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Hi,
confirmation of the program extension is on the website of the Kazakh Embassy in Berlin:
Die Republik Kasachstan hat das Visaregime für Staatsbürger von Australien, Ungarn, Italien, Monaco, Belgien, Spanien, Niederlande, Norwegen, Schweden, Malaysia, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Singapur, Großbritannien, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Deutschland, Finnland, Frankreich, Schweiz und Japan einseitig aufgehoben.
In diesem Zusammenhang können sich die Bürger der o.a. Länder im Zeitraum vom 16. Juli 2015 bis 31. Dezember 2017 in Kasachstan ohne Visum bis zu 15 Tagen aufhalten.
see you there
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Originally Posted by Wildman
For clarity (from Wikipedia)
Visa is not required for citizens of following 16 countries/territories:
Argentina2 (25 Feb 2014)
Armenia1 (28 Apr 2008)
Azerbaijan2 (23 Apr 2010)
Belarus1 (7 Jun 2002)
Georgia1 (21 Jun 2007)
Hong Kong3 (26 Jul 2012)
Mongolia1 (2 Jan 1995)
Kyrgyzstan1 (7 Jun 2002)
Moldova1 (5 Jan 2007)
Russia1 (7 Jun 2002)
Serbia2 (28 May 2011)
South Korea2 (29 Nov 2014)
Tajikistan2 (7 Jun 2002)
Turkey2 (2 Apr 1992)
Ukraine1 (27 Feb 2002)
Uzbekistan2 (26 Jun 2003)
1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 30 days
3 – up to 14 days
Visa-free regime was signed with Ecuador in September 2013 and has yet to be ratified
No-visa pilot program
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days as part of a no-visa pilot program for countries with the highest investment in Kazakhstan economy. The program was initially started on 15 July 2014 providing visa free access to 10 countries. This was later extended to provide visa free access to the following 19 countries:
Australia*
Belgium*
Finland*
France
Germany
Hungary*
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Monaco*
Netherlands
Norway*
Singapore*
Spain*
Sweden*
Switzerland*
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
* - these 10 additional countries will become eligible on 15 July 2015 as part of the second phase.
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 ....I didn't know that information. Thank you very much 
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17 Jul 2015
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does anyone know whether this also works for multiple entry?
Say I spend 15 days in Kazakhstan, leave and return 3 weeks later to spend another 15 days. Would I still not need a visum?
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17 Jul 2015
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you would need to tell us what passport or passports you have. As the posts above clearly imply, it all depends on what passport you have, so if you have a "do i need a visa" question, you really kinda have to tell us what passports you have available to you. Otherwise you are making it pretty challenging to answer the question.
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I have a Belgian passport, so that falls under the extended no-visa pilot program, allowing me to spend 15 days in KZ without needing a visum. That's all pretty clear to me.
But what I was wondering was whether there are other limitations that would prevent me from entering the country for 2 separate 15-day periods with a few weeks in between.
(to make it very concrete: i'd like to know whether I would still need to apply for a KZ visum if I want to spend 2 weeks there riding from KG to Russia and then again 2 weeks in KZ on my return trip a few weeks later)
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Originally Posted by duibhceK
(to make it very concrete: i'd like to know whether I would still need to apply for a KZ visum if I want to spend 2 weeks there riding from KG to Russia and then again 2 weeks in KZ on my return trip a few weeks later)
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I very much doubt there would be any problem. Most of these types of visa free programs limit access to 180 days a year or 90 days per 6 months. So simply entering twice for short stays is not likely to be an issue.
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Update to visa regulations:
when we came to Ust Kamenogorsk to register at the migration police which has to do every person who stays more than 5 days, the ladies in the office told us, that a registration for those who are on a TRANSITVISUM for max. 15 days (which is ment to be the visa free regulation!!!) don't need to register anymore.
We didn't believe them, insisted to register us, but no chance. At the end we got a telephone number of the head of the migration police office in case of any problems at the border concerning a missing registration.
