Visa Assistance

Kazakhstan

Visa requirements, fees, validity and documents for travel to Kazakhstan.

  • 2 visa types
  • Starting from $80
  • Checked 28 Sept 2026

1. Visa Types

Open a type to see processing time, stay, fees, and documents.

Processing time

No visa to apply. Stamp at the border.

Stay period

Up to 14 days in a row. Up to 42 days in every 180 days.

Validity

Visa-free

Visa Fees and Charges

No consular fee for this visa-free stay

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About This Visa

Indian ordinary-passport holders do not need a visa for a short visit. Decree 464 (7 July 2022): visa-free for business, private, or tourist purposes. Not for paid work.

Stay is up to 14 days in a row. Total visa-free stay is up to 42 days in every 180 days. If they need longer, use an e-Visa or an Embassy visa — not this path.

Documents Required

Official visa-free notice — Embassy of Kazakhstan in India / MFA

  • Valid ordinary Indian passport

The receiving hotel or host must notify migration within 3 working days (vmp.gov.kz, eQonaq, or paper). That is the host’s job, not a visa application.

Processing time

Not published on the Embassy Delhi pages we checked. Issued after payment on vmp.gov.kz.

Stay period

As issued. Use this when the trip is longer than the 14-day visa-free stay.

Validity

As printed on the e-Visa. Print it and keep it with the passport.

Visa Fees and Charges

Single entry

Consular fee — Embassy of Kazakhstan in India

$80
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About This Visa

Use this when they cannot finish on the 14-day visa-free stay. Official portal: https://vmp.gov.kz. They need a valid invitation number from the Kazakh host. Pay the consular fee, print the e-Visa, and show it at passport control. Official instruction: entry and exit only through Astana and Almaty international airports. e-Visa is not issued to foreigners travelling with children.

Documents Required

Official portal — https://vmp.gov.kz

  • Register on the Visa and Migration Portal
  • Invitation number from the Kazakh host
  • Passport details matching the invitation
  • Pay the consular fee (non-refundable on the official instruction)
  • Print the approved e-Visa

2. Good to Know

Rules and notes that apply to every visa type

How to apply

  1. Short tourist trip (14 days or less): no visa. Travel on the passport. Host/hotel files the arrival notice.
  2. Longer stay: host in Kazakhstan gets an invitation number. Traveller registers on https://vmp.gov.kz, pays, prints the e-Visa.
  3. Embassy New Delhi: in person, weekdays except Wednesday, if they need a sticker visa. Residents of India or Sri Lanka on the Embassy tourist page.

Who can apply

  • Indian ordinary-passport holders: visa-free for up to 14 days (business, private, tourist). Not work.
  • Longer stay: e-Visa on https://vmp.gov.kz if they have an invitation number.
  • Land or rail: e-Visa is airport-only on the MFA London page. Use an Embassy sticker if they are not flying into Astana or Almaty.

Arrival notice

The hotel or host must tell migration within 3 working days of arrival — visa-free or with a visa. Official paths: https://vmp.gov.kz, eQonaq, or paper at migration. The traveller does not file this themselves.

gov.kz notice page: passport copy used for the notice should stay valid at least 3 months after the registration ends.

Embassy

Embassy of Kazakhstan, New Delhi
47 B, Hanuman Road, New Delhi 110001
Phone: +91 11 4555 5110 / 4555 5112
Email: delhi@mfa.kz · kazind.com@gmail.com

Drop-off: 09:30–11:30. Collect: 11:30–13:00. Closed Wednesday and Kazakhstan public holidays. Come in person (except diplomatic/service).

How to track

e-Visa: the vmp.gov.kz account. Print when status is approved.

Visa-free: no visa file to track.