Following the Statement of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dated April 27, 2020, the state of emergency in the Republic of Kazakhstan has been extended until May 11, 2020.

At the same time, Kazakh authorities have decided to ease some coronavirus-related restrictions in the coming days, in particular, renewing flights between two main cities Nur-Sultan and Almaty from May 1. Meanwhile, Businesses including banks, logistics firms and factories would be the first business operations to be allowed to resume.

People will be allowed to go out for walks in the coming days though Tokayev extended the state of emergency declared in mid-March, saying Kazakhstan had not yet passed the peak stage of infection.

He said the state of emergency, which had been due to end on April 30, could finish on May 11 if there were no new mass outbreaks.

For more information on the quarantine regime, please visit the official website of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Authorised State Bodies, including Migration and Tax Authorities have extended temporarily suspension of provision of the state services for foreign citizens. In addition, a visa waiver policy has been suspended till November 1, 2020. In this regards, the citizens of above-mentioned countries will obtain a visa at the Embassies or General Consulates of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad. In addition to the required documents for visa, a medical certificate should be submitted to a consul. Please, find more detailed information on our special page.