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Old 1 Aug 2015
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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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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.

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@ mika: sorry, haven't been on the internet for while. Otherwise i woukd have sent you a pm!
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Hi,

had the same experience. Custom at Kengen boarder told us that registration is necessary. OVIR in Almaty sent us away:

"No Visa - No registration"

Leaving Kazakhstan the boarder guard just asked "Visa?" after the reply "No, 15 days" he stamped the migration card and passport and off we where.

So definitely no more registration if you enter on the 15 day visa free program.

Sometimes it saves time to read threads before ;-)

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Bernd


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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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I was 3 times in Kazachstan and they never ask about registrations.
Don't worry about it, just smile and say "Kazachstan eta prikrasnaja strana"
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