Kazakhstani passport

Kazakh passports are issued to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to facilitate international travel. Within the Republic of Kazakhstan citizens are required to use internal identification card which can also be used for travel to Russian Federation. The Kazakh Ministry of Justice started issuing biometric passports on January 5, 2009. ^[1]

Physical Appearance

Kazakh passports have light blue colour cover with the words “ПАСПОРТ” (Kazakh) and “PASSPORT” (English) at the bottom with the Republic of Kazakhstan coat of arms in the middle of the front cover. Passport contains 30 visa pages, the data/information page and observations page. The first page contains inscription in three languages as follows:

Паспорт Қазақстан Республикасының меншiгi болып табылады, ал оның иесi Қазақстан Республикасының қорғауында болады – in Kazakh

Паспорт является собственностью Республики Казахстан, а его владелец находится под защитой Республики Казахстан – in Russian

This passport is the property of the Republic of Kazakstan and its owner is under protection of the Republic of Kazakstan – in English

Identity Information Page

A Kazakh Passport includes the following data:

Photo of the passport bearer
Type
Code (KAZ)
Passport No.
1 Surname
2 Given Names
3 Nationality
4 Date of Birth
5 Place of birth
6 Sex
8 Date of Issue
9 Date of Expiry
10 Issuing Authority

The information page ends with a machine readable zone.

Languages

The data page/information page is printed in Kazakh, Russian and English.

Visa-free Travel

Visa free / visa on arrival travel is quite limited for holders of regular Kazakh passports and currently includes the following countries (based on information from Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs website and IATA data base / countries that issue visa on arrival upon compulsory prior application are not listed). Please note that immigration officials of many of the countries will require proof of travel purpose (tourism) and other applicable documents.

The following countries allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to holders of ordinary Kazakh passports :

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Africa

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Cape Verde	Visa issued on arrival [2]
Comoros	Visa issued on arrival [3]
Djibouti	1-month visa issued upon arrival for DJF5,000 [4]
Kenya	3 month visa issued on arrival for US$ 50 [5]
Madagascar	90-day visa issued on arrival for MGA140,000 [6]
Mauritius	60 days visa issued on arrival [7]
Mozambique	30-day visa issued on arrival for US$25 [8]
Namibia	3 months [9]
Seychelles	1 month [10]
Togo	7-day visa issued on arrival for XOF35,000 [11]
Uganda	3 month visa issued on arrival for US$50 [12]
Zambia	3 month visa issued on arrival for US$50 [13]

Americas

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Antigua and Barbuda	1 month [14]
Barbados	28 days [15]
Cuba	30 days [16]
Dominica	21 days [17]
Dominican Republic	30 day tourist card available on arrival for $10 [18]
Ecuador	90 days [19]
Grenada	3 months [20]
Haiti	3 months [21]
Jamaica	Visa issued on arrival for $20 [22]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 month [23]

Asia

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Armenia	visa not required [24]
Azerbaijan	visa not required [25]
Bangladesh	90 day visa issued on arrival for US$50 [26]
Cambodia	30 day visa issued on arrival for US$20 [27]
Georgia	visa not required [28]
Iran	15 day visa issued on arrival [29]
Jordan	1 month visa issued on arrival for 10 JOD [30]
Kyrgyzstan	no visa required [31]
Laos	30-day visa issued on arrival for US$30 [32]
Lebanon	3 month visa issued on arrival [33]
Macau	30 day visa issued on arrival [34]
Malaysia	1 month [35]
Maldives	30 days [36]
Mongolia	90 days [37]
Nepal	60 day visa issued on arrival [38]
South Korea	30 days [39]
Sri Lanka	30 days [40]
Tajikistan	no visa required [41]
Thailand	15 day visa issued on arrival [42]
East Timor	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [43]
Turkey	1 month [44]
Uzbekistan	no visa required [45]