless otherwise provided by international treaties to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party.

      The consular fee or state duty for the execution of invitation documents and the issuance of a visa is not charged in cases stipulated by the Tax Code.

      Visas shall be issued after payment of consular fees or state duties in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The paid amounts of consular fees are non-refundable.

      23. Authorized employees of the TPD of the MIA RK and foreign missions shall accept and register the documents on the day of their receipt.

      If the service recipient submits an incomplete package of documents and (or) documents with an expired validity term the authorized employees of the TPD of the MIA RK, RK MFA and foreign missions shall not accept the application.

      If the service recipient submits a complete package of documents the authorized employees of the TPD of the MIA RK, RK MFA and foreign missions shall issue a receipt on the acceptance of the relevant documents and send the received service recipient’s documents on the day of their receipt for approval to the NSC RK for the time periods established in paragraph 40 of these Rules.

      Upon the received response from the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the authorized employees of the TPD of the MIA RK, the MFA RK and foreign institutions within 1 (one) business day from the date of its receipt for processing shall issue a visa of the corresponding category or refuse to issue a visa.

      In case of denied visa, the authorized employee shall inform the service recipient within 2 (two) business days about the preliminary decision to deny a visa, as well as the time, date and place (method of conducting the hearing to provide the service recipient with the opportunity to express a position on the preliminary decision).

      Notification of the hearing shall be sent no less than 3 (three) working days after the refusal to issue a visa. The hearing shall be held no later than 2 (two) working days from the date of notification.

      The service recipient’s right to object to the decision of the authorized employees of the TPD of the MIA RK and the MFA RK is exercised by means of his hearing in the manner established by the Administrative Procedural and Process-Related Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Paragraph 2. Visa issuance procedure

      24. Visas shall be issued:

      1) abroad:

      foreign institutions shall issue the following categories of visas: "A1", "A2", "A3", "A4", "A5", "A6", "B1", "B2", "B3", "B4", "B5", "B6", "B7", "B8", "B9", "B10", "B11", "B12", "B12-1", "B13", "C1", "C2", "C3", "C4", "C5", "C6", "C7", "C8", "C9", "C10", "C12";

      2) on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

      The MFA RK shall issue the following categories of visas: “A1”, “A2”, “A3”, “A4”, “B10”;

      The following categories of visas shall be issued by the TPD of the MIA RK: “A5”, “B2” (for the AIFC participants and bodies), “B3”, “B7”, “B8”, “B9”, “B9-1”, “B14”, “B15”, “B16”, “B17”, “B18”, “B19”, “B20”, “B21”, “B22”, “C1”, “C3”, “C4”, “C9” (to ethnic Kazakhs), “C11”, and “C12”;

      TPD of the MIA RK shall issue the following categories of visas at international airports of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

      "A1", "A2", "A3", "A4", "A5", "B1", "B2", "B3", "B5", "B7", "B10", "B11", "B12", "B13", "C3", "C8", "C9" and "C12";

      3) through the VMP:

      the following categories of single-entry electronic visas:

      "A3", "A5", "B1", "B2", "B3", "B9-1", "B10", "B12", "C12".

      25. An electronic visa shall be issued on the basis of an electronic invitation in the form of Appendix 10 to these Rules and shall be valid only for the visa recipient and shall not apply to accompanying persons. When replacing a passport, an electronic visa must be obtained again.

      The processing time for an electronic visa is 1 (one) working day.

      Foreigners and stateless persons may arrive in and depart from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan using a valid electronic visa only through checkpoints of the international airports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      In the process of applying for an electronic visa on VMP the electronic visa is generated based on the data specified in the invitation from the inviting party. After paying the consular fee through the PGEG, the issued visa is sent to the service recipient's personal account. Before issuing an electronic visa the service recipient shall check and confirm that the data in the invitation matches the passport data.

      In the event of a discrepancy between the data in the issued electronic visa and the passport of a foreigner upon entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan, the electronic visa shall be considered invalid.

      Single-entry electronic service, investor, tourist, business, private visas and visas for medical treatment shall be issued to citizens according to the list of the countries as per Appendix 11 to these Rules.

      26. The TPD of the MIA RK shall issue, cancel, restore, extends or reduce the validity of visas, except for category "C3" visas, at the place of temporary residence of visa recipients or registration of the inviting party (for category "A5" visa recipients at their actual location), or as instructed by the MIA RK.

      Primary visas of category "C3" shall be issued by the TPD MIA RK at the place of registration of the inviting party. When carrying out labor activities in another region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the TPD of the MIA RK shall execute cancellation, restoration, extension or reduction of the validity of "C3" visa at the place of temporary residence of the foreigner.

      Persons who are in the Republic of Kazakhstan from countries with which international agreements exist on visa-free entry, ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan, citizens of states referred to in paragraph 17 of the Rules for entry and stay of immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 21, 2012 № 148 (except for countries that have a visa-free regime for up to 14 days), and who applied to the internal affairs bodies to obtain a permit for permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan, shall be issued a visa of category "B8" and "B9" for the period necessary for processing of the application, but no more than 90 (ninety) calendar days. A visa is issued once every twelve consecutive calendar months from the last application date.

      For AIFC participants and bodies, employees of Astana Hub participants or employees of Astana Hub, the TPD of the RK MIA shall issue, cancel, restore, extend or shorten the validity of a “C3” visa, and also change from a “C3” visa to family members to a “C3” visa for employment regardless of previously issued primary visas.

      Visas for departure from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be issued at the visa recipient’s actual location, with the exception of “B14” visa category.

      Visas for education shall be issued at the location of the educational institution in which the visa recipient is enrolled.

      27. Directives of the MFA RK and the MIA RK, adopted during non-working hours, holidays and weekends shall be processed on the next working day.

      28. Foreign institutions shall issue the following categories of visas without an invitation on the basis of:

      1) RK MIA directives – “A1”, “A3”, “B1” and “B3” (single-entry visas of “B3” category are issued upon written instructions of the heads of foreign institutions);

      2) verbal note – “A1”, “A2”, “A3”, “A4”, “B1”, “B3” and “B10”;

      3) petitions (depending on the category of visas, in the availability of the documents listed in Appendix 1 to these Rules):

      citizens of countries on the list of states (single-entry visa) - "A3", "B1", "B3", "B10", "B12" and multiple visa - "B12-1";

      ex-citizens (who have documents confirming their connection with the Republic of Kazakhstan, including a corresponding mark in the column on the place of birth in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic or in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the passport, birth certificate or marriage certificate of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic or the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as a certificate of renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan or loss of citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan) - "B10";

      recipients of "B4", "B5", "B8", "B10" visas (for funerals or in cases of illness of relatives and friends, family members or parents of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their legal representatives, family members of ethnic Kazakhs - single-entry visa), "B13", "C1", "C2", "C4" (single-entry visa up to 90 (ninety) calendar days) and "C10".

      29. In cases established by Article 23 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the Legal Status of Foreigners", the visa recipient is denied a visa to leave the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      30. If grounds arise that prevent entry into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or departure from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including in the presence of an invitation, visas are not issued, and the issued visa shall not be a basis for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan or departure from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      31. For members of an official delegation, citizens of countries that have no consular offices of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as recipients of visas based on an invitation or on the MIA RK directives, visas shall be formalized by the TPD of the MIA RK at international airports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Foreign missions, in the presence of a corresponding petition (verbal note) of the foreign policy department of a foreign state that have no consular office of the Republic of Kazakhstan or on the MIA RK directive, shall indicate the international airport of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the place of obtaining the visa.

      32. Group visas shall be issued to groups of visa recipients upon organized entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan and departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan or transit through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The condition for issuing group visas is simultaneous arrival and passage of all members of the group through the checkpoint across the State border upon entry into and departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan, stay at any point and travel through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of a group.

      Group visas shall be issued in the form of nominal lists for formalizing group visas, compiled in alphabetical order according to the form of Appendix 12 to these Rules.

      The visa is pasted on the back of the paper or on a separate sheet of paper and stitched together with the list by folding the upper left corner, which is secured with the seal of the foreign institution, the MIA RK and the TPD of the MIA RK that issued the visa.

      The authorized employee signs at the bottom of the list (indicating the position and surname), the signature shall be certified by the seal of the foreign institution, the MFA RK or the TPD of the MIA RK.

      The list, the sheet with the visa are made in one copy, the original is given to the group leader, one copy is submitted at the checkpoint upon entry to (departure from) the Republic of Kazakhstan, the other remains in the MFA RK, the foreign institution or the TPD of the MIA RK that issued the visa. Corrections and additions to the lists shall not be allowed.

      33. In the event of issuing a visa to a person who has presented a passport of a country not recognized by the Republic of Kazakhstan, a single-entry visa shall be issued on the basis of an invitation and pasted onto a separate sheet of paper, which is subject to confiscation upon the visa recipient’s departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan by representatives of the Border Service of the NSC RK, or upon expiration of the visa by representatives of the TPD of the MIA RK.

      34. Family members and dependents (if there are supporting documents) of the main recipient of a visa of category "A1", "A2", "A3", "A4", "A5", "A6", "B7", "B10", "B12-1" (multiple entry up to 1 year), "C3", "C7" and "C9" shall be issued or extended a visa for the visa validity term of the main visa recipient in accordance with these Rules. At the same time, family members and dependents shall not be given the opportunity to carry out labor, religious, missionary activities or participate in the activities of a religious association, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      35. If the visa recipient's passport contains an unused visa or a visa whose validity has not expired, a new visa shall be issued subject to the previous visa annulment.

      36. Changing visas from one category to another on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be permitted:

      1) MFA RK:

      to categories “A1” and “A3” – on the basis of a note verbale or the MFA RK instruction;

      to categories “A2” and “A4” – on the basis of a note verbale;

      2) TPD of the MIA RK:

      to category "A5" - from categories "B3", "B9", "B10", "C3", "C4", "C5", "C10";

      to category "A6" - from categories "B3", "B9", "B10", "C3", "C4", "C5";

      to category "B2" (for AIFC participants and bodies) - from categories "B3", "B7" and "C3";

      to category "B7" - from category "C9";

      to category "B8" - from categories "C3", "C7" and "C11";

      to category "C1" - only for ethnic Kazakhs, regardless of the category of the previously issued visa;

      to category "C2" - from categories "B10", "C3" and "C9";

      to category "C3" - from categories "B2", "B3", "B7" (for visa recipients studying under the "Astana Hub" programs, "B10", "C2", "C3" (based on a petition when changing the inviting party in the person of the employer and the presence of a permit for a labor immigrant, if such a permit is required under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan), "C9", "C10";

      to category "C4" - from categories "B10", "C2", "C9" and "C10";

      to category "C9" - from category "C11", for ethnic Kazakhs regardless of the category of previously issued visa, as well as those who arrived under a visa-free regime;

      to category "C12" - from all categories of visas, as well as those who arrived under a visa-free regime.

      37. The multiplicity of the issued visa is changed from multiple-entry to single-entry upon a written request from the visa recipient to replace the multiplicity and validity of the visas on the basis of a completed visa application form (where a single-entry visa is indicated) and a payment document confirming payment of the consular fee (payment for a single-entry visa). At the same time, the validity term of the visa shall be changed in accordance with the terms indicated in Appendix 1 to these Rules.

