No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for Kazakhstan?

Citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan and can stay up to 30 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Astana: ≈ 14,290 km, about 18.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Kazakhstan without a visa on a New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kazakhstan visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Kazakhstan passport: 40.
Citizens of New Zealand and Kazakhstan can travel together visa-free to 36 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Macau, Thailand, Argentina, China, Ecuador, Mongolia, Seychelles, Colombia, Brazil, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Grenada.
Citizens of Kazakhstan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Kazakhstan

Travelling to Kazakhstan: good to know

Wellington — Astana: about 14,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Astana 04:00.
Local currency: Kazakhstani Tenge.
Languages: Kazakh and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KZT 443.
Kazakhstan is the 101st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.