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Visa to Spain from Kazakhstan: how to apply for a national visa

A national visa (for more than 90 days) is submitted by a citizen of Kazakhstan at the Spanish Embassy in Astana on provisional registration. Visa centres in Astana and Almaty only accept applications for studies and shengen [1][3].

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  • National visa is issued at the Spanish Embassy in Astana Visa centres in Astana and Almaty accept student and Schengen visas online on record [1].
  • The Embassy in Astana is also responsible for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan [4].
  • Citizens of Kazakhstan need a Schengen visa for short-term travel up to 90 days, and a national visa for stay longer than 90 days at any time for 180 days [2][3].
  • The Embassy publishes a table of requirements for visa types. February 2026 version counts the monthly amount as 12 times the annual amount; check whether there is a table for 2026. [5].
  • Kazakhstan has been a party to the Hague Convention on Apostille since 30 January 2001, so Kazakhstan ’s public documents are filed with apostille [6][8].

Do Kazakhstan citizens need a national visa?

Yes, if you travel for more than 90 days: the Spanish Embassy in Astana writes that third-country nationals who stay in Spain longer than 90 days at any time for 180 days are granted a national visa [3]A Schengen visa is required for a short-term visit: citizens of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are subject to the obligation to hold a Schengen visa, and the applicant must live in an embassy area [2]The fee for applicants of 12 years is Euro90, the decision period is 15 calendar days, and for documents requested is up to 45. [2].

Where to: visa centre or embassy?

Type of visaWhere to serveHow to Sign
Schengen (up to 90 days)Visa centres in Astana and AlmatyOnline recording on the centre website [1]
National study visaSame visa centresOnline recording [1]
Other national visasSpanish Embassy in AstanaForm of e-mail entry for consular office [1][9]

"Other" includes no lucrativa, employment and self-employment, entrepreneur, investor, family reunification and international telework: the Embassy lists them on the national visa list [3]. Take the addresses, schedule and website of the visa center only from the embassy page: they change. [1].

What national visas are issued in Astana?

In the Embassy's list: studies, practice, researcher, investor, entrepreneur, highly skilled worker and intra-corporate transfer, employment and self-employment, residencia no lucrativa, international telework, family reunification, Spanish family, return of permanent resident status [3]Which category is suitable for you depends on work, income and family. What grounds for residence permits are working for CIS citizens, and the procedure for teleworking by steps in DNV route sheet.

What are the funds being checked?

The Embassy in Astana provides a bilingual table of requirements for visa types. [5]For a telework visa, the threshold in 2026 is 200 per cent SMI: Euro2,849 per month (Euro34,188 per year before taxes), for a claimant with one family member, Euro3,917 per month [7]Whether the Embassy table was updated for 2026, we did not check.

Documents and apostilles for Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan acceded to the 1961 Hague Convention and has been in force since 30 January 2001 [6]. UGE requires apostille or legalization of public documents of foreign authorities and sworn translation of documents not in Spanish [8]Impartiality certificates are needed from the countries where you have lived for the past two years, plus a five-year conviction claim. [7]Which Kazakh body puts the apostille on a particular document and in what form we did not check.

What we don't know

There is no separate description of the teleworking visa on the Embassy page, we have no official list of documents for Kazakh applicants, no idea how the embassy distributes the recording by week and what waiting times. a residence permit in Barcelona on its ownFor your situation, please sign up for ConsultationIII. By country: DNV from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Georgia.

Frequent issues

Where can a citizen of Kazakhstan apply for a visa to Spain?
The visa is of a type, and Schengen and student national visas accept Spanish visa centres in Astana and Almaty online. The remaining national visas, including no lucrativa, work, family reunification and telework, accept the Spanish Embassy in Astana on provisional appointment. [1][3].
Do Kazakhs need a visa to Spain?
A Schengen visa is required for short-term travel up to 90 days: the fee for applicants of 12 years is 90 euros, the time limit for the decision is 15 calendar days and, when documents are requested, 45 days. [2][3].
How do you sign up for a national visa in Astana?
For the national visa, the Embassy requests that the pre-recorded form be filled in and sent to the consular office e-mail: address is on the Embassy page. For Schengen and study, the recording goes otherwise online through the visa centre in Astana or Almaty. How the embassy distributes the record by week and what waiting times are not officially stated. [1][9].
Can a digital nomad from Kazakhstan be granted a residence permit?
Yes, but via the visa of the television service at the Embassy in Astana: UGE is not issued directly from the country of origin. You can apply to UGE if you are legally present there. There is no separate description of the telework visa on the Embassy page, so the list of documents for Kazakh applicants is better specified in writing. [7].
Do you need apostille on Kazakh documents?
For public documents, yes. Kazakhstan has been a party to the Hague Convention on Apostille since 30 January 2001, and UGE requires apostille or legalization for public documents of foreign authorities and juror translation of the others. Which Kazakh authority puts the apostille on a particular document and in what form we have not checked, so check this before ordering it. [6][8].
How much income do you need to show when you apply for a telework visa?
The amount is taxable, and the Embassy in Astana publishes its own fund table, but the February 2025 version considers the monthly amount as an annual amount divided by 12. [5][7].

Based on source

  1. Spanish Embassy in Astana · visa application place ·
  2. Spanish Embassy in Astana · Schengen visa ·
  3. Spanish Embassy in Astana · National visas, general information and list of categories ♪
  4. Spanish Embassy in Astana · Main page, areas of responsibility ~
  5. Spanish Embassy in Astana · requirements for national visa funds (version 2025) ♪
  6. HCCH · Status of The Hague Apostille Convention, 1961 ♪
  7. Ministry of Inclusion · UGE: Questions and Answers on International Telework ·
  8. Ministry of Inclusion · UGE: documents for authorization of the teleworker ·
  9. Spanish Embassy in Astana · hours of work, recording and contact ·

Sources are viewed on 02.10.2026. Consolidated texts and departmental reference pages are informative: legal application takes into account official publications, changes and specific circumstances. Material has not been personally checked by counsel.

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