      The validity term of the visa must not exceed the validity term indicated in the invitation documents.

      The service provider may not change multiplicity of the issued visa from single (specified in the invitation documents) to multiple (except for the extension of the validity term of visas of categories "A1", "A3", "A5", "B7", "C2", "C3", "C4", "C5", "C7", "C9" and "C12").

      38. When examining the materials for issuing a visa, the service provider shall:

      1) match the content of the information in the visa application form with the information in the invitation, passport and additional documents for obtaining a visa, depending on the purpose of the visa recipient's stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) verify that the passport entitles the visa recipient to return to the country of permanent residence or travel to another country after visiting the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) conduct in migration risk countries (if necessary) telephone talks with the inviting party, at the place of work or study of the visa recipient;

      4) invite the visa recipient for an interview if the documents presented raise doubts. During the conversation compare the content of the answers to questions with the information in the documents submitted by visa recipients to obtain a visa, as well as information received from other sources;

      5) check that the category, number of entries, validity term of the visa and the period of stay of the immigrant correspond to the planned purpose of stay of the visa recipient in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      39. When making a decision on issuing, cancelling, recovery, or extending visas, the political and migration situation in the country of citizenship or permanent residence of the visa recipient shall be taken into account.

      During the review of visa documents, the authorized employee shall conduct interviews with visa recipients in whose country of citizenship or permanent residence the political and migration situation is unstable.

      Interviews are not conducted for recipients of electronic visas, also for those who have submitted documents for visas of the following categories: "A1", "A2", "A3", "A4", "A5", "A6", "B10" (by note verbale), "B12" (on group visa), "C3", "C10" (ethnic Kazakhs who are interviewed when applying for an initial visa for up to 1 (one) year. If they reapply without an interview, a visa is issued for up to 3 (three) years), "C11", "C12" and visas for exit from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("B14" - "B22").

      40. Having studied the visa application materials the authorized employee shall make a decision on issuing or refusing to issue a visa after coordination with the NSC RK.

      41. The visa processing time shall not exceed 5 working days, except for category "C1" visas, which are processed within 30 calendar days.

      42. Visa documents, including verbal notes and petitions, shall be coordinated through the Berkut UIS. Category "C11" visas and visas for exit from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan are coordinated by entering them into the Berkut UIS.

      The NSC RK shall ensure the coordination of visa processing within 3 working days; if necessary, this period can be extended to 30 calendar days.

      43. A visa whose data are missing from the Berkut UIS shall be considered invalid. In the event of a malfunction in the Berkut UIS the visa sticker is filled in manually, and the data on issued visas shall be entered into the Berkut UIS as it is restored. At the same time, the authorized employee shall issue to the applicant a sealed written confirmation of the issuance of such a visa on letterhead paper.

      44. The issued visas shall be constantly recorded in the Berkut UIS.

      The MFA RK, the RK MIA and the RK NSC shall form unified statistical data on visas processed, issued and approved in the Berkut UIS.

      45. Specimen signatures of authorized employees who have the right to sign visas shall be sent to the MFA RK, the MIA RK, and the NSC Border Service of the RK in triplicate.

Chapter 4. Procedure for cancelling, recovery of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also extension and reduction of their validity periods

      46. A visa shall be cancelled by the service provider and the Border Service of the NSC of the RK within the powers established by these Rules.

      A visa shall be cancelled by affixing the ink stamp “Zhoiyldy”, “Revoked” or “Cancelled”:

      1) by foreign institutions and the MFA RK:

      when issuing a new visa if the passport contains a visa that has not expired or that has not been used;

      if the visa was issued in violation of the procedure established by these Rules;

      if it is discovered that the conditions for issuing a visa are no longer met or no longer exist;

      if an error was made when filling out a visa sticker that has not yet been pasted into the passport, or after it has been pasted into the passport (after the visa has been cancelled, a new visa shall be pasted on another page);

      2) The MIA RK and the TPD of the RK MIA:

      when making a decision to reduce the period of temporary stay of a visa recipient in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      when making a decision on administrative expulsion of a visa recipient from the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      when issuing a new visa if the visa recipient’s passport contains a visa that has not expired or that has not been used;

      if the visa was issued in violation of the procedure established in these Rules;

      in the event that the conditions for issuing a visa are no longer met or no longer exist;

      in the event of an error in filling out a visa sticker that has not yet been pasted into the passport, or after it has been pasted into the passport (after the cancellation of a visa, a new visa is pasted on another page);

      when the inviting party represented by the employer changes;

      based on information entered into the Berkut UIS by the RK MIA and the TPD of the RK MIA from individuals and legal entities who have formalized an invitation to the visa recipient to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan and are requesting its cancellation;

      3) by the Border Service of the RK NSC:

      when making a decision to deny entry;

      if there is a restriction on entry into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      based on the information entered into the Berkut UIS by the RK MIA on the cancellation of a visa upon the visa recipient’s departure, and is also denied entry into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the simultaneous cancellation of the visa.

      47. In case of damage or cancellation of a visa for reasons specified in paragraph 46 of these Rules, a copy shall be made of the passport pages with the photograph and passport data, as well as the page with the damaged or cancelled visa (if the visa sticker is pasted into the passport). For each damaged, cancelled or lost visa sticker, a report on cancelled, damaged or lost visa forms of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be drawn up in the form of Appendix 13 to these Rules.

      48. Visa recovery shall be performed by the service provider within the powers established by these Rules.

      A visa shall be restored in the following cases:

      1) mechanical damage to the visa, which made it impossible to use it further;

      2) loss of the visa;

      3) if the visa recipient, who has a valid visa, received a new passport.

      Foreign missions shall restore visas of all categories, with the exception of categories of visas for exit from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The RK MFA shall restore visas of all categories issued by the RK MFA and foreign establishments.

      The TPD of the RK MIA shall restore visas of all categories at the place of temporary residence of the visa recipient, with the exception of visas of categories "A1", "A2", "A3", "A4", "A6". The TPD of the RK MIA shall restore visas of category "A5" at the actual location of the visa recipient.

      Visa restoration shall be carried out after checking the grounds and confirming the fact of its issuance using the Berkut UIS and on the basis of a petition from the visa recipient or the inviting party by issuing a new visa of the same category, entries, period of stay and validity of the visa indicated in the damaged visa.

      49. Visa extensions shall be made by the RK MFA and the TPD of the RK MIA.

      Visa validity periods shall be extended on the basis of the documents specified in paragraphs 51 and 52 of these Rules and documents confirming the need to extend the period of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan or in connection with force majeure.

      Visa validity is extended by issuing a visa of the same category.

      50. The RK MFA shall extend visas of categories “A1”, “A2” (single-entry visa up to 90 (ninety) calendar days), “A3” and “A4” (single-entry visa up to 90 (ninety) calendar days) – to persons who arrived in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of foreign policy departments, diplomatic and equivalent missions, consular offices of foreign states, international organizations and their missions – based on written requests from these organizations.

      The visa shall be extended for a period of up to 1 (one) year, except for visa categories “A2” and “A4”.

      51. The following categories of visas shall be extended by the TPD of the RK MIA:

      1) "A5" - based on a petition from the inviting party and a written confirmation from the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan for investments or a petition from the AIFC Administration. The visa shall be extended for a period of up to 3 (three) years. The visa of investment residents of the AIFC and their family members shall be extended for a period of up to 5 (five) years;

      2) "A3" - to persons who arrived in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on a written request from a state body of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) "B2" - based on a petition from the inviting party, who previously issued an invitation to obtain a primary visa, indicating the purpose of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa shall be extended for a period of up to 30 (thirty) calendar days;

      4) "B7" - based on a petition from the inviting party that previously issued an invitation, as well as the central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan or "Astana Hub". The visa shall be extended for a period of up to 90 (ninety) calendar days;

      5) "B8" and "B9" - based on a petition after submitting documents for a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa shall be extended for a period of up to 30 (thirty) calendar days;

      6) "B12-1" (multiple entry up to 1 year) - based on the applicant's petition for a period of no more than 1 (one) year;

      7) "B21" - based on a written request from the body conducting the preliminary investigation or the court hearing the criminal case - for the period required to complete the preliminary investigation or the court hearing. The visa validity term may be extended for a period of no more than 180 (one hundred eighty) calendar days;

      8) "C1" - based on the applicant's petition for a period of no more than 1 (one) year;

      9) "C2" - based on a written request from the inviting party for the periods specified by the Law on Migration in the availability of the following documents:

      confirmation of the availability of financial resources of the inviting person for the maintenance of each family member per month in the amount of no less than the minimum wage established by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the republican budget;

      confirmation of the availability of housing of the inviting person in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the area of ​​which corresponds to the established minimum standards for each family member in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Housing Relations";

      medical insurance for family members of the inviting person;

      notarized copies of the documents confirming family relations with the inviting person, submitted by the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan or a foreign state authorized for it;

      10) "C3" - based on the request of the inviting party, which previously issued an invitation to obtain a primary visa, and availability of a permit for a labor immigrant, if such a permit is required under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      When carrying out labor activities in another region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the inviting party shall present an order on the secondment of a labor immigrant (or an agreement or contract).

      The validity of a category "C3" visa shall be extended for the duration of the permit, but not more than 3 (three) years (for AIFC participants and bodies, employees of the Astana Hub or its participants - not more than 5 (five) years);

      11) "C4" - on the basis of an application and an employment contract concluded with a legal entity - a resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the specialty specified in the qualification certificate. The visa is extended for the duration of the employment contract, but not more than 3 (three) years;

      12) "C5" - on the basis of a written request from local executive bodies of the capital, cities of republican status and oblasts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and their districts. The visa is extended for a period of up to 2 (two) years;

      13) "C7" - on the basis of a written request from a religious association registered in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, coordinated with the department of the authorized body regulating religious activity. The visa shall be extended for a period of up to 180 (one hundred eighty) calendar days;

      14) "C9" - based on a petition from an authorized body for education or an educational institution registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa may be extended for a period of up to 1 (one) year, as well as for the summer holidays for a period of up to 90 (ninety) calendar days;

      15) "C12" - based on a petition in the availability of documents issued by medical organizations confirming the need for permanent care for a foreigner or stateless person undergoing treatment in medical organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or confirming the need for permanent care for close relatives - citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or visa recipients permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or directives from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa may be extended for the period necessary for treatment, but not more than 1 (one) year.

      52. The validity term of a category "B2" visa may be extended once.

      53. An application for a visa extension shall be submitted by the inviting party that previously issued an invitation to obtain a primary visa, with the exception of category "C4", "C5" and "C9" visas.

      Documents for visa extension shall be submitted no earlier than 30 (thirty) working days and no later than 5 (five) working days before the expiration of the current visa.

      54. Visa validity periods shall not be extended, except in cases provided for by these Rules.

      55. Visa validity periods shall be reduced in accordance with paragraph 38 of these Rules.

      56. In cases established by Article 48 of the Law on Migration, the inviting party shall be refused an invitation, and the visa recipient shall be refused a visa.

      57. If unspecified erasures and corrections, unsealed photographs and loose pages are found in the passport, the owners of such documents will not be issued a visa.

