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Passport valid for at least six months beyond length of stay required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

Required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).

All nationals staying longer than five days must register with an OVIR office and pay a registration charge. Failure to do so will result in penalties on departure.

Tourist: £23 (single-entry); £33 (double-entry). Business and Private: £33 (single-entry); £43 (double-entry); £73 (triple-entry); £133 (multiple-entry, up to one year); £263 (multiple-entry, up to two years). Transit: £13.

Tourist: 30 days (single-entry); 60 days (double-entry). Business and Private: three months (single-, double- and triple-entry); one or two years (multiple-entry). Transit: 72 hours.

The consulate (or consular section at embassy); see Contact Addresses. Applicants of Sweden and Denmark must apply to the Diplomatic Mission of the Republic of Kazakstan in Norway or make their applications through two specially nominated visa service agents based in London. Contact the embassy or see the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the UK for more information.

One day. All applicants are strongly recommended to submit visa applications at least five days prior to date of departure.

Mukhtar Auezor 126, Astana 473000, Kazakhstan
Tel: (3272) 396 638.
Website: www.kazsport.kz

ul Gogolya 73, Hotel Otrar, Almaty 480002, Kazakhstan
Tel: (3272) 730 075/045.
Website: www.group.kz

33 Thurloe Square, London SW7 2SD, UK
Tel: (020) 7581 4646 (ext 207/8 for visa section) or 09065 508 978 (recorded visa information; calls cost £1 per minute).
Website: www.kazakhstanembassy.org.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0830-1830; Mon-Fri 0900-1200 (consular section, closed Wednesdays except for nationals of Kazakhstan and closed on Kazakhstan national holidays).

1401 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Tel: (202) 232 5488.
Website: www.kazakhembus.com

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Sometimes
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There is a large network of hospitals, emergency centres and pharmacies. The largest include the Central Hospital, the Maternity and Childhood Institute Clinic and the Medical Teaching Institute Clinic in Almaty, and the Spinal Centre and Hospital of Rehabilitation Treatment in Karaganda. However, standards within the public healthcare system have declined significantly since the Soviet era. It is hard to ascertain the level of expertise of the doctors, and visitors cannot rely on the availability of western medicines. Comprehensive medical insurance is strongly advised.

* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over one year of age arriving within six days from infected areas.

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
1-2 Jan New Year.
7 Jan Russian Orthodox Christmas.
8 Mar International Women’s Day.
22 Mar Nauryz Meyrami (Traditional Spring Holiday).
1 May Kazakhstan People’s Unity Day.
9 May Victory Day.
30 Aug Constitution Day.
25 Oct Republic Day.
16 Dec Independence Day.
20 Dec Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).

2008
1-2 Jan New Year.
7 Jan Russian Orthodox Christmas.
8 Mar International Women’s Day.
22 Mar Nauryz Meyrami (Traditional Spring Holiday).
1 May Kazakhstan People’s Unity Day.
9 May Victory Day.
30 Aug Constitution Day.
25 Oct Republic Day.
16 Dec Independence Day.
9 Dec Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).

Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. Eid al-Adha may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.