Do Ukrainians need a visa to enter Kazakhstan?

No, Ukrainians do not need a visa to enter Kazakhstan. You can stay in Kazakhstan for 90 days within a 180-day period without visas or any registration.

To enter Kazakhstan, Ukrainians need: a biometric or regular passport valid for more than 6 months on the day of border crossing and insurance.

For children:

• birth certificate;
• permission to leave from parents.

PLEASE NOTE! Citizens under the age of 16 may leave Ukraine with the consent of both parents (adoptive parents) and accompanied by them or by persons authorized by them who have reached the age of 18 at the time of leaving Ukraine (in martial law, travel abroad is allowed without the notarized consent of the other parent (adoptive parent).

Upon entering Kazakhstan, foreign nationals are issued a special immigration card. It is stamped with the date of entry.

When leaving the country, it is taken back. You need this card to register at the police station at your place of residence. 

Please also note that

if you plan to stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan for more than 30 calendar days, the persons receiving you are obliged to inform the internal affairs authorities about the foreigners staying with them (register) within three working days from the date of crossing the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Entry of citizens of Ukraine who have family or other ties with citizens of Kazakhstan

Entry of citizens of Ukraine who have family or other ties with citizens of Kazakhstan on the basis of a passport of a citizen of Ukraine to travel abroad with extended validity or pasted photos of children, passport of a citizen of Ukraine or birth certificate is possible with the prior consent of the Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Term of coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the competent authorities of Kazakhstan on border crossing of 1-2 working days. WatsApp: +77057556610, Email: [email protected]

Possibility to extend short-term stays and visas for citizens of Ukraine

Visas can be issued by the migration authorities at the place of residence in Kazakhstan: C-3 work visa; C-4 work visa for popular professions; C-12 for treatment; and exit visas: B-18 due to lack of grounds for further stay up to 30 days; 20 to 15 days due to force majeure. All other types of visas are issued by foreign diplomatic missions outside Kazakhstan.

Link: adilet.zan.kz 

Contacts of migration authorities: egov.kz 

What to do if the passport expires?

Three months before the expiration of the biometric passport, you must appear at the Consular Section of the Embassy to renew it for up to 5 years, and for children under 16 for its validity.

What are the rules for crossing the border with pets for Ukrainians?

No import permit is required when entering Kazakhstan with pets. Pets must enter Kazakhstan through Almaty International Airport. All pets must be free of signs of human-transmissible diseases when examined at the airport of entry. Kazakhstan does not publish a list of prohibited breeds of animals.