      58. Lists of individuals and legal entities that have previously failed to ensure that immigrants they invited comply with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as recipients of visas, whose entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan is prohibited, shall be entered into the Berkut UIS of the NSC RK and the TPD of the RK MIA.

Chapter 5.
Procedure for appealing decisions, actions (inaction) of service providers and (or) their officials,
the State Corporation and (or) its employees on public services provision

      59. A complaint regarding the public services provision shall be examined by a higher administrative body, an official, or an authorized body for the assessment and control of the public services quality (hereinafter -the body examining the complaint).

      The complaint shall be submitted to the service provider and (or) the official whose decision, action (inaction) is being appealed.

      The service provider, the official whose decision, action (inaction) is being appealed, shall forward the complaint and the administrative case to the body examining the complaint no later than 3 (three) working days from the date of receipt of the complaint.

      In this case, the service provider, the official whose decision, action (inaction) is being appealed, shall have the right not to forward the complaint to the body examining the complaint, if within 3 (three) working days it makes a decision or takes another administrative action that fully satisfies the requirements specified in the complaint.

      A complaint from a service recipient received by a service provider, under paragraph 2 of Article 25 of the Law on State Services, shall be processed within 5 (five) business days from the date of its registration.

      A complaint from a service recipient received by an authorized body for assessment and control over the public services quality shall be processed within 15 (fifteen) business days from the date of its registration.

      Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, taking a legal action is allowed after a pre-trial appealing under paragraph 5 of Article 91 of the Administrative Procedural and Process-Related Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

  Appendix 1
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

Category, recipient, multiplicity, validity term of a visa, duration of stay in the territory
of the Republic of Kazakhstan, grounds and required documents for issuance of visas

Visa Category

Visa recipients

Visa multiplicity

Visa validity term

Duration of stay

Grounds for issuing a visa

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Category "A"

Diplomatic visa

1.

А1

1) heads of foreign states, governments, international organizations, equated to diplomatic status and members of their families;
2) members of parliaments, governments of foreign states, international organizations, equated to diplomatic status and members of their families - holders of diplomatic passports, as well as members of official foreign delegations and persons accompanying them - holders of diplomatic passports;
3) honorary consuls of the Republic of Kazakhstan and members of their families.
4) holders of diplomatic passports, as well as passports of international organizations, having a status equivalent to diplomatic agents traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan on official business;
5) diplomatic couriers carrying diplomatic mail - holders of diplomatic passports, in the presence of a courier sheet.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by foreign establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan (further RK foreign establishments) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (further- MFA RK) on the basis of one of the following documents:
directive of the MFA RK;
a verbal note;
an invitation.
The visa is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (further- MIA RK) on the basis of an invitation.
 

multiple visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

2.

А2

diplomatic agents of foreign diplomatic and equivalent missions, consular officials of foreign consular institutions, employees of international organizations and their representative offices, accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan, going to work in the Republic of Kazakhstan, honorary consuls of foreign states, accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan and their family members.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by foreign establishments of the MFA RK on the basis of one of the following documents:
a note verbale (indicating the position of the invited person to which he was appointed, and in case of rotation, the position, last name and first name of the employee to whose place he was appointed);
an invitation.
The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation.
On the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the visa recipient undergoes accreditation in the MFA RK. After the expiration of the accreditation in the MFA RK (or in case of denied accreditation), a single entry visa is issued for up to 90 calendar days for leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan.

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

Service visa

3.

А3

1) members of official foreign delegations, accompanying persons and members of their families;
2) representatives of foreign mass media accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan and traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan (in agreement with the MFA RK).
3) military servicemen of foreign states traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan on official business;
4) persons who are dependent on the persons applying for visas of categories "A2" and "A4".
5) holders of passports of international organizations who do not have the status equated to diplomatic agents, as well as holders of national passports working for international organizations and their family members;
6) holders of service passports traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan on official business;
7) diplomatic couriers carrying diplomatic mail, if they do not have a diplomatic passport, in the presence of a courier sheet;
8) persons going on a business trip to the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of foreign diplomatic missions, consular offices, international organizations and their representative offices, state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by foreign establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of one of the following documents:
Directive of the MFA RK;
a note verbale;
an invitation;
a petition of citizens of the countries indicated in the list of states.
The visa is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of an invitation.
For representatives of foreign mass media, a visa is issued / extended for the duration of accreditation.
A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the visa and migration portal (further-VMP) based on an invitation.
 

multiple visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

9) cosmonauts and astronauts traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a flight into outer space and returning from the outer space to Earth.

multiple visa

Up to 3 years

for the entire duration of the visa

4.

А4

members of the administrative, technical and service staff of diplomatic missions, employees of international organizations or their representative offices, consular officials, employees of the service personnel of consular offices of foreign states accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and members of their families.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by foreign establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan or by the MFA RK on the basis of one of the following documents:
a note verbale (indicating the position of the invited person to which he is appointed, and in case of rotation, the position, surname and first name of the employee to whose place he is appointed);
an invitation.
The visa is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of an invitation.
In the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the visa recipient undergoes accreditation in the MFA RK.
After the expiration of the accreditation period in the RK MFA (or in case of denied accreditation), a visa is issued for up to 90 days to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan.

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

Investor visa

5.

А5

heads and/or deputy heads and/ or heads of structural divisions of legal entities engaged
in investment activities on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreigners and stateless persons making investments under the Astana International Financial Center’s (further-AIFC) investment tax residency program, as well as their family members.
 

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of an invitation.
The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation or a request from the inviting party, if there is a request from the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan for investments or on the basis of a request from the AIFC Administration.
A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the VMP based on an invitation.

multiple visa

up to 5 years

for the entire duration of the visa

6.

А6

foreign businessmen investing more than 300 thousand US dollars in the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

multiple visa

up to 10 years

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of an invitation.
 

Category "B"

Business trip visa

7.

В1

1) participants of conferences, symposia, forums, exhibitions, concerts, cultural, scientific and other events;
2) participants of meetings, round tables, exhibitions, expert meetings;

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

up to 60 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of one of the following documents:
directive of the MFA RK;
a note verbale;
an invitation;
petitions of citizens of the countries indicated in the list of states.
The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation.
A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the VMP on the basis of an invitation.

3) persons accompanying humanitarian aid;
4) persons arriving for the purpose of lecturing and conducting classes in educational institutions;
5) participants of youth, student and school exchange programs, with the exception of training in educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
6)participants of sports events.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

up to 60 calendar days

multiple visa

up to 1 year

no more than 60 calendar days at each entry

8.

В2

1) persons arriving for the purpose of installation, repair and maintenance of equipment;
2) persons arriving for the purpose of providing consulting or audit services.
 

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

up to 30 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions based on an invitation. The visa is issued by the MIA RK based on an invitation or petition of the AIFC participants or bodies. A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the VMP based on an invitation.

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

up to 90 calendar days

9.

В3

1) persons arriving to conduct negotiations, conclude contracts;

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

up to 30 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of one of the following documents:
instruction of the MFA RK;
a note verbale;
an invitation;
petition of citizens of the countries indicated in the list of states;
written order of the head of the RK foreign institution.
The MIA RK issues a visa on the basis of an invitation or a request from the inviting party.
A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the VMP on the basis of an invitation.

2) persons arriving to negotiate, conclude contracts within the framework of cooperation in the field of industrialization and investment;
3) founders or members of the board of directors.

multiple visa


no more than 30 calendar days at each entry

Visa for international road transportations

10.

В4

persons engaged in international road transportations.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

no more than 30 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of the following documents:
1) a petition;
2) permits for the passage of a motor vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan (permit form);
3) a copy of the permit for international transportation;
4) a copy of the driver's license;
5) documents for the vehicle
The visa recipient enters and leaves the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan only by transport corresponding to the category of the visa received.

multiple visa

up to 1 year

no more than 30 calendar days at each entry

Visa for crew members of air, sea, river vessels and train crews

11.

В5

persons who are members of the crews of regular and charter flights, who do not have the appropriate certificate of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), members of train crews, as well as crews of sea and river vessels.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

no more than 30 calendar days

The visa is issued by the MIA RK foreign institutions on the basis of a petition (written application and permits to travel through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
Members of train crews enter the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan only by transport, corresponding to the category of the visa received.

multiple visa

up to 1 year

no more than 30 calendar days at each entry

Visa for participation in religious events

12.

В6

persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the activities of a religious association (with the exception of missionary activities).

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

no more than 30 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of an invitation.

Visa for practical training or internship

13.

В7

persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for practical training or internship, including for training under the Astana Hub programs, as well as their family members.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

A visa is issued by the foreign institutions of the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation.
The MIA RK issues a visa on the basis of an invitation or petition of the Astana Hub

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

Visa for permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan

14.

В8

1) persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) persons staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan from countries with which there are international agreements on visa-free entry, ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as citizens of the states indicated in paragraph 17 of the Rules of entry and stay of immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 21, 2012 № 148, and those who applied to the MIA RK for a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of the application of foreigners or stateless persons, except ethnic Kazakhs traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan (without approval from the MIA RK).
A visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of the application of foreigners or stateless persons staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan from countries with which there are international agreements on visa-free entry, ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan, to citizens of the states specified in paragraph 17 of the Rules of entry and stay of immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 21, 2012 № 148, as well as those with a C3 visa.

multiple visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

15.

В9

persons with in-demand professions.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions based on the following documents:
1) a petition;
2) a copy of the diploma of education corresponding to the list of professions in demand for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with Appendix 2 to the order of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 20, 2023 № 49 (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 31938). (hereinafter referred to as Order № 49).
A visa is issued by the MIA RK based on the following documents:
1) a petition;
2) a copy of the diploma of education corresponding to the list of professions in demand, for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with Appendix 2 to Order № 49.The said visa is also issued on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to foreigners or stateless persons who are in the Republic of Kazakhstan from countries with which there are international agreements on visa-free entry, ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan, to citizens of the states specified in paragraph 17 of the Rules for the entry and stay of immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 21, 2012 № 148.

multiple visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa;
the visa is issued 1 time during one year.

16.

В9-1
Digital
Nomad
Visa

persons with in-demand professions traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan to obtain a permanent residence permit

single entry visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the VMP on the basis of an invitation.

multiple visa

A multiple-entry visa for up to 1 year is issued by the MIA RK based on a petition from an authorized body in the field of information technology, as well as a previously issued single-entry electronic visa.

Visa for private travel

17.

В10

1) persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan on private matters;
2) citizens of the countries indicated in the list of states;
3) persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a funeral or in cases of illness of relatives/friends - in the presence of supporting documents;
4) spouses, children (including adopted) or parents (guardians, trustees) (if there are documents confirming kinship) entering the Republic of Kazakhstan together with citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5) spouses, children (who are not ethnic Kazakhs) entering the Republic of Kazakhstan together with ethnic Kazakhs.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of one of the following documents:
a note verbale;
an invitation;
a petition (persons specified in sub-paragraphs 2), 3), 4), 5) and 6) of paragraph 14 of Appendix 1 to these Rules
A visa is issued by the MFA RK on the basis of a verbal note.
A visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of one of the following documents:
an invitation;
a petition (persons specified in subparagraph 3), paragraph 14 of Appendix 1 to these Rules.
A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the VMP on the basis of an invitation.

