Country guide

Kazakhstan

Visa

Visa required

Vaccinations

Conditional

Currency

Kazakh Tenge (KZT)

Time zones

GMT / UTC +5 to +6 (3 or 4 hours ahead of South Africa)

Dialing code

+ 7

Best time to go

March – June and September - November

Drinking water

All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Bottled water is available.

Visa guide

SA Passport holders do require a visa.

Tourist & Business visas may be applied for online, if you have received an invitation number from the Kazakh side. Refer: vmp.gov.kz

Visa applications must be submitted (in person or by a representative - they may NOT be emailed) to the Consular Section.

completed visa application form & signed.
one photograph 3.4 x 4.5cm, affixed to visa form
Invitation letter from the hosting tourist company in Kazakhstan, licensed for visa support purposes, and confirming arrangements made, hotel reservation confirmation, approved by Immigration services of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.
Passport with 2 blank pages, and at least 3 months expirty beyond departure from Kazakhstan

Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
226 Aries Street, Waterkloof Ridge, 0181
Tel: 012 460 0086
E-mail: pretoria@mfa.kz
Web: www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-pretoria

Visa Submissions / Collections: Tuesdays & Thursday 10:00 - 12:00

Approximately 5 working days from the time when all proper requirements have been met.

Tourist: 60 USD
Transit: 20 USD

SA High Commission
7th Floor, Presidential Plaza Building, 62A Kosmonavtov Street, Astana City
Tel: +7 7172 925326/7/8
E-mail: astana.consular@dirco.gov.za
Web: dirco1.azurewebsites.net/astana/

Accredited to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan & Turkmenistan

Compulsory: Yellow Fever (Dependant on Country of Origin/Stopover)
Recommended Travel Vaccines: Hepatitis A & B, Rabies, Typhoid, Tetanus, Polio

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