Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan launches ETA for visa-exempt travelers via the “QazETA” mobile app

Kazakhstan launches ETA for visa-exempt travelers via the “QazETA” mobile app

Launched in July 2025, the “QazETA” mobile application is now at the heart of Kazakhstan’s strategy to digitize migration services and improve the reception of foreign visitors. The app brings together, within a single digital gateway, electronic visa (e-Visa) procedures, the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for visa-exempt travelers, and electronic residency (e-Residency) services.

A single visa for “Stans”? When Central Asia takes inspiration from Schengen

A single visa for “Stans”? When Central Asia takes inspiration from Schengen

Travel freely through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, on a single visa? This is the proposal put forward by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. This project to unify the “Stans”, inspired by the Schengen model, could mark a key stage in the regional integration of Central Asia. Central Asia,