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

no more than 90 calendar days at each entry

6) ex-citizens

multiple visa

up to 3 years

Visa for adoption of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan

18.

В11

persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for adoption of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

single entry visa

up to 180 calendar days

no more than 120 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions and the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation.

multiple visa

up to 1 year

no more than 120 calendar days at each entry

Tourist visa

19.

В12

persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan as tourists.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

no more than 30 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of one of the following documents:
an invitation;
a petition of citizens of the states listed in Appendix 5 of these Rules.
The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation. A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the VMP on the basis of an invitation.

multiple visa

up to 90 calendar days

no more than 30 calendar days at each entry

20.

В12-1
Neo
Nomad
Visa

individuals working remotely and having a permanent income from foreign sources.

multiple visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

A visa is issued by foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on an invitation in the availability of:
1) a bank statement for the past 6 months confirming a stable monthly income of over 3,000 US dollars;
2) a tax return issued by the competent authority of the country of citizenship;
3) a document confirming the absence of a criminal record, issued by the authorized body of the country of citizenship or permanent residence;
4) medical insurance covering the requested period of validity of the visa.

Transit travel visa

21.

В13

persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for transit through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

within 5 calendar days in one direction

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions and the MIA RK on the basis of an application in the presence of:
travel documents, a visa or other grounds giving the right to enter the country of destination;
travel documents, a visa, as well as a driver's license for this person and documents confirming the right to drive a vehicle, traveling on a personal vehicle.

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

within 5 calendar days in one direction

Visa for departure from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan

22.

В14

persons permanently residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan, when leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of a permit from the RK internal affairs bodies to travel outside the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence.

23.

В15

persons who have lost their passport on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

single entry visa

up to 30 calendar days, but not beyond the validity period of the passport

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of an application and a certificate of return (other travel document) upon confirmation of data on entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan and registration with the internal affairs bodies, or instructions from the MIA RK.

24.

В16

persons in respect of whom decisions have been made to shorten the period of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

single entry visa

up to 30 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of the conclusion of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the reduction of the period of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

25.

В17

persons in respect of whom decisions have been made to bring them to administrative liability, unrelated to deportation, if there are no grounds for their further stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

single entry visa

up to 15 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of a resolution on an administrative offence case and a conclusion by the internal affairs bodies on the absence of grounds for further stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

26.

В18

persons who arrived in the Republic of Kazakhstan or are staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan without visas, if there are no grounds for their further stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan

single entry visa

up to 30 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of the conclusion of the internal affairs bodies on the absence of grounds for further stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan, if the circumstances of the case do not entail administrative or criminal liability, or instructions of the MIA RK.

27.

В19

persons who have served their sentence or were released from punishment, as well as persons whose probationary control period or deferment of execution of punishment has expired.

single entry visa

up to 15 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of a notification from the Committee of the Penal Enforcement System of the MIA RK or its territorial bodies, or the local police service (for those released on parole).

28.

В20

persons who have provided evidence of force majeure, delay or cancellation of a flight, departure of a train or other vehicle preventing them from leaving the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan before the expiry of the visa or the permitted visa-free period of stay.

single entry visa

up to 15 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

A visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of an application and documents confirming force majeure circumstances, delay or cancellation of a flight, departure of a train or other vehicle preventing departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan before expiry of the visa or the permitted visa-free stay, or on the MIA RK instruction.

29.

В21

1) persons who reported the commission of acts against them that are recognized as a grave or especially grave crime under the Penal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) persons that are parties to court proceedings where they are a defendant, plaintiff, witness or the injured party.

single entry visa

up to 30 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK for persons specified:
in paragraph 1) on the basis of a petition in the presence of a coupon - notification of registration of the application in the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigation;
in paragraph 2) on the basis of a document confirming participation in the trial.

30.

В22

persons who have been subject to criminal liability, in respect of whom the criminal case was terminated, as well as other persons from whom legal restrictions on leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan have been lifted.

single entry visa

up to 15 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK MIA on the basis of a resolution on the termination of a criminal case approved or agreed with the prosecutor, or information from an authorized body that has established restrictions on leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Category “С”

Visa for permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan

31.

С1

 
ethnic Kazakhs traveling or staying in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of permanent residence.

multiple visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

A visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions (without coordination with the MIA RK) and the MIA RK on the basis of the following documents:
1) documents confirming the applicant's nationality - in the absence of a record of nationality in identity documents;
2) documents confirming the right to include kandaces in the immigration quota as a priority (if any);
3) certificate of absence in the applicant and his family members of diseases specified in the order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 30, 2011 № 664 “On approval of the list of diseases, the presence of which prohibits entry of foreigners and stateless persons to the Republic of Kazakhstan” (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 7274);

Family reunification visa

32.

С2

persons who are family members of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan permanently residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan, ethnic Kazakhs and expatriates and who have received a temporary residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan (for a period of at least two years), foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as business immigrants.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions (without the consent of the MIA RK) based on the following documents:
1) a petition from the inviting person (in any form);
2) a temporary residence permit for the inviting person, with the exception of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan (a notarized copy);
3) an identity document of the inviting person and family members (a notarized copy);
4) confirmation of the availability of funds from the inviting person for the maintenance of each family member per month in the amount of not less than the minimum wage established by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the republican budget;
5) confirmation of the availability of accommodation in the Republic of Kazakhstan by the inviting person on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the area of ​​which corresponds to the established minimum standards for each family member under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Housing Relations" (a notarized copy);
6) medical insurance for family members of the inviting person;
7) a document confirming family relations with the inviting person (who has been married for at least one year, as recognized by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan), submitted by the authorized state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan or a foreign state (in accordance with paragraph 19 of these Rules, a notarized copy shall be submitted);
8) a document confirming the presence or absence of a criminal record for adult family members of the inviting person (issued by the authorized body of the country of citizenship or permanent residence).

multiple visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa or for the period of registration of the inviting person (except for citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan)

Employment visa

33.

С3

persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan, or staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan for employment purpose, and also their family members.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days (for citizens of countries whose passports are not recognized by the Republic of Kazakhstan – up to 1 year)

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions and the MIA RK based on an invitation.
The visa is issued by the RK MIA based on a petition from the inviting party in the availability of: a permit issued to the employer to attract foreign labor, or documents confirming that, under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or international treaties to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party, the visa recipient does not require a permit for employment or for attracting foreign labor force.

multiple visa

up to 3 years (to AIFC participants and bodies, employees of the participants of the Astana Hub or employees of the Astana Hub - no more than 5 years) or for the duration of the permit.

for the entire duration of the visa

34.

С4

persons coming to the Republic of Kazakhstan or staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan for self-employment in professions that are in demand in priority sectors of the economy.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

A single-entry visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions based on the following documents:
1) a petition;
2) certificate of qualification for self-employment;
A visa is issued by the MIA RK based on the following documents:
1) a petition;
2) certificate of qualification for self-employment;
3) employment contract

multiple visa

up to 3 years

for the entire duration of the visa

35.

С5

business immigrants.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of an invitation, subject to the presence of:
1) medical insurance;
2) a document confirming the presence or absence of a criminal record, issued by an authorized body of the country of citizenship or permanent residence;

multiple visa

Up to 2 years (ethnic Kazakhs – up to 3 years)

for the entire duration of the visa

36.

С6

seasonal foreign labor force

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of an invitation in the presence of a permit issued to the employer to attract foreign labor.

multiple visa

Up to 1 year, but not beyond the validity period of the permit

for the entire duration of the visa

Visa for missionary activity

37.

С7

persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for missionary activity, also their family members.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

No more than 30 calendar days

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of an invitation.

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

Visa for humanitarian reasons

38.

С8

volunteers arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan to provide services in education, healthcare and social assistance on gratuitous basis, as well as to persons arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of providing charitable, humanitarian assistance and grants.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions and the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation.

multiple visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

Education visa

39.

С9

1) persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of enrolling in educational institutions implementing educational programs of secondary, technical and vocational, post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education;
2) persons studying in educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan implementing educational programs of secondary, technical and vocational, post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education, including under organized student exchange programs and preparatory courses, as well as members of their families;
3) ethnic Kazakhs who have temporarily arrived in the Republic of Kazakhstan and enrolled in educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who arrived under a visa-free regime, as well as members of their families.

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

A visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions and the MIA RK on the basis of an invitation (for minor visa recipients upon availability of a notarized written consent of legal representatives, with translation into Kazakh or Russian).
The MIA RK issues a multiple-entry visa to persons specified in subparagraph 3) on the basis of a petition from an educational institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the availability of documents confirming the nationality of the visa recipient.

multiple visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

Visa for private travel (ethnic Kazakhs)

40..

С10

ethnic Kazakhs

single entry visa

up to 90 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions on the basis of an application and documents confirming their nationality.

multiple visa

up to 3 years

for the entire duration of the visa

Visa for minors

41.

С11

persons under the age of majority (under 18 years old)

single entry visa

up to 1 year

for the entire duration of the visa

The visa is issued by the MIA RK on the basis of an application from legal representatives (one of the representatives) or a petition from individuals with a power of attorney from the legal representatives of a minor child.

multiple visa

up to 3 years

for the entire duration of the visa

Visa for medical treatment

42..

С12

1) persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for treatment, medical examination or consultations, as well as accompanying persons;
2) persons staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan, if there is a need for their treatment, as well as accompanying persons;
3) persons traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of caring for close relatives - citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or foreigners permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and undergoing treatment in medical organizations;
4) persons staying in the Republic of Kazakhstan if there is a need to care for close relatives - citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or foreigners permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, undergoing treatment in medical organizations.
Note:
The degree of kinship of the persons indicated in paragraphs 3) and 4) is determined in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

single entry visa

up to 180 calendar days

no more than 90 calendar days

For persons specified in paragraphs 1) and 3), a visa is issued by the RK foreign institutions and the MIA RK based on an invitation.
The visa for persons specified in paragraphs 2) and 4) is issued by the MIA RK based on one of the following documents:
documents issued by a medical organization located in the Republic of Kazakhstan, confirming the need for treatment and ongoing care for a foreign patient undergoing treatment in medical organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
documents issued by a medical organization located in the Republic of Kazakhstan, confirming the need for constant care for close relatives - citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or foreigners permanently residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
the MIA RK instruction.
A single-entry electronic visa is issued through the Higher Medical Care Center based on an invitation.

single entry visa

up to 180 calendar days

no more than 90 calendar days

multiple visa

up to 180 calendar days

for the entire duration of the visa

  Appendix 2
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
  to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
  as well as extension and reduction
  of their validity term

Filling in the visa sticker of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Visa of all categories shall be executed on special self-adhesive paper carrier in the form of a sticker with anti-counterfeiting properties. The visa sticker consists of the visa itself (original) and its stub with the same serial number. The completed visa is pasted in the passport or a group visa sheet, and the visa sticker stub is placed in the designated place in the visa application form.

