Switzerland visa for Kazakh citizens

Switzerland’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities; the official site for it is sem.admin.ch. Processing time, as Switzerland states it: Normally decided within 15 days, longer in individual cases. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Switzerland has 2 missions in Kazakhstan, with its embassy in Astana. Honorary consulates, which normally do not take visa applications: Almaty.

In 2025, Switzerland’s embassy and consulates in Kazakhstan (Astana) received 4,272 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 3,650. 12.3% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 15.6%: the rate fell by 3.3 points. Applications rose by 9% compared with 2024 (3,905).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 9.1% of the applications lodged in Kazakhstan that year, from 1.6% at the consulates of Romania to 20.5% at those of Finland. Switzerland’s consulates worldwide refused 12.5%. Switzerland was the 11th most applied-for Schengen state in Kazakhstan.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Kazakhstan, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Kazakhstan to Switzerland, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Switzerland at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 13 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Switzerland (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Switzerland (updated 13 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Kazakh citizens can stay in Switzerland

How long Kazakh citizens may stay in Switzerland is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Kazakh citizens apply

In Kazakhstan, applications go to the Swiss embassy in Astana, or to a visa centre acting for Switzerland; fees, documents and processing times are published by Switzerland.

Switzerland and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Switzerland lets Kazakh citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Switzerland when it is the main destination of the trip.

Switzerland’s neighbours for Kazakh citizens

Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, France and Austria require Kazakh citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Swiss citizens travelling to Kazakhstan

No visa is needed by Swiss citizens for Kazakhstan, for stays of up to 30 days.