🇰🇿 Neo Nomad Visa (B12-1) → operational since 2025
Kazakhstan digital nomad visa for Americans
The Neo Nomad Visa (B12-1) → operational since 2025 lets you live in Kazakhstan while you keep working for clients or an employer outside the country. Income needed: $3,000/mo foreign-sourced (about $3,000 a month). Length: 1 yr.
🛂 Open to applications 🧾 Moderate tax Central Asia & Caucasus
The visa in numbers
📊 At about $3,000 a month, Kazakhstan's bar is higher than 18 and lower than 23 of the 42 open nomad visas with a set income minimum. Compare all nomad visas →
Requirements and details
| 🛂 Visa | Neo Nomad Visa (B12-1) → operational since 2025 |
| 💵 Income needed | $3,000/mo foreign-sourced ≈ $3,000 a month in US dollars at current rates |
| 💳 Fees | ~€45-60 |
| ⏳ How long it lasts | 1 yr |
| 🔁 Renewal | Yes → within program caps (several yrs total) |
| 📍 Where you apply | Kazakh consulate or authorized channel |
| 📆 Time you must spend there | None published |
| 🏠 Path to permanent residency | Not via Neo Nomad |
| 🧾 Tax | 183 days → resident; 10% flat PIT 🟡 Moderate · Worldwide income · top rate 10% |
| 📝 Good to know | 48 nationalities exempt from the 'invitation' requirement; insurance + background check + housing proof |
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Can the income bar cover life in Kazakhstan?
All-in monthly cost for one person (everyday living costs plus a 1-bedroom city-centre rent), from the cities we cover.
Data last updated · Source: Curated immigration research (confidence: medium)
Kazakhstan nomad visa: common questions
How much income do I need for Kazakhstan's digital nomad visa?
$3,000/mo foreign-sourced. That's about $3,000 a month in US dollars at current exchange rates.
How long does the Neo Nomad Visa (B12-1) last, and can I renew it?
1 yr. Renewal: Yes → within program caps (several yrs total).
Where do I apply?
Kazakh consulate or authorized channel.
What documents do I need?
Passport, $3k/mo foreign income proof, insurance, criminal record, housing proof. Requirements vary by consulate, so check the current list before you book an appointment.
Can it lead to permanent residency in Kazakhstan?
Not via Neo Nomad.
Will I pay tax in Kazakhstan as a digital nomad?
183 days → resident; 10% flat PIT. As an American you also stay taxable by the IRS on your worldwide income wherever you live; the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and foreign tax credits usually stop you paying twice. Compare taxes abroad for Americans.