      The visa sticker is filled in Berkut UIS or by hand in accordance with paragraph 43 hereof:

      1) in the column “берілген жері/place of issue” the code of the institution that issued the visa shall be indicated (for example: 001);

      2) in the column “мәртесі /entries” the visa entries shall be indicated (for example: single-entry - “1”, multiple-entry - “multiple”);

      3) in the column “түрі-категориясы /category” the code of the visa category shall be put (for example: B1);

      4) in the column “берілген күні /date of issue” the date of visa issuance shall be entered;

      The dates of issuance and validity of visas shall be entered in figures (for example: 30.01.2016.);

      5) in the column “тегі-аты /name-given name” the surname, first name and patronymic (if any) of the visa holder shall be indicated as in the passport (for example: surname Braun Given name Alexander, machine-readable zone:

      P<BRAUN<<ALEXANDER<<<<<<<<<<<<

      P001545444FRA85019M28117000000<<14);

      6) in the column “паспорттың/passport №” the number of the passport of the foreigner receiving the visa of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be entered.

      When issuing a group visa, “топтық” shall be entered;

      7) in the column “басталу мерзімі /valid from” the date from which the visa validity period begins shall be entered;

      8) in the column “аяқталу мерзімі /valid until” the date of expiry of the visa shall be entered;

      9) in the column “шақырған мекеме /inviting organization” the name of the inviting party shall be indicated (for example: “АҚШ ҚР-дағы Елшілігі”, “ҚР Қаржы министрлігі”, “АқботаЖШС, the number of the invitation to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan on private matters issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the RK, etc.).

      In visas of categories “B10” and “C1” the name of the body that issued the invitation, coordinated the materials for issuing a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan (for example: “Астана қаласының ПД”) shall be indicated.

      When issuing a visa on the basis of an application to a foreign agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – the RK foreign agency), the name of the diplomatic mission or consular office of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be indicated (for example: “ҚР-дың АҚШ-тағы Елшілігі”).

      10) in the column “қосымша мәліметтер/additional information /” the following necessary information shall be entered:

      number of the visa being extended, transferred or corrected and the entry “визаны ұзарту” (for example: “№14061072 ұзарту”, “№14061072 түзету/көшіру”);

      if the visa is issued on the basis of a document confirming the fact of death or condition of a seriously ill relative a corresponding entry is made (for example: “01.01.2014 жылғы жеделхат”, “жерлеуге”);

      the name of the settlement closed for visiting by foreign citizens, the number and date of confirmation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - MFA RK) or the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - MIA RK), if the said category of persons was given permission to visit it (for example: “Курчатов қ., № 01-027/3 11.01.2013 ж.”);

      when issuing a group visa, the number of persons entering and leaving according to the list shall be indicated (e.g. “25 адамның тізімі қоса беріледі);

      the make, model (type) and number of the vehicle that the owner of the transport is driving (e.g. “Toyota Camry, AF-723 R”);

      the entry “жұмыс жасауға құқығы жоқ /work is not permitted” (family members and dependents);

      points of entry to and exit from the Republic of Kazakhstan, when required;

      the number of the child's passport in the visa sticker of the accompanying person, if the child is not registered in the passport of the owner and has his/her own passport;

      the number of the accompanying person's passport in the visa sticker of children, if more than three children with their own passports are traveling together with the passport holder;

      period of stay of the visa recipient (for example: әр келгенде 30 тәулік /30 days at each entry);

      other additional information.

      In case of absence of additional information, this column is left unfilled.

      11) in the column “төлем ақы /fee” the amount of consular fee or state duty (for example: “USD 30”, “EUR 30” or “KZT 500”) shall be entered. If no consular fee (state duty) is charged for visa issuance “0” shall be put;

      12) in the column “өзімен бірге /accompanied by”, in the case of a visa executed for one person without an accompanying person, a dash shall be put;

      If the passport of the visa holder includes his family members and they escort him on legal grounds, then in this column the sign “+” and their number (for example: “+3”) shall be indicated.

      If more than three children with their own passports are traveling together with the passport holder, they shall be issued separate visas.

      13) in the column “қолы және тегі /signature and surname” the signature and surname of the authorized employee of the RK foreign agency, the MFA RK and the MIA RK, who issued the visa, shall be affixed;

      14) in the columns of the stub “азаматтығы /nationality” and “түбіртек/receipt №” the nationality and number of payment documents evidencing the payment of consular fees or state duty shall be indicated respectively, in the column “ескертпе /remarks” - notes.

      If during the period of stay of the visa recipient in the Republic of Kazakhstan the passport becomes unsuitable for further use, and its holder is provided with a new passport, a new visa shall be pasted into it with all the details of the previous visa, except for the details specified in the following columns of the visa sticker: “берілген жері- place of issue”, “берілген күні- date of issue”, “қолы және тегі- name and signature” and “паспорт нөмірі-passport number”.


      The number of the visa to be transferred shall be indicated in the column of the visa sticker “қосымша мәліметтер”.

  Appendix 3
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

      Form

Electronic visa

ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ ІШКІ ІСТЕР МИНИСТРЛІГІ /
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН /
MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

ВИЗА / VISA / ВИЗА
№________________

Визаның
санаты/Категория/
Category


Мəртелігі /
Кратность /
ENTRIES


Берілген күні/
Дата выдачи /
Valid from


Дейін жарамды /
Действительно
до / Valid until


Тегі Аты Әкесінің
аты / Фамилия Имя Отчество /
Full name


Азаматтығы /
Гражданство /
Citizenship


Паспорт сериясы мен нөмірі /
Серия и номер паспорта /
Passport series and number


Шығарылған күні /
Дата выпуска /
Date of issue


Жарамдылық мерзімі /
Годен до
/ Expire date


Туған кезі /
Дата рождения /
Date of Birth


Жынысы / Пол / Sex


Берілген жері/
Место выдачи/
Place of issue


Қосымша мәліметтер/
Дополнительная информация/
Additional information


Оплата/Төлем ақы/ Fee




ТОПТАҒЫ АДАМДАР ТУРАЛЫ МӘЛІМЕТТЕР /
СВЕДЕНИЯ О ЛИЦАХ В ГРУППЕ /
DETAILS ABOUT PERSONS IN THE GROUP

ТАӘ / ФИО /
Full name

Туған күні / Дата рождения / Date of Birth

Азаматтығы /Гражданство /Citizenship

Паспорт сериясы мен нөмірі / Серия и номер паспорта / Passport series and number

1





2





ШАҚЫРУШЫ ТАРАП / ПРИГЛАШАЮЩАЯ СТОРОНА / INVITATION FROM

Атауы /
Наименование /

Name
ЖСН/БСН
ИИН/БИН

IIN/BIN

QR – КОД/ QR - CODE

ҚҰЖАТ ҰЛТТЫҚ ПАСПОРТТЫ
КӨРСЕТКЕН КЕЗДЕ ЖАРАМДЫ
ДОКУМЕНТ ДЕЙСТВИТЕЛЕН
ПРИ ПРЕДЪЯВЛЕНИИ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ПАСПОРТА
DOCUMENT VALID ON PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL PASSPORT

  Appendix 4
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

      Form

Ser.№

Legal entity

Name


BIN/IIN


№ and date of registration certificate::


ARC, address:


Contact phone numbers:


Confirms invitation to accept:

Surname (as per passport) (Engl.)

Name as per passport) (Engl.)

Patronymic (if any, as per passport) (Engl.)

Sex

Date and place of birth

Citizenship

Passport №

Date of issue and expire date

Country of issue of document










Visa type (category):


Additional data on the invitation


Contact person:


Warned of responsibility for failure to take measures for timely registration of immigrants, registration of documents for their right to stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan, movement within the country and ensuring their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan after a certain period of stay in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of migration, in accordance with Article 518 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Administrative Infractions”

(position of the head of the legal entity)
"AGREED"
Head of MSD PD of______
(oblast, city of Republican status)

(Signature and seal)

      Table continuation


Migration Service Department PD_______( oblast, city of Republican status)
MFA RK Consular Service Department

confirms the invitation to accept:

Place of employment and position abroad

Residence address in the RK

Travel route in the RK

Country of residence abroad

Residence address abroad

Validity period of the visa requested

Visa entries

Place of visa issuance

№, date of receipt, PPC code, state duty amount, currency

Address code RKA

Street mcr-district

House

Block

Apartment

















Warned of responsibility for failure to take measures for timely registration of immigrants, registration of documents for their right to stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan, movement within the country and ensuring their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan after a certain period of stay in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of migration, in accordance with Article 518 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Administrative Infractions”

(Signature and seal)

_____________________________
(Full name of the head of the legal entity)
№__________________ dated “____” _____ 202_yrа

  Appendix 5
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

List of basic requirements for the provision of public service
"Acceptance and coordination of invitations of hosts on issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan"

Name of the public service “Acceptance and coordination of invitations of hosts on issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Name of the public service subtype:
1. Execution of an invitation on official business (A3);
2. Execution of an invitation for business activity (А5, А6, С5);
3. Execution of an invitation for business travel (В1, В2, В3);
4. Execution of an invitation to participate in religious events (В6, С7);
5. Execution of an invitation on private matters (В10, В11, В12, С10);
6. Execution of an invitation to receive education (В7, С9);
7. Execution of an invitation for employment (С3, С4, С6);
8. Execution of an invitation for treatment (С12);
9. Execution of an invitation for humanitarian reasons (С8);
10. Execution of an invitation for permanent residence (В8, В9, С1).

1.

Name of the service provider

Territorial police authorities

2.

Ways of public service provision

Application are accepted and public service result is issued through:
1) the service provider;
2) State corporation “Government for citizens” (further- State corporation);

3.

Term of the public service provision

From the moment of delivery of the package of documents to the service provider, the State Corporation - 5 (five) working days.
The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (further – NSC RK) ensures the approval of the application within up to 3 working days. At the written request of the NSC RK bodies, the specified period of 5 working days is extended to 30 calendar days.
The service provider, indicating the reasons and terms for extending the public service provision notifies the service recipient in writing, and when the service recipient applies to the State Corporation, the notification of the extension of the terms for the public service provision is sent to the State Corporation within 3 working days to further inform the service recipient.
If the response is not provided by the coordinating state body within the specified period, the state service is provided within 1 working day after receiving the approval (when contacting the service provider).

4.

Form of the public service provision

On paper.

5.

Public service result

The issued invitation to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan by affixing on the first copy of the application the approval number, signed by an authorized employee and sealed by the service provider as per Appendix 4 to the Rules for executing invitations, coordinating invitations for foreigners and stateless persons to enter the Republic of Kazakhstan, issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as extension and reduction of their validity period (hereinafter -the Rules) or a reasoned response on the denied public service.

6.

The amount of fee the service recipient is charged for the provision of a public service and the methods of its collection in cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan

A state fee is charged for provision of a public service, which under subparagraph 3) of Article 613 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget" (Tax Code) is 0.5 monthly calculation index for each invitee, established on the day of payment of the state fee.
Payment is made in cash and non-cash form through second-tier banks and organizations engaged in certain types of banking operations.
In case of applying for the public service through a State Corporation, the payment is made through the payment gateway of the "e-government" (hereinafter – PGEG) or second-tier banks and organizations engaged in certain types of banking operations.
The following persons are exempt from the state fee when they apply for approval of invitations for the issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
1)  members of foreign official delegations and accompanying persons arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state bodies, akimats of oblasts, cities of republican status and the capital;
3) foreigners traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan with humanitarian aid agreed with the interested state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) foreign investors;
5) ethnic Kazakhs;
6) children under 16 years of age on the basis of the principle of reciprocity.

