Embassies and consulates in Kazakhstan

Outside Astana, missions are found in Almaty (20), Aktau (6), Ust-Kamenogorsk (2), Aktobe (1), Oral (1) and Atyrau (1); most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 85 can enter visa-free and 113 need an e-Visa for Kazakhstan.

Schengen consulates in Kazakhstan received 182,002 short-stay visa applications in 2025, the 17th highest number of any country, and issued 163,070 visas. 9.1% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). That is barely different from 2024 (9.0%). The number of applications was almost unchanged (179,446 in 2024).

Most applications went to Germany (37,590), Italy (28,824), Spain (25,020) and France (19,092).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was Romania’s (1.6%) and the highest Finland’s (20.5%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of the Czech Republic (+9.1 points), the largest fall at those of Croatia (−7.3 points).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Kazakhstan.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 28,746 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Kazakhstan, the 47th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 70%, exchange visitor visas 19% and student visas 6%. That is 5% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (30,193).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Kazakhstan received 10,820, 8% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 51.8% for citizens of Kazakhstan in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 46.3%).

In the other direction, Kazakhstan runs 106 missions in 60 countries. Its largest networks are in Germany (12), France (5), Belgium (4), China (4) and Croatia (4).

Where the embassies are

Most embassies, 47 of 53, are in the capital, Astana. The largest foreign networks in Kazakhstan are those of Russia (5), Turkmenistan (4), China (3), India (3) and Iran (3).

Travel advice for Kazakhstan

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Kazakhstan: the US State Department rates Kazakhstan at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 17 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Kazakhstan (updated 30 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Kazakhstan (updated 13 October 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.