1. Kazakhstan private visa

2. What you should know
A private visa for Kazakhstan can be issued for 1 month or 3 months. It is always a single entry visa. To get a private visa you need to have a relative with a Kazakh passport, who is registered in Kazakhstan. As a foreigner, this will usually mean your wife or husband. This means it is impossible to get an invitation from friends in Kazakhstan or from your partner if you are not married.
A new type of visa has been invented in 2013: the family reunion visa, for foreigners who travel to Kazakhstan with the purpose of family reunion. Validity up to 1 year.

3. Republic of Kazakhstan passport

4. 1 month private visa
A 1-month private visa can be obtained without an invitation from your relative/husband/wife. All you need to do is prove to the embassy your connection (with a marriage certificate, for instance) and you will receive a private visa for 1 month a few days later. The cost is similar to a tourist visa, around 30 US$. It’s single entry.

5. 3 month private visa
If you want to stay for 3 months, your partner needs to make an application for an invitation to her local OVIR (Migration Police). She will need to prepare the following documents:
2 application letters: one addressed to the manager of the local Migration Police, the other one addressed to the general manager of the Migration Police (templates can be found at their office)
2 filled in application forms (to be found at the OVIR office)
2 copies of her ID
a copy of her address registration book
2 copies of your passport, translated by an official translator (not notarised)
2 copies of your marriage certificate (translated by an official translator if necessary)
4 passport photographs of her
1 paper folder to put all the documents in

6. Once she has filed her application, the authorities have 45 days to issue you the invitation. Expect it to take that long. Once you obtain the invitation, you can apply at the embassy with this invitation and an additional copy of your marriage certificate. OVIR officials might say that you cannot apply at an embassy outside of your home country, but this is not true.
The invitation is valid for 1 year. We have heard rumours of an embassy refusing an invitation from the previous year, but we have no tangible evidence of this. The 3- month visa is also single entry.

7. The passport should not expire earlier than six months after the validity term of the requested visa. Other necessary documents will be determined by the consul at the time of application.
Visas are issued within 7 calendar days from the day of presenting all documents. Documents are accepted with a visa support letter from the Diplomatic- consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

9. In order to get single entry official, private, tourist or business visa to Kazakhstan at the Embassies of Kazakhstan, nationals of the following countries do not need letter of invitation (Kazakhstan visa support): Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Greece, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Germany, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Singapore, the USA, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, France. .

10. Citizens of some countries are eligible for visa free entry to the Republic of Kazakhstan for the period of up to 90 days (depending on the country). According to the new decree of the government, there is a list of countries whose citizens may visit Kazakhstan for the period of up to 15 days due to temporary cancellation of visas until the end of The complete list of the countries eligible to visit Kazakhstan without visa is available here.

11. For those, who want to leave Kazakhstan for a time, visa application is required too.
How to Apply
Step 1
Pay the visa application fee.
Step 2
Complete the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) form.

12. Step 3
Schedule your appointment on this web page. You will need three pieces of information in order to schedule your appointment:
Your passport number
Your MRV fee payment receipt number
The ten (10) digit barcode number from your DS-160 confirmation page
Step 4
Visit the U.S. Embassy/Consulate on the date and time of your visa interview. You will need to bring a printed copy of your appointment letter, your DS-160 confirmation page, one recent photograph, your current passport and all old passports. Applications without all of these items will not be accepted.

13. Thanks for the attention! Enjoy your staying at Kazakhstan