Kazakhstan visas, from Pakistan.

Standard leisure visa for sightseeing, cultural events and travel around Kazakhstan, usually single entry for up to 30 days. A Pakistani applicant cannot apply cold: a licensed Kazakh tour operator or host must first obtain the visa support (invitation) number inside Kazakhstan.

• Visa support (invitation) number obtained in Kazakhstan by a licensed tour operator or host
• Passport valid at least 3 months beyond the visa expiry, with 2 blank pages
• Completed visa application form and one 3.5 x 4.5 cm colour photograph
• Confirmed hotel booking and return or onward air ticket
• Personal bank statement for the last 6 months, stamped by the bank
• Travel medical insurance valid in Kazakhstan for the full stay

Short business travel for negotiations, conferences, contract signing, supplier visits and equipment installation, on the invitation of a registered Kazakh company. It does not permit taking up paid employment in Kazakhstan — that needs a C3 work visa.

• Invitation with visa support number filed in Kazakhstan by the host legal entity
• Covering letter from your Pakistani employer on letterhead stating purpose, dates and who bears costs
• SECP or Chamber of Commerce registration and NTN certificate of the Pakistani company
• Passport valid 3+ months beyond the visa, application form and photograph
• Bank statement for the last 6 months and confirmed return ticket

For visiting relatives or friends resident in Kazakhstan, including urgent family matters such as serious illness or a funeral. The host in Kazakhstan lodges the invitation with the migration service at their place of residence.

• Invitation lodged by the host with the migration service where they live in Kazakhstan
• Copy of the host's Kazakh ID card or residence permit
• NADRA family registration certificate or attested birth/marriage certificates showing the relationship
• Host's letter confirming accommodation, plus your return ticket
• Passport valid 3+ months beyond the visa and medical insurance valid in Kazakhstan

For patients travelling to Kazakhstan for treatment, examination or specialist consultation, issued on the invitation of the treating clinic. One accompanying attendant can normally be included, applying separately on the same clinic invitation.

• Invitation or admission letter from the licensed Kazakh hospital or clinic showing treatment dates
• Medical reports and referral letter from your treating doctor or hospital in Pakistan
• Written cost estimate from the clinic and bank statements covering it
• Separate application and relationship proof for any accompanying attendant
• Passport valid 3+ months beyond the visa and medical insurance valid in Kazakhstan

For passing through Kazakhstan to a third country by air, road or rail, normally for up to five days. If you stay airside on a single through-ticket you do not need one; you do need it if you clear immigration, change airports or travel overland. Pakistan is not covered by Kazakhstan's visa-free transit schemes, but transit is generally the one category that does not require an invitation.

• Confirmed onward ticket to the third country, dated within the transit period
• Valid visa or entry permission for the destination country
• Passport valid 3+ months beyond the transit, application form and photograph
• Proof of funds for the days spent in Kazakhstan

The single category for all study in Kazakhstan — MBBS and dentistry, engineering and technical degrees, bachelor's and master's programmes, PhD and research, and preparatory or language foundation years. Issued for up to one year and extended inside Kazakhstan for each further year of the course.

• Admission letter and invitation with visa support number from the Kazakh university
• Matric and FSc/A-Level certificates and transcripts, IBCC-verified, MOFA-attested/apostilled and translated into Kazakh or Russian
• For MBBS/BDS: valid MDCAT result plus the PMDC eligibility certificate or NOC obtained before departure
• Medical fitness certificate including an HIV test result
• Bank statement covering tuition and living costs, plus the university receipt for the first-year fee
• Passport valid for the full academic year, application form and photograph

The main employer-sponsored route. Your Kazakh employer must first obtain a permit to engage foreign labour under the annual quota — category 1 managers, category 2 heads of structural divisions, category 3 specialists, category 4 skilled workers — after advertising the vacancy domestically. Employees transferred within the same corporate group use the same C3 visa but are normally exempt from the quota and the domestic vacancy search.

• Employer's permit to engage foreign labour issued by the local employment department
• Signed employment contract or offer letter with the Kazakh employer
• Degree and experience certificates, HEC-verified where applicable, MOFA-attested/apostilled and translated — matching the permit category
• Evidence the employer completed the domestic vacancy search on the Electronic Labour Exchange (enbek.kz)
• For an intra-group transfer: secondment agreement and proof of at least one year's prior service with the sending company
• Invitation with visa support number and passport valid for the visa period

For entrepreneurs setting up a company in Kazakhstan or joining an existing one as founder or shareholder. Normally issued as a shorter single-entry visa at the embassy and then replaced inside Kazakhstan with a longer multiple-entry visa once the company and your role are registered.

• Kazakh company registration certificate and charter showing you as founder or shareholder
• Business plan and documented proof of capital available for the venture
• Invitation with visa support number filed by the Kazakh company
• Personal and corporate documents MOFA-attested/apostilled and translated into Kazakh or Russian
• Bank statements showing personal funds and a confirmed address in Kazakhstan

Spouses and children under 18 of a C3 work visa or C9 study visa holder are normally issued visas in the same category and for the same period as the main applicant, on the sponsoring employer's or university's invitation. These visas do not carry a right to work in Kazakhstan.

• Invitation covering the family members, filed by the sponsoring employer or university
• NADRA marriage registration certificate and children's birth certificates, MOFA-attested/apostilled and translated
• Copy of the main applicant's passport, visa and work permit or admission letter
• Sponsor's letter with evidence of accommodation and income in Kazakhstan
• Passports, application forms, photographs and medical insurance for each applicant