Hi everybody!

Has anyone news about the visa regulations of kazakhstan? I am wondering if the recent regulations that certain nations don't need a visa for a stay of 15 days in the country will continue after the 15th July 2015 ...

Unfortunately there is no update on the embassy's homepage in Germany.

Thank you for any updates!

Thomas

Correct!!!! And may be they continue for another year!!!!

The US embassy in Kazakhstan didn't know as of 2 days ago, they said they hope to know within the next 2 weeks. I plan on meeting my bike in Kazakhstan in early August, to play it safe I may just apply for a visa while in Korea this month (although they charge Americans an arm and a leg).

I understand they have agreed to extend the visa waiver, but that it requires an act of Parliament to come in to force, and that is unlikely to happen before the existing visa waiver pilot ends on 15 July.

We aim to arrive the week after so are applying for visas in the UK. Pain in the rear but better to have wasted the money than to arrive and not have access.

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Kazakhstan adds more countries in visa-free programme extension - TTG Asia - Leader in Hotel, Airlines, Tourism and Travel Trade News

"Piloted in 2014, the year-long scheme offered to 10 countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, South Korea, the UAE, UK and US – would have expired on July 15.

Under the new extension, the 10 countries initially given the visa-free entry will continue to enjoy the facility until 2017."

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Yes, it is a pain in the ass! Recently we stay in Mongolia and would love to stay longer but due the fact that there will not be any news of extension of the visa whaiver, we have to leave Mongolia very soon to be out of Kazakhstan in time. Grrr. But as we never would have made it from Germany up to Kazakhstan within the 3 month validity of a regular tourist visa ... Things are just how they are. A pain in the ass ;-)

WOW - I replied simultanously to your info! where did get the news from???
Sounds miraculous!

There's only the link in my post to the press report. Waiting confirmation from the Kazakh Consular Office.

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I thought they'd extend it!

I phoned the KAZ embassy in London a month or two ago, and they advised me to get a visa...

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Confirmed by the London Kazakh Consular Office this morning that no visa is needed for a visit of less than 14 days.

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Paul "Every county of England, every country of Europe and every (part of every inhabited) continent of the Earth" 94% done! What's left? Central America, East, Central and West Africa, Australia & New Zealand

Hi all, yesterday i called the kazakh Embassy in Berlin and they comfirmed the Extension as well. They also Said that the Info will be published on their Homepage within the next couple of days. That are great news.

Yes, great news

Not for everybody...

I though that this was true for all travellers and now, I 'm waiting for the Kazakh visa....

Regards

For clarity (from Wikipedia)

Visa is not required for citizens of following 16 countries/territories:

Argentina2 (25 Feb 2014)
Armenia1 (28 Apr 2008)
Azerbaijan2 (23 Apr 2010)
Belarus1 (7 Jun 2002)
Georgia1 (21 Jun 2007)
Hong Kong3 (26 Jul 2012)
Mongolia1 (2 Jan 1995)
Kyrgyzstan1 (7 Jun 2002)
Moldova1 (5 Jan 2007)
Russia1 (7 Jun 2002)
Serbia2 (28 May 2011)
South Korea2 (29 Nov 2014)
Tajikistan2 (7 Jun 2002)
Turkey2 (2 Apr 1992)
Ukraine1 (27 Feb 2002)
Uzbekistan2 (26 Jun 2003)
1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 30 days
3 – up to 14 days

Visa-free regime was signed with Ecuador in September 2013 and has yet to be ratified

No-visa pilot program
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days as part of a no-visa pilot program for countries with the highest investment in Kazakhstan economy. The program was initially started on 15 July 2014 providing visa free access to 10 countries. This was later extended to provide visa free access to the following 19 countries:

Australia*
Belgium*
Finland*
France
Germany
Hungary*
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Monaco*
Netherlands
Norway*
Singapore*
Spain*
Sweden*
Switzerland*
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
* - these 10 additional countries will become eligible on 15 July 2015 as part of the second phase.

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Paul "Every county of England, every country of Europe and every (part of every inhabited) continent of the Earth" 94% done! What's left? Central America, East, Central and West Africa, Australia & New Zealand

That's great news, we plan on being there sometime next month.