At the border near Kegen from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyztan the customs officers didn't know about that and asked why we had no registration. We explained and gave them the number we got from the migration office. They called this person and - oh how wonderful is that - it was true that a registration is not needed on a 15 days stay without a visa!
On a regular tourist visa or any visa else is still a registration needed!!! So be careful.
After 15 days in Kazakhstan on this Transit-kind-of-thing we left the country without any problem!
So again, no registration is needed without a visa on a maximum stay of 15 days! But check with the migration police office, try to get a telephone number of someone who can help you out in case the officers at the border are not informed about that!
Happy travels through Kazakhstan! 
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Thank you Thomas for posting this here, I think this is important.
Would you please send me (by pm) the phone number of this head of migration, as I will take the ferry over the Caspian sea in the end of the month.
Greetings from Kyrgyzstan
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registration without a visa
Hi all,
so I crossed in the South West of Kazakhstan, coming from Uzbekistan (Nukus) and leaving by ferry from Aktau to Baku/Azerbaidjan.
August 2015
The immigration card I got on the border stated in English, that I would need to register when I would stay longer than five days.
I stayed only four days, so nobody asked for registration. So, make sure you read whats on this card, to avoid any problems when you leave the country.
Greetings from Baku
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Hi all,
The registration card has not been changed for tourists who are going on the non-visa-program. We had the same registration card as everybody else gets it at the border and did not need to register. Despite the registration card says that every foreigner has to.
Only if you have a normal tourist visa or business visa or what ever, you MUST register. On the non-visa-program with 15 days of stay NOT.
Thats all I can say due to my experience. Hope this helps.
Cheers
@ mika: sorry, haven't been on the internet for while. Otherwise i woukd have sent you a pm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by duibhceK
(to make it very concrete: i'd like to know whether I would still need to apply for a KZ visum if I want to spend 2 weeks there riding from KG to Russia and then again 2 weeks in KZ on my return trip a few weeks later)
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Originally Posted by colebatch
I very much doubt there would be any problem. Most of these types of visa free programs limit access to 180 days a year or 90 days per 6 months. So simply entering twice for short stays is not likely to be an issue.
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Hey all, any updates or recent experience on this question of entering Kazakhstan several times under the visa free program?
I would like to enter Kazakhstan from Russia, ride to Kyrgyzstan, then re-enter Kazakhstan from Kyrgyzstan... each visit thru Kazakhstan lasting less than 15 days.
From the info here on HUBB and Caravanistan it doesn't seem this would be a problem, but I'd like to avoid any unwelcome surprises...  Thanks!
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No problems at all, I just left RUS to KAZ and entered KYR, I asked at the boarder, it´s not a problem. Each entry gets you a 15 days stay in KAZ.
I´m in Bishkek right now!
Wonderful place! But beware of the police, always have some dollars for bribing :-((
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But beware of the police, always have some dollars for bribing :-((
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No, you don't ! the Kyrgyz cops may be the most corrupt of all central Asia, but there's always a way out without making us look like an ATM. It takes time and a lot of talking, but that should be about it.
I mean, of course, you do what you want but at least don't push other to do it 
Enjoy Kyrg, a fantastic country.
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Hi Laurent,
sure you also can do whatever you like. My advice ist to have some dollars ready.
You have been at the Bishkek boarder lately?
If you want to avoid violence by the police there, have some dollars. If you can take some violence by the police, then start arguing. You might get away with some minor bruises and not paying. I prefer to just move on and don´t take it.
I don´t want to "press" someone to do. This is a forum and what I do is giving advice from my experience. (about one week old), and the experience from a french family falling for the same "Stop sign" scam. He didn´t pay but was held on the chair by two masked "special forces" soldiers. If you´re into that, O.K. go for it, I´m not.
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Funny wise I did the same border in 2015 and the boarder guards of Kirgistan an Kazakhstan have been both very helpful and friendly.
it is the second border, where you have problems now.
Do you have some big german or British flag on your bike?
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