Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 30
By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
Kazakhstan and the United States started mutual issuing of 10-year visas, Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.
Starting from Dec. 29 Kazakh citizens going to the US for business, private or tourist purposes, are able to get US visas for up to 10 years. The citizens of the US traveling to Kazakhstan can receive Kazakhstan’s visas for 10 years as well.
The migration services of two countries will determine a period of stay of visa-holders in accordance with domestic laws.
Meanwhile, the US citizens are allowed to stay in Kazakhstan without visas for up to 30 days.
“Increasing of visa validity term will contribute a maximum simplification of mutual trips of citizens of the two countries and is aimed at the development of the Kazakh-American cooperation in trade-economic, scientific-technical, cultural, humanitarian, tourism and other spheres,” the ministry said.
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