A Russian citizen can enter Kazakhstan To the attention of citizens who are going to visit Kazakhstan / Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Kazakhstan and by foreign , and by the all-Russian passport. Children under 14 can use a birth certificate to confirm their identity. At the same time, it is allowed to stay in the country without additional permits for up to 90 days. To stay for a longer period, you need a good reason: study, work at a local company or something similar. If you are going to stay in Kazakhstan for more than 30 days, you need to register with the local migration service.
Coronavirus entry restrictions no longer apply Entry procedure to Kazakhstan / Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Russian Federation . So neither the result of the PCR test nor the certificate of vaccination will be needed.
A residence permit is issued on standard grounds:
To get permanent residence, you need to live in the country for more than three years.
You can get from Russia to Kazakhstan by plane, train or by motor transport.
Plane tickets at normal times, if there are no heartbreaking events, are quite affordable, and flying from Moscow to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, is a little more than three hours.
You can leave by train Kazakhstan / Russian Railways to Karaganda from Samara and Omsk, to Almaty from Kazan, to Atyrau from Astrakhan. Also, some passing trains stop on the territory of Kazakhstan.
You can travel by car through the Altai Territory, Astrakhan, Volgograd, Kurgan, Omsk, Orenburg, Saratov, Novosibirsk or Chelyabinsk region.
The cost of bus tickets depends on the point of departure and destination, but in general it is not very high.
The official language of Kazakhstan is Kazakh. But along with it, the Russian language is also widely used, including Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 11, 1997 No. 151-I "On languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan" in state and local government bodies.
The currency of Kazakhstan is tenge. The exchange rate, of course, fluctuates, but recently one ruble is equal to about 8-9 tenge.
Officially, Kazakhstan is considered a country where the cards of the payment system "World " work. But commercial banks make their own decisions Kazakhstan allowed banks to refuse Mir cards / Lenta , whether to service such cards. So there is a risk that it will be problematic to pay "In Peace" or withdraw cash. Cards UnionPay are still working Kazakhstan / UnionPay International .
At the same time, a Russian can usually open a card at a local bank, but the institution has additional requirements. For example, sometimes they require you to confirm that you study or work in the country.
You can transfer money from Russia to Kazakhstan using the services "Golden Crown" and "Unistirim", as well as by postal transfer. Cards of Kazakh banks from the Russian Federation will be replenished via "MTS.Money" or "Mail.Bank"
Temporary accommodation options can be found on Booking.com and AirBnB. Unlike in Russia, these services work in Kazakhstan. To rent an apartment or a room in Astana, on average, you need to cook 25-40 dollars.
For long-term rentals there are OLX, "Roof", Market and other services. Prices, as expected, are increasing along with the increase in the number of people who want to rent a house. Now, depending on the area, the average price is 170-200 What about the prices for rental housing in Astana and Almaty against the background of mobilization in the Russian Federation and the influx of Russians / KazTAG thousand tenge. This is 21-25 thousand rubles.
The Bureau of National Statistics in the middle of the year called Average prices for socially significant products in Kazakhstan are named / Forbes prices for socially significant goods. It turned out like this:
Of course, official figures always look overly optimistic. But on average, the order of prices can be imagined.
The prices in the cafe are also affordable on average. With lunch or dinner in an inexpensive institution, you can meet 300 rubles.
Activ, Beeline, Tele2 and others work in Kazakhstan. You can buy a SIM card in stores, stalls — in general, almost everywhere. But then both it and the device where it will be used must be registered with the operator.
The tariff with 18 gigabytes of Internet, depending on the operator, will cost 4.5–5 thousand tenge (about 600 rubles).
The average salary in Kazakhstan is Salary in the second quarter of 2022 / Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan 312 thousand tenge (40 thousand rubles). The official unemployment rate is not very high — 4.9% Unemployment rate in 2022 . Which, however, does not mean that it will be easy for a foreigner to find a place here. But it's not impossible. Especially for highly qualified specialists. A Russian does not need a work permit to work in Kazakhstan Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (Astana, May 29, 2014) .
You can search for a job on HeadHunter, Rabota.kz , RabotaNur, Superjob.
At the same time, the option remains to work for a company that is located in another country. Just then you need to come up with a justification for why you have been in Kazakhstan for a long time.
The Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan warns To the attention of citizens who are going to visit Kazakhstan / Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Kazakhstan that Russian health insurance policies are not valid in Kazakhstan. Free assistance will be provided only in an emergency and only to eliminate the threat to the patient's life. At the same time, the bills for treatment can reach hundreds of thousands of rubles.
Therefore, it is better to get medical insurance — international or local.
Food can be ordered through Glovo or "Yandex.Food". To call a taxi — via "Yandex.Taxi", inDriver. Specialists to perform services — search on "Yandex.Services", Profi, Market.