7.

Work schedule of the service provider, the State Corporation and information objects

1) service provider – Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:30, with a lunch break from 13:00 to 14:30, excepting weekends and holidays, according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Applications are accepted and the public service result is issued at the service recipient’s place of registration from 9:00 to 17:30 with a lunch break from 13:00 to 14:30. Acceptance by the service provider is carried out on a first-come, first-served basis, without appointment and expedited service;
2) State Corporation - applications are accepted and the public service result is issued through the State Corporation Monday to Friday inclusive from 9:00 to 18:00 without a break, on-duty public service departments of the State Corporation from Monday to Friday inclusive from 9:00 до 20:00 and on Saturday from 9:00 to 13:00 except holidays and weekends according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8.

List of documents and information requested from the service recipient for the public services provision

1) to issue an invitation for private purposes:
identity document (for verification);
table completed in two copies in the form in Appendix 4 to these Rules;
a document confirming payment of the state fee when applying to the State Corporation (in case of payment of the state fee through the PGEG the provision of this document is not required);
2) For issuing an invitation to a legal entity or individual entrepreneur:
a table filled in two copies according to the form in Appendix 4 to the Rules;
a document confirming payment of the state fee when applying to the State Corporation (in case of payment of the state fee through the PGEG the provision of this document is not required);
a document confirming the representative’s authority.
Depending on the category of the requested visa, additional documents are required:
1) for investors – a petition of the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan for investments or the Administration of the Astana International Financial Center (further-AIFC);
2) for registration of multiple-entry visa for business travel - a copy of the agreement or contract confirming the business nature of the trip to the Republic of Kazakhstan (except for ethnic Kazakhs, ex-citizens and citizens from the list of economically developed, politically and migration-stable states, exempt from the need to present an invitation when issuing visas, according to Appendix 6 to these Rules);
3) to participate in religious events or carry out missionary activities - written consent of the department of the authorized body regulating religious activities;
4) to visit persons serving a sentence in correctional institutions in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan - written consent of the Committee of the Penal Enforcement System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5) for adoption of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan - written consent of the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the children's rights protection;
6) for labor activities, including for seasonal foreign workers - a permit issued to the employer to attract foreign labor, or a certificate of compliance with qualifications, or documents confirming that in accordance with the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On approval of the Rules for establishing a quota for attracting foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan and its distribution between the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, determining persons for whose work no permit from local executive bodies to attract foreign labor is required, and recognizing certain decisions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan as invalid" or international treaties, the visa recipient does not require such a permit, the following documents are additionally submitted:
for candaces - a copy and the original of the kandas certificate or an electronic document from the digital document service (for identification) in the form approved by the authorized body for population migration issues;
for crew members of sea and river vessels, air transport, faculty of higher educational institutions that have been assigned a special status in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2001 № 648 "On Assigning a Special Status to Higher Education Institutions", as well as for teachers with higher education who train personnel for economy sectors, working in higher educational institutions in management positions with documents confirmed in the manner established by the order of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 12, 2023 № 268 "On Approval of the Rules for Recognition of Educational Documents" (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 32800) (hereinafter -the Rules for Recognition of Educational Documents):
a copy of the employment contract with a foreign employee;
for persons hired by AIFC participants and bodies:
a copy of the certificate confirming the registration/accreditation of a legal entity in accordance with the current AIFC law;
a copy of the employment contract with a foreign employee;
for persons working in the national management holding in positions not lower than heads of structural divisions with higher education with confirmed documents in the manner established by the Rules for the recognition of educational documents:
an order of the national management holding on the appointment of a foreign employee as the head of a structural division in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
for persons invited to work as members of the board of directors of the national management holding:
an extract from the general meeting of the board of directors of the national management holding;
for persons working as top managers of branches or representative offices of foreign legal entities:
a decision of the founder or an extract from the general meeting of founders on the appointment of a foreign employee as the top manager;
for persons holding positions of top managers of Kazakhstan legal entities with 100% foreign participation in their authorized capital:
a decision of the founder or an extract from the general meeting of founders on the appointment of a foreign employee as the top manager in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
for persons in the position of deputy chief executives of Kazakhstan legal entities with 100% foreign participation in their authorized capital:
a copy of the order on acceptance and appointment to work as deputy chief executive;
7) for practical training and internship – petition of the central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan or Astana Hub for training under Astana Hub programs;
8) for humanitarian reasons – a document confirming the accreditation in the Republic of Kazakhstan of the applicant international organization or its representative office, or official registration of a foreign non-governmental organization (foundation) in the country of its location in accordance with the legislation of this country, in the presence of an international treaty on humanitarian aid ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan;
9) for education - a petition of an educational institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan or an authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan on education;
10) to care for close relatives - citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or visa recipients permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and being treated by health care organizations - a certificate of form № 026/u issued by a medical organization located in the Republic of Kazakhstan and confirming the need for permanent care, as well as documents confirming the degree of kinship.

9.

Grounds for denying the public service established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
 

1) establishing unreliability of documents submitted by the service recipient for receiving a public service and (or) the data (information) contained therein;
2) non-compliance of the service recipient and (or) the submitted materials, objects, data and information necessary for provision of a public service with the requirements of these Rules;
3) a negative response of the authorized state bodies to the request for approval, required for provision of the public service.
4) if a foreigner has not executed a penalty for a criminal or administrative offense imposed on him/her during his/her previous stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5) if within five years prior to the application the invited foreigner was expelled from the Republic of Kazakhstan;
6) if, when applying for entry he provided false information about himself or did not submit the necessary documents within the time established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
7) applications from hosts to invite foreigners to the Republic of Kazakhstan shall not be considered if within twelve consecutive calendar months prior to such an application, the hosts were held liable two or more times for failure to promptly inform the internal affairs bodies about immigrants staying with them, failure to take measures to issue documents for their right to stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan and to ensure their departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan upon expiration of a certain period of stay.

10.

Other requirements, given the public service specifics including the one provided in electronic form and through the State Corporation

Reception is carried out in the order of the electronic queue, at the service recipient’s place of registration without expedited service, it is possible to book an electronic queue through the portal.
The addresses of the public service places, as well as the contact numbers of the service provider's reference services on the public service provision issues are posted on the Internet resource of the Ministry www.gov.kz.
Single contact center for public service provision issues: 1414, 8 800 080 7777.

  Appendix 6
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
  to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
  as well as extension and reduction
  of their validity term

List of economically developed, politically and migration-stable states whose nationals
are exempt from presenting an invitation when applying for visas of categories
"A3", "B1", "B3", "B10", "B12" and "B12-1"

      1. Commonwealth of Australia

      2. Republic of Austria

      3. United States of America

      4. Kingdom of Belgium

      5. United Arab Emirates

      6. The Republic of Bulgaria

      7. Federative Republic of Brazil

      8. The Federal Republic of Germany

      9. The Hellenic Republic

      10. Kingdom of Denmark

      11. New Zealand

      12. Japan

      13. State of Israel

      14. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

      15. Ireland

      16. Iceland

      17. Kingdom of Spain

      18. The Italian Republic

      19. Canada

      20. State of Qatar

      21. The Republic of Cyprus

      22. Republic of Korea

      23. The Republic of Latvia

      24. Republic of Lithuania

      25. The Principality of Liechtenstein

      26. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

      27. Hungary

      28. Malaysia

      29. The Republic of Malta

      30. Principality of Monaco

      31. Kingdom of the Netherlands

      32. The Kingdom of Norway

      33. Sultanate of Oman

      34. Republic of Poland

      35. The Portuguese Republic

      36. Romania

      37. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

      38. The Republic of Singapore

      39. The Slovak Republic

      40. Republic of Slovenia

      41. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

      42. Republic of Finland

      43. French Republic

      44. Republic of Croatia

      45. The Czech Republic

      46. The Swiss Confederation

      47. Kingdom of Sweden

      48. Republic of Estonia

  Appendix 7
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

Receipt on non-acceptance of documents

      In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 20 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      "On public services", department № ____ of the branch of the Non-profit Joint-Stock Company

      State Corporation "Government for Citizens" (indicate the address)

      does not accept the application for the public service "Acceptance and coordination of invitations of hosts on issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan" in view of submission by you of an incomplete package of documents

      according to the list stipulated by the Rules for execution of invitations, coordination of invitations for entry of foreign nationals and stateless persons into the Republic of Kazakhstan, issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as extension and reduction of their validity periods approved by the joint order of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 24, 2016 № 11-1-2/555 and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 28, 2016 № 1100 (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 14531), as well as documents with an expired term, the employee of the State Corporation refuses to accept the application.

      Names of missing documents:

      1) ________________________________________;

      2) ________________________________________;

      3)….

      This receipt is made in 2 copies, one for each party.

      Executed by:_____________________________________________________

      (surname, first name, patronymic (if any)/signature of the state corporation employee)

      Telephone__________

      Received: ________________________________________________________

      (surname, first name, patronymic (if any)/signature of the service recipient)

      "___" _________ 20__ yr

  Appendix 8
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

List of basic requirements for the provision of the public service
“Issuance, recovery or extension in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of visas to foreign nationals and
stateless persons for the right to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan and enter the Republic of Kazakhstan

Name of the public service “Issuance, recovery or extension in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of visas to foreign nationals and stateless persons for the right to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan and enter the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
Name of the public service subtype:
1. Execution of visas for business activities (A5, C5);
2. Execution of visas for business (В2, В3);
3. Execution of visas for employment (С3, С4);
4. Execution of visas for religious events (С7);
5. Execution of visas for leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan (В14-В22);
6. Execution of visas for education (В7, С9);
7. Execution of visas for permanent residence (В8, С1);
8. Execution of visas for family reunification (С2).

1.

Name of the service provider

Territorial police authorities

2.

Ways of public service provision

Applications are accepted and public service result is issued through:
1) the service provider;
2) web-portal of the e-government (further-the portal) www.egov.kz-for formalization of single-entry visas
of "А3", "А5", "В1", "В2", "В3", "В10", "В12", "С12" categories;
3) State corporation “Government for citizens” (further- State corporation).

3.

Term of the public service provision

From the moment of delivery of the package of documents to the service provider, the State Corporation - 5 (five) working days.
The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (further – NSC RK) ensures the approval of the application within up to 3 working days. At the written request of the NSC RK bodies the specified period of 5 working days is extended to 30 calendar days. The service provider, indicating the reasons and terms for extending the public service provision, notifies the service recipient in writing, and when the service recipient applies to the State Corporation, the notification of the extension of the terms for the public service provision is sent to the State Corporation within 3 working days to further inform the service recipient.
when applying through the portal – 1 (one) working day.

4.

Form of the public service provision

Electronic (partially automated) /paper

5.

Public service result

1) through the service provider: visa for entering/leaving/ the Republic of Kazakhstan or a reasoned response on the denied public service;
2)through the portal: visa in the form of an electronic document.

6.

