No visa needed

Do citizens of Iran need a visa for Kazakhstan?

Citizens of Iran don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan and can stay up to 14 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Astana: ≈ 2,340 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 14 days

Can I travel to Kazakhstan without a visa on a Iran passport?

Yes, citizens of Iran don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan for up to 14 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kazakhstan visa rules at a glance

With a Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Kazakhstan passport: 40.
Citizens of Iran and Kazakhstan can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Tunisia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Kazakhstan, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Kazakhstan

Travelling to Kazakhstan: good to know

Tehran — Astana: about 2,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1.5 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Astana 13:30.
Local currency: Kazakhstani Tenge.
Languages: Kazakh and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KZT 443.
Kazakhstan is the 26th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.