Kazakhstan Set to Require Electronic Travel Authorization for Russians and Other Visa-Free Visitors Amid Migration Concerns
The permit will cost 3,900 tenge through QazETA and will be mandatory in stages for air, road, train and sea arrivals.
- Kazakhstan's Internal Affairs Ministry disclosed plans to introduce paid electronic entry permits for citizens of visa-free countries, a requirement that will apply to Russians.
- Since the start of the war and mobilization, Kazakhstan became a major destination for Russians fleeing; they currently enter without a visa or permit.
- Permits become mandatory for air travelers on November 1, followed by external borders on November 15, Eurasian Economic Union borders on November 30, and train or sea arrivals on December 15.
- The Electronic Travel Authorization will be issued through the QazETA digital platform, costing about $9 online or about $18 at the border, valid for 180 days with multiple entries.
- Although Serbia's Foreign Ministry published these entry rules, the source remains unclear. Russians spending more than 90 days within a six-month period must still obtain a temporary residence permit.
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Russian citizens will have to issue an electronic entry permit to Kazakhstan, informed the operator of the digital platform QazETA. The new regulations concern all foreigners to whom the visaless regime is available, specified the source of RIA News. "The electronic entry permit (ETA) is required for all foreign nationals to have visa-free entry into the Republic," the interviewer told the agency. The amendments to the migration legislation have…
Kazakhstan is gradually introducing a fee-paying electronic permit entry for Russian citizens, and the new rules come into force against the background of rumours in the Russian Federation of a possible new wave of mobilization.
It's been since November.
Kazakhstan has introduced paid electronic permits for Russians and other countries whose citizens are exempt from the visa regime. The system began operating in a pilot mode on August 25. Information about this was announced by the Serbian Foreign Ministry.
The Kazakh authorities have launched a test regime to test the new rules for entering the country. According to them, all foreign citizens...
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