The amount of fee the service recipient is charged for the provision of the public service and the methods of its collection in cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
 

A state fee is charged for provision of a public service, which in accordance with Article 613 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget" (Tax Code) is:
for issuance, recovery or extension in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of a visa to foreigners and stateless persons for the right of:
1) leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan – 0,5 of the monthly calculation index (further – MCI);
2) entering the Republic of Kazakhstan and leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan – 7 MCI;
3) multiple entrance into the Republic of Kazakhstan and exit from the Republic of Kazakhstan – 30 MCI.
Payment is made in cash and non-cash form through second-tier banks and organizations engaged in certain types of banking operations.
The following persons are exempt from the state fee:
1) members of foreign official delegations and accompanying persons arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state bodies, akimats of oblasts, cities of republican status and the capital;
3) foreigners traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan with humanitarian aid agreed with the interested state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) ethnic Kazakhs;
5) children under 16 years of age on the basis of the principle of reciprocity;
6) ex-citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, permanently living abroad and traveling to the Republic of Kazakhstan for a funeral of close relatives;
7) foreign investors.
The state duty is also not charged for issuance of repeated visas to replace the primary visas containing errors made by the officials of the service provider.

7.

Work schedule of the service provider, the State Corporation and information objects

1) service provider – Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:30, with a lunch break from 13:00 to 14:30, excepting weekends and holidays, according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Applications are accepted and the public service result is issued from 9:00 to 17:30 with a lunch break from 13:00 to 14:30;
2) portal – around the clock, except for technical breaks for repair work (when the service recipient applies after the end of working hours, on weekends and holidays, applications are accepted and the results of the provision of public services are issued on the next working day).
3) State Corporation – applications are accepted and public service result is issued through the State Corporation Monday to Friday inclusive from 9:00 to 18:00 without a break, on-duty public service departments of the State Corporation Monday to Friday inclusive from 9:00 to 20:00 and on Saturday from 9:00 to 13:0000 except holidays and weekends according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

8.

List of documents and information requested from the service recipient for the public services provision

Through the service provider and the State Corporation:
1) visa application form for obtaining a visa with a color or black-and-white photo 3.5 x 4.5 cm;
2) when applying for a visa at a foreign institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan or an international airport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the number, date of the invitation registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan(further-MIA RK) or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (further MFA RK)(the number and date of issue of the invitation to the visa recipient is reported by the inviting party), or the request of the visa recipient of the category provided for in paragraph 28 of these Rules;
3) a valid diplomatic, official, foreign passport of a foreign state, or other identity document recognized as such by the Republic of Kazakhstan and granting the right to cross the State Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – passport);
4) original payment documents confirming payment of the state fee;
5) additional documents required for obtaining a visa in accordance with Appendix 1 to these Rules.
The grounds for issuing visas are determined in accordance with Appendix 1 to the Rules.
Additional:
for the issuance of a visa of category "C3" (for employment), the following is additionally submitted:
1) request of the inviting party;
2) a permit issued to the employer by local executive bodies to attract foreign labor.
For foreigners and stateless persons for whom in accordance with the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 802 "On approval of the Rules for establishing quotas for attracting foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan and its distribution among the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, definition of persons whose employment does not require permission from local executive bodies to attract foreign labor, and the invalidation of some decisions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan", permission to attract foreign labor is not required, the following documents are additionally submitted:
for kandaces - a copy and the original of the kandas certificate or an electronic document from the digital document service (for identification) in the form approved by the authorized body for population migration issues;
for crew members of sea and river vessels, air transport, faculty of higher educational institutions that have been awarded a special status in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2001 № 648 "On Assigning a Special Status to Higher Education Institutions", as well as for teachers with higher education who train personnel for economy sectors, working in higher educational institutions in management positions with documents confirmed in the manner established by the order of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 12, 2023 № 268 "On Approval of the Rules for the Recognition of Educational Documents" (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under № 32800) (hereinafter -the Rules for the Recognition of Educational Documents):
a copy of the employment contract with the foreign worker;
for persons engaged by participants and bodies of the Astana International Financial Centre (hereinafter -AIFC):
1) a copy of the certificate confirming the registration/accreditation of a legal entity in accordance with the current law of the AIFC;
2) a copy of the employment contract with a foreign employee;
for persons working in the national management holding at positions not lower than heads of structural subdivisions with higher education with confirmed documents in accordance with the procedure established by the Rules of recognition of documents on education:
3) order of the national management holding on the appointment of a foreign employee as the head of a structural division in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
for persons engaged to work as members of the board of directors of the national management holding:
4) extract from the general meeting of the board of directors of the national managing holding;
persons working as the top managers of branches or representative offices of foreign legal entities:
5) the decision of the founder or an extract from the general meeting of founders on the appointment of a foreign employee as the top manager;
persons working as the top managers of Kazakhstan legal entities with a one hundred percent share of foreign participation in their authorized capital:
6) the decision of the founder or an extract from the general meeting of founders on the appointment of a foreign employee as a top manager in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
persons working as deputy heads of Kazakhstan legal entities with a one-hundred-percent share of foreign participation in their authorized capital:
7) copy of the order on acceptance and appointment to the position of deputy head.
For renewal of all visa categories:
1) a visa application form in accordance with Appendix 9 to the Rules with a color or black and white photograph 3.5 x 4.5 centimeters;
2) a valid passport;
3) the original payment documents confirming payment of the state fee.
Additionally:
1) "А5" – on the basis of an application from the inviting party and written confirmation from the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan for investments or on the basis of a petition from the AIFC Administration. The visa validity period is extended for up to 5 years;
2) "В2" – on the basis of an application from the inviting party, who previously issued an invitation to obtain a primary visa, indicating the purpose of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa validity period is extended for up to 30 days;
3) "В7" – on the basis of an application from the inviting party, who previously formalized an invitation, as well as the central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, participants and bodies of the AIFC or Astana Hub. The visa is extended for up to 90 days;
4) "В8" – on the basis of an application after submitting documents for obtaining a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa validity period is extended for up to 30 days;
5) "В21" – on the basis of a written request from the body conducting the preliminary investigation or the court hearing the criminal case - for the period necessary to complete the preliminary investigation or the court hearing. The visa validity period may be extended for a period of no more than 180 days;
6) "С1" - based on the applicant’s request for the term of no more than 1 year;
7) "С2" – on the basis of a written request from the inviting party for the terms, determined by the law On Migration in the availability of the following documents:
confirmation of the availability of financial resources by the inviting person for the upkeep of each family member per month in an amount not less than the minimum wage established by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the republican budget;
confirmation from the inviting person of possessing housing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the area of ​​which corresponds to the established minimum standards for each family member in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Housing Relations";
medical insurance for family members of the inviting person;
notarized copies of documents confirming family relations with the inviting person, submitted by authorized state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan or a foreign state;
8) "С3" – based on the application of the inviting party, who previously issued an invitation to obtain a primary visa, and the presence of a permit for the labor immigrant, if such a permit is required in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During work activities in another region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the inviting party presents an order on the secondment of a labor immigrant (or an agreement or contract).
The validity of the category "C3" visa is extended for the duration of the permit, but not more than 3 years (for the AIFC participants and bodies, employees of the participants of the Astana Hub or employees of the Astana Hub - not more than 5 years);
9) "С4" –on the basis of an application and an employment contract concluded with a legal entity - a resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the specialty specified in the certificate of qualification. The visa validity term is extended for the duration of the employment contract, but not more than 3 years;
10) "С5" – on the basis of a written request from local executive bodies of the capital, cities of republican status and oblasts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and their districts. The visa is extended for a period of up to 2 years;
11) "С7" – on the basis of a written request from a religious association registered in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, agreed upon with the department of the authorized body regulating religious activities. The visa is extended for a period of up to 180 days;
12) "С9" – on the basis of application from the education authority or an educational institution registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa is extended for a period of up to 1 year, as well as for a vacation period of 90 days;
13) "С12" – on the basis of application in the availability of documents issued by medical organizations confirming the need for continuous care of a foreign patient undergoing treatment in medical organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or confirming the need for continuous care of close relatives - citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or instructions from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The visa validity period is extended for the period necessary for treatment, but not more than 1 year.
Or through the portal:
to obtain single-entry electronic tourist, business and treatment visas an electronic request from the service recipient.

9.

Grounds for denying the public service established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
 

1) establishing unreliability of documents submitted by the service recipient for receiving a public service and (or) the data (information) contained therein;
2) non-compliance of the service recipient and (or) the submitted materials, objects, data and information necessary for provision of a public service with the requirements of these Rules;
3) a negative response of the authorized state bodies to the request for approval, required for provision of the public service.
4) if a foreigner has not executed a penalty for a criminal or administrative offense imposed on him during his previous stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5) if when applying for entry he provided false information about himself or did not submit the necessary documents within the time established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
6) if within five years prior to the application the invited foreigner was expelled from the Republic of Kazakhstan.

10.

Other requirements given the public service specifics including the one provided in electronic form and through the State Corporation

Reception is carried out in the electronic queue order at the service recipient’s place of registration without expedited service, also through the portal.
It is possible to book an electronic queue through the portal.
The addresses of the public service places, as well as the contact phone numbers of the service provider's reference services on the public service provision issues are posted on the Internet resource of the Ministry www.mvd.gov.kz. Single contact center for public services provision issues: 1414, 8 800 080 7777.

  Appendix 9
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

      Form

      VISA APPLICATION FORM

      Republic of Kazakhstan

Республика Казахстан
ВИЗОВАЯ АНКЕТА




The Republic of Kazakhstan
VISA APPLICATION FORM

Внимание!
Анкета заполняется печатными буквами, без исправлений.
Attention!
Application form should be filled in fully and accurately, in block letters.
Wrong filling of application form can become a cause of refuse in issue of entry visa.






1. Фамилия/ Surname(s):____________________
2. Имя/First name(s): ________________________________
3. Прежняя/-ие имя и фамилия/other names and surnames: _____________________
4. Пол/ Sex: Муж/Мale

Жен./Female


5. Дата рождения/ Date of birth:


день/dayмесяц/monthгод/year
6. Месторождения (страна и город)/Place of birth (city and country):
7. Гражданство/Nationality:
________________________________________________________
Гражданство при рождении/Nationality by birth:

8. Семейное положение/Marital status:
холост/не замужем/ single женат

(замужем)/married


разведен (а)/ divorced

вдовец(вдова)/widow(ed)
9. Если состоите в браке, укажите Ф.И.О. (при его наличии) супруга(и) и гражданство/
If you are married, please, inform your
spouse’s full name and nationality:
_________________________________________________________
10. Постоянное местожительство/Your permanent home address:
_________________________________________________________
тел./tel.___________________________________________________
11. Профессия и должность/ Occupation (educational background and position):
_________________________________________________________
12. Место работы/Place of work:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
13. Тип паспорта/Type of passport:
дипломатический/diplomatic

служебный/service


национальный/ordinary

другой/other type of document


Номер/Number: ___________________________, дата выдачи/
date of issue: __________________, кем выдан/ /issued
by:______________________________________________,
действителен до/valid till:____________________________
14. Имеете ли Вы разрешение на обратный въезд, если Вы не являетесь гражданином того государства, где Вы временно
пребываете?/For person who lives outside of the country of origin: have you got a permission to return to the country of living?:
Нет/No Да/Yes


Если имеете разрешение, укажите номер документа на въезд и срок его действия/ If yes, please indicate the number of this
document and its validity:
_____________________________________________________________
15. Посещали Вы ранее Казахстан? / Have you visited the Republic of Kazakhstan before?:
Нет/No Да


