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South Africa passport to Kazakhstan

e-Visa for South Africa passport holders.

South AfricaKazakhstanShort stay
e-Visa

South Africa passport holders need an e-visa for Kazakhstan, applied for online before travelling.

This is short-stay visitor policy only. It does not let you work, study or settle in Kazakhstan — that needs a residence permit.

Passport Index · updated 17 February 2026Kazakhstan's official immigration service
How long you can stay
Set by the e-visa you are issued
Kazakhstan passports in South Africa
Visa required
Getting in
Apply on Kazakhstan's official e-visa portal rather than a third-party site that charges extra, allow a few working days at least, and keep the approval to show at the border.
Long stay

Staying in Kazakhstan longer

Living here takes a residence permit. 6 routes researched:

Kazakhstan visas and residency routes
Your passport

Easier nearby with South Africa passports

The closest countries we cover that let South Africa passport holders in with less paperwork than Kazakhstan does.

Kyrgyzstan200 km from KazakhstanVisa on arrivalNepal1,900 km from KazakhstanVisa on arrivalGeorgia2,600 km from KazakhstanVisa-free · 360 daysArmenia2,700 km from KazakhstanVisa on arrivalOman2,800 km from KazakhstanVisa on arrivalQatar3,000 km from KazakhstanVisa on arrival
What changes

South Africa and Kazakhstan side by side

South AfricaKazakhstan
CapitalPretoriaAstana
LanguagesZulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, EnglishKazakh, Russian
CurrencySouth African RandKazakhstani Tenge
GDP per person (2025)$6,598$14,692
Population64.7M20.8M

GDP and population: World Bank.