Questions tagged [kazakhstan]
Travel related to the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, formerly a soviet state within the USSR.
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Is a parental letter of consent required to leave or enter Kazakhstan for a mother traveling with her child?
If visiting Kazakhstan is it required to have a consent letter to leave and/or enter if minor child is traveling with only one parent? (Using visa-free entry permission).
Child is a US citizen, 14 ...
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Drive a rental car from Tashkent to Almaty
Is it possible to drive a rental car from Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to Almaty (Kazhakstan)? I understand that the route also crosses Kyrgyzstan. Would rental agencies allow crossing these borders? Would ...
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How to increase visa duration as Indian travlling to Kazakhstan?
Indian citizens can go visa-free to Kazakhstan, but suppose I want to stay there for longer. How can I extend the visa for longer duration, say 2 months?
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Can Kazakhstan nationals transit through Turkey now that entry to their citizens has been suspended? [closed]
My wife, from Kazakhstan, is looking for ways to get back to her home country after visiting me in the UK. She has recently been granted a visa extension until July 31 due to an inability to travel ...
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Where in Almaty can I live cheaply for 5 days?
I travel from my organization for 5 days into Kazakhstan, Almaty!
And i need cheaply place of residence and city trip! Who can help me with this information?
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Kazakhstan to China by train in 2019?
Is it still possible to go from Kazakhstan to China by train?
If I search on the web site of the national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, I don't find any connections to China.
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Should I refer to the city as Astana or Nur-Sultan when speaking with locals?
I'm traveling to Kazakhstan this September, and I was wondering what the best way is to refer to the capital city. I know that there were some minor protests over the name change back in March, and I ...
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Almaty to Urumqi by connecting train (via Altynkol and Khorgas)
Besides the direct train which runs twice a week (and, unfortunately, doesn't fit our planned schedule) what other options do we have to make the journey from Almaty to Urumqi by train/bus within a ...
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Do I (US citizen) need a visa for flying OUT of Kazakhstan via Russia?
I'll be flying into Kazakhstan from Europe, and then flying from Astana to Tokyo with a stop in Novosibirsk, Russia. The Astana-Novosibirsk and Novosibirsk-Tokyo legs are on the same airline (S7) and ...
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How early can I apply for a Kazakh and Russian visa?
I'm an Indian national applying for a visa in Singapore to travel to Russia and Kazakhstan in August this year. It's now nearly five months to my travel date. Can I apply for a visa now or do I have ...
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Is a transit visa required for a 12-hour layover in Kazakhstan? [duplicate]
I am an Indian citizen and planning to visit Russia on a tourist visa for about 15 days. I would be flying on Air Astana both on the onward and return journey.
My route is New Delhi - Astana - Omsk ...
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Dealing with a rogue immigration official?
Let me begin with the question, how does one deal with a rogue immigration agent in a foreign country? By rogue I mean one who is ignorant of the immigration requirements or one who willfully ...
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Is it possible for a foreign employee to subscribe to a smartphone contract plan in Kazakhstan? [closed]
Is it possible for a foreign employee to subscribe to a smartphone contract plan in Kazakhstan? I might be teaching for two years in Almaty, so it's a basic need for me to get a phone.
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How to get from Kazakhstan to Urumqi?
we need to get from Kazakhstan (Dostyk is probably the best choice, but I don't know much about) to China - either Karamay or Urumqi.
We need to book tickets in advance and I can't find online ...
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Maximum travel duration to Kazakhstan without visa for US citizens
There seems to be a difference between duration of visa free travel on usembassy.gov and Embassy of Kazakhstan in US websites:
https://kz.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/visa-free-travel-...
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