/Yes Если посещали, укажите дату и цель пребывания/If yes, indicate the date and purpose of the visit(s):
_____________________________________________________________
16. Отказывали ли Вам ранее в посещений Республики Казахстан?/
Have you ever been refused entry to the Republic
of Kazakhstan?: Нет/ No Да/Yes


Если отказывали, укажите причину отказа(кем и где отказано)/
If yes, please give details below (when and by whom):
_____________________________________________________________
17. Цель поездки/ Purpose of travel:
_____________________________________________________________
18. Наименование принимающей стороны в Республике Казахстан (адрес, тел.)/
Inviting organization (address,tel.):
_____________________________________________________________
или сведения об ответственном лице за Ваше пребывание в Республике Казахстан
(указывается полное Ф.И.О.(при его наличии), адрес и тел.)/
or person, arranging your visit to Kazakhstan (full name, address,tel.):
_____________________________________________________________
19. Пункты пребывания в Республике Казахстан/
Placts of destination in the Republic of Kazakhstan:
_____________________________________________________________
20. Первичный пункт въезда в Республику Казахстан (аэропорт, железнодорожная
и автомобильная станция)/ The first place of entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan:
______________________________________________________________
21. Ваше место жительства на период временного пребывания в Республике Казахстан/
Temporary address in Kazakhstan:
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
22. Кто финансирует Вашу поездку в Республику Казахстан?/
Who is paying for your cost of traveling and for your costs of living during your stay in Kazakhstan?:
_______________________________________________________________
23. Имеете ли Вы страховой полис во время пребывания в Республике Казахстан?/
Have you got an insurance for the period of your stay in Kazakhstan? Нет/ No Да/ Yes
Если имеете страховой полис, укажите срок действия полиса и наименование страховой организации./
If yes, please indicate its validity and the name of insurance company:
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
24. Если следуете транзитом через Республику Казахстан имеете ли Вы визу
страны конечного назначения или документ о разрешении на проживание?/
In case of transit through Kazakhstan, have you got an entry visa or residence
permit for your destination?: Нет/ No Да/ Yes
Если да, то укажите в какое-государство Вы следуете/ if yes, indicate the country of destination:
_______________________________________________________________
Укажите первичный пограничный пункт въезда/ border point through which entry is planned:
_______________________________________________________________
укажите маршрут транзита/route of transit:
25. Период запрашиваемой визы/Period of requested visa: с/ from _____________ до/ to
_______________________________________________________________
26. Кратность запрашиваемой визы/ Number of entries requested: однократная/single entryмногократная/ multiple
27. Укажите Ф.И.О. детей, которые следеют с Вами
(заполняется, если дети включены в Ваш паспорт)/
Children (please indicate whether they are traveling with you and are entered in your passport):


Ф.И.О./
Surname, First names

Дата и месторождения/
Date and place of birth

Гражданство/
Nationality














      Я удостоверяю, что приведенные мною сведения в анкете являются достоверными. Информирован, что не достоверные сведения могут послужить аннулированием полученной визы или основанием для отказа в выдаче визы.

      Я информирован, что согласно ст. 629 Кодекса Республики Казахстан "О налогах и других обязательных платежах в бюджет", оплаченные суммы консульских сборов не возвращаются; полученная виза не дает полной гарантии на въезд в Республику Казахстан и при отказе компетнтными органами Республики Казахстан во въезде в Республику Казахстан проплаченные суммы не возвращаются.

      I undertake that the above mentioned personal data are full and correct. I am aware, that wrong data can cause refuse and canceling of already issued visa. I am obliged to leave the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan before visa expiration.

      I am told, that in accordance with the article 629 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Taxes and another obligatory payments to the budget the sum of money paid as consular fee is not subject for return; the issued visa does not fully guarantee entry into Kazakhstan and will not serve as basis for compensation in case the authorized bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan refuse entry for the owner of visa into territory of Kazakhstan.

Дата и место/
Place and date:
__________________________________
Подпись/ Signature:
__________________________________





  Appendix 10
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

      Form

Electronic invitation

ҚАЗАҚСТАН РЕСПУБЛИКАСЫ ІШКІ ІСТЕР МИНИСТРЛІГІ /
МИНИСТЕРСТВО ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН /
MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

КІРУГЕ ШАҚЫРУ НӨМІРІ №__________________
ПРИГЛАШЕНИЕ НА ВЪЕЗД / INVITATION TO ENTRY

Сапардың күні / Дата визита от / Date of visit from


Сапардың күні / Дата визита по / Date of visit by


Сапар мақсаты / Цель визита / Purpose of the visit


Сұралатың визаның санаты / Категория запрашиваемой визы / Category of the requested visa


Тегі Аты Әкесінің аты / Фамилия Имя Отчество / Full name


Азаматтығы / Гражданство / Citizenship


Паспорт сериясы мен нөмірі / Серия и номер паспорта / Passport series and number


Берілген күні / Дата выдачи / Date of issue


Жарамдылығы /
Срок действия /
Validity


Туған кезі / Дата рождения / Date of Birth


Қазақстан Республикасында тұратын мекенжайы/
Адрес проживания в Республике Казахстан/
_______________________________________________________
Residence address in the Republic of Kazakhstan
________________________________________________________

ҚАБЫЛДАУШЫ ТАРАП ТУРАЛЫ МӘЛІМЕТТЕР /
СВЕДЕНИЯ О ПРИНИМАЮЩЕЙ СТОРОНЕ /
INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECEIVING PARTY

Құқықтық қатынастар субъектісі
Субъект правоотношений
____________________________________________________
Subject of legal relations
ЖСН/БСН
ИИН/БИН
____________________________________________________
IIN/BIN
ТАӘ/Ұйымның атауы
ФИО/Наименование организации
____________________________________________________
Full name/Name of company
Шақыру берген орган/
Орган выдавший Приглашение/
____________________________________________________
Authority issuing the Invitation
Жауапты қызметкер
Ответственный сотрудник
____________________________________________________
Responsible officer
Шақыру берілген күн
Дата выдачи приглашения
____________________________________________________
Date of issue of the invitation

QR – КОД/ QR - CODE

ҚҰЖАТ ҰЛТТЫҚ ПАСПОРТТЫ
КӨРСЕТКЕН КЕЗДЕ ЖАРАМДЫ
ДОКУМЕНТ ДЕЙСТВИТЕЛЕН
ПРИ ПРЕДЪЯВЛЕНИИ
НАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ПАСПОРТА
DOCUMENT VALID ON PRESENTATION
OF NATIONAL PASSPORT

  Appendix 11
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

List of countries whose nationals are issued single entry electronic visas

      1. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

      2. The Republic of Angola

      3. Principality of Andorra

      4. Antigua and Barbuda

      5. Aruba

      6. Commonwealth of the Bahamas

      7. People's Republic of Bangladesh

      8. Barbados

      9. Republic of Belize

      10. The Republic of Benin

      11. Plurinational State of Bolivia

      12. Bosnia and Herzegovina

      13. The Republic of Botswana

      14. The State of Brunei Darussalam

      15. Burkina Faso

      16. Republic of Burundi

      17. The Kingdom of Bhutan

      18. Republic of Vanuatu

      19. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

      20. The Gabonese Republic

      21. The Cooperative Republic of Guyana

      22. The Republic of Haiti

      23. Republic of Gambia

      24. Republic of Ghana

      25. The Republic Guatemala

      26. Republic of Guinea

      27. Republic of Guinea-Bissau

      28. Republic of Honduras

      29. Grenada

      30. Republic of Djibouti

      31. The Commonwealth of Dominica

      32. Dominican Republic

      33. Arab Republic of Egypt

      34. Republic of Zambia

      35. Republic of Zimbabwe

      36. Republic of India

      37. Islamic Republic of Iran

      38. Kingdom of Cambodia

      39. Republic of Cameroon

      40. Republic of Kenya

      41. Republic of Kiribati

      42. Democratic People's Republic of Korea

      43. People's Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan)

      44. Comoros

      45. Republic of the Congo

      46. ​​Republic of Costa Rica

      47. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

      48. Republic of Cuba

      49. Lao People's Democratic Republic

      50. Kingdom of Lesotho

      51. Republic of Liberia

      52. The Lebanese Republic

      53. Republic of Mauritius

      54. Islamic Republic of Mauritania

      55. The Republic of Madagascar

      56. Republic of North Macedonia

      57. Republic of Malawi

      58. Republic of Mali

      59. Republic of Maldives

      60. Kingdom of Morocco

      61. Republic of the Marshall Islands

      62. Micronesia

      63. Republic of Mozambique

      64. The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

      65. Republic of Namibia

      66. Republic of Nauru

      67. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

      68. Republic of Niger

      69. Federal Republic of Nigeria

      70. The Republic of Nicaragua

      71. Republic of Palau

      72. Republic of Panama

      73. Independent State of Papua New Guinea

      74. Republic of Paraguay

      75. Republic of Peru

      76. Republic of Rwanda

      77. Republic of El Salvador

      78. The Republic of San Marino

      79. Samoa

      80. Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

      81. The Kingdom of Eswatini

      82. Republic of Seychelles

      83. Republic of Senegal

      84. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

      85. Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis

      86. Saint Lucia

      87. Republic of Suriname

      88. Republic of Sierra Leone

      89. United Republic of Tanzania

      90. Republic of Togo

      91. Kingdom of Tonga

      92. Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

      93. Tuvalu

      94. Tunisian Republic

      95. Turkmenistan

      96. Republic of Uganda

      97. The Oriental Republic of Uruguay

      98. Faroe Islands

      99. Republic of Fiji

      100. Central African Republic

      101. Republic of Chad

      102. Montenegro

      103. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

      104. The State of Eritrea

      105. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

      106. The Republic of South Africa

      107. Jamaica

  Appendix 12
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

      Form

Name list for group visa processing

Surname, first name, patronymic (if any)

Date, month and year of birth

Sex

Passport №

Citizenship







      Seal

      _________________________________________

      (signature, position and surname)

      This visa is valid only upon presentation at the checkpoint

      by each person, named in the attached list

      (beginning with the surname _________________________________________

      and ending with the surname ______________________________________),

      of the passport with an identity photo.

  Appendix 13
to the Rules for execution of
invitations, coordination of invitations
for entry of foreigners and stateless persons
to the Republic of Kazakhstan,
issuance, cancellation, recovery of visas
of the Republic of Kazakhstan,
as well as extension and reduction
of their validity term

      Form

  "Approved"
___________________________
(the head of the foreign agency)
___________________________
(surname, name, patronymic
(if any)
"___" ______________ 20__

REPORT
on cancelled, damaged or lost visa forms of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      We, the undersigned, composed of:

      1. __________________________________________________________________

      (position, surname, first name, patronymic (if any)

      2. __________________________________________________________________

      (position, surname, first name, patronymic (if any)

      have drawn up this report on cancelled/damaged/lost

      visa stickers №_______________.

      Attached: copies of cancelled/damaged/lost visa stickers on ____ sheets.

      ____________________________________________________________________

      (signature, surname, first name, patronymic (if any)

      ____________________________________________________________________

      (signature, surname, first name, patronymic (if any)

      Executed by: ________________________________________________________

      (surname, initials, telephone)

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