Kazakhstan launched digital nomad visa for remote workers, Kazakhstan digital nomad visa was introduced on 11 November by the government of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan digital nomad visa has tow categories one type is for those who are frequently traveling and also working during thier trips and second type is for those are more professional and need longer stays.
There is almost no country in central Asia to offer digital nomad visa except Kazakhstan, central Asia include many countries like Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran and Magnolia. No one of these countries offer digital nomad visa and it’s very difficult to find a long stay visa option with accessable requirements.
So Kazakhstan is the first country in the region which introduce digital nomad visa for remote workers. This visa will definitely attract digital nomads from all around the world with it’s flexible requirements.
Kazakhstan digital nomad visa details
Kazakhstan officially introduced tow types digital nomad visas, one is neo digital nomad visa and other is digital nomad visa. Neo digital nomad visa is for those foreigners who want to stay up to one year in Kazakhstan. These foreigners are usually travel frequently between multiple countries and do not stay for longer period in a country.
But digital nomad visa is granting a tow years stay in Kazakhstan for remote workers. This is actually a one year visa with one year extension availability. The neo digital nomad visa is not extended able and it’s more for long term tourists but digital nomad visa is for professional remote workers who plan to stay for up to tow years in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan digital nomad visa allow foreigners to have multiple entry to the country within these tow years. They don’t need a new visa within these tow years during entry to Kazakhstan. Till now there is no restrictions on any nationality however this is a new visa and announced just tow days ago so there are a lot of updates/ information remain to be announced by the Kazakh government.
Kazakhstan digital nomad visa requirements
When we are talking about digital nomad visa requirements the main important thing which we want know faster and faster is income requirement. Because the rest of requirements are just general requirements and the main point is income requirement.
Kazakhstan digital nomad visa income requirement is $3.000. this income should be verified income and digital nomads will have to prove it. There is no official information released about the source of income but it’s confirmed that this income should be generated from a non Kazakh source and it can be generated from multiple sources.
For prove of income you can present bank statement, payslips, invoices and other supportive documents. These documents should be clear, verifiable and original.
Police clearance certificate, when you want to apply for Kazakhstan digital nomad visa you need to present you criminal record also. Remember this certificate should not be old than 90 days.
Health insurance, during applying you will need to have a full insurance, this insurance should cover all health related risks for all period of your stay in Kazakhstan.
Work agreement, you need to prove your remote work sratus, for this you need to have a work agreement, or partnership agreement to any other documents which can show you are working remotely.
Apply for Kazakhstan digital nomad visa
The entire process for Kazakhstan digital nomad visa will be online, you will be able to submit your visa application online without the involvement of Kazakhstan emabssy however till now the Kazakh government not introduced the website for applying but it will soon be available.
So there is no official information about the complete process yet but it’s announced that Kazakhstan digital nomad is will be available online and we are waiting for further information regarding the visa fee and other information.
Is Kazakhstan is good place for digital nomads?
Kazakhstan is a modern country in central Asia, we can say it’s the most modern country in central Asia with beautiful metropolitan cities like Astana and Almaty.
The country is safe and tourists and foreigners can have Safe stay there. There is no major news negative news about foreigners in the country for past give years. The country host a huge number of foreign students and welcome millions tourists each year.
Kazakhstan is an affordable country, prices are in most of year has good stability you can live with even limited budget in this country, Kazakhstan is affordable but the quality of life is in European standard, especially if you are living in Almaty and Astana.
Kazakhstan has good internet speed and you will be able to work remotely without anypobel. It’s a country from where you can also visit easily other central asian countries for shirt term visits.
Kazakhstan digital nomad visa alternatives
If you are thinking that Kazakhstan Digital Nomad Visa is not suitable for you don’t worry you have some good alternatives in Asia and other parts of the world.
Turkey can be considered as alternative, but remember Turkey digital nomad visa is only for European nationals and US, Canada and UK citizens.
Minimum income for Turkey digital nomad visa is also 3.000 USD, you also need to be graduated from university.
Dubai digital nomad visa is also a good alternative for Kazakhstan digital nomad visa, Dubai digital nomad visa is 3.500 USD. Dubai is a middle Eastern City in United Arab Emirates so it’s very far from Kazakhstan.
If you are looking for low income requirement digital nomad visa than you have to look for Colombia digital nomad visa and Brazil digital nomad visa. Colombia digital nomad visa income requirement is only 900 USD and Brazil digital nomad visa income requirement is 1.500 USD.
Colombia digital nomad visa can be applied online via internet but for Brazil digital nomad visa you need to apply through embassy and you will be interviewed.
If you are interested in Europe Croatia is also a good option with monthly 3.047 USD income requirement, in southeast asia Malaysia is a good alternative with 2.000 USD income requirement.
