Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Kazakhstan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’. 

Kazakhstan: Minimum safety net and welfare rates for 2023

The Minimum monthly salary (MS) now stands at 70,000 KZT (US$155), the rate of the monthly state basic pension payment is 24,341 KZT (US$53 …

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Kazakhstan: Visa-free travel for nationals of China, India and Iran

The government has now opened visa-free travel options to nationals of China, India, and Iran …

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Kazakhstan: Online Issuance of IIN temporarily suspended until 1 October 2022

The web portal through which Individual Identification Numbers (IIN) are issued to foreign nationals has been suspended until at least 1st October 2022 …

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Kazakhstan: Consumer price inflation (April 2022)

Consumer price inflation has risen from 12% in March 2022 to 13 …

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Kazakhstan: Number of Russian citizens applying for permanent residence in Kazakhstan rising

The number of Russians seeking permanent residence in Kazakhstan tripled during the first quarter of 2022 …

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Kazakhstan: Employment termination under Article 50.3 of the Labor Code: the Supreme Court’s position

Last May, Article 50 …

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Kazakhstan: Visa-free regime for foreign citizens suspended until May 2021

The visa-free regime for entry, stay and departure from Kazakhstan has been suspended for foreign citizens from more than 50 countries until 1st May 2021 …

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Kazakhstan: Changes to anti-bribery legislation

The former provision under Article 509 of the Civil Code allowing the giving of gifts up to the value of US$70 has been removed …

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Kazakhstan: Minimum wage unchanged for 2021

According to Budget Law No …

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Kazakhstan: Employment situation in 2020-21

At the end of December, a meeting of Akims (heads of local regions) chaired by the Prime Minister reviewed the employment situation across the country …

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Kazakhstan: 2021 Quota applications due 31st July 2020

Employers should be aware that the deadline for submitting quota applications for employing foreign nationals in 2021 is 31st July 2020 …

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Kazakhstan: Government extends visas for foreigners until 10th July 2020

Foreigners currently in the country either on a visa-free basis, or with an expired visa, now have until 10th July 2020 to leave the country, or renew their visa without penalty …

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Kazakhstan: Latest amendments to labour legislation

Law number 321-VI amending certain Labour-Related Legislative Acts came into force on May 16th …

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Kazakhstan: Indian citizens may transit visa-free through six Kazakh airports

Indian citizens may now transit through six Kazakh airports for 72 hours without the need to obtain a visa …

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Kazakhstan: Government to allocate more than $1 billion to support businesses through 2025

The Minister of National Economy, Ruslan Dalenov, has announced plans to provide KZT421 billion (US$1 …

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