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Kazakhstan → Austria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kazakhstan
To
Austria
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
347
Change since 2018
+39.9%
Share of all arrivals in Austria, 2023
0.19%
Inflow 2023347OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kazakhstan to Austria

Inflows of nationals of Kazakhstan recorded by Austria; stock of nationals of Kazakhstan living there; and acquisitions of Austria's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

174347200020032006200920122015201820212023
1743472000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200025
200118
200247
200378
200464
200564
200671
200752
200851
2009100
2010112
2011137
2012202
2013286
2014298
2015324
2016261
2017276
2018248
2019240
2020180
2021257
2022318
2023347
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,789—
20233471,63027
20223181,51329
20212571,44627
20201801,46824
20192401,41819
20182481,39117
20172761,32611
20162611,22410
20153241,0335
201429888011
20132866827
20122025537
20111374523
20101123994
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Austria's consulates in Kazakhstan

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Austria's consulates located in Kazakhstan.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20245,1764,59057411.1%
20235,5584,3931,16220.9%
20224,2463,1261,13826.8%
20211,13091821118.7%
20201,2021,190121.0%
20196,3156,217951.5%
20186,6986,5591372.0%
20175,7845,6041803.1%
20163,6083,571340.9%
20154,3554,283691.6%
20144,6634,592711.5%
20133,1803,121591.9%
20122,5862,537491.9%
20112,2532,198552.4%
20101,6281,603251.5%
20091,4331,366674.7%

Applications by year

3,3496,6982009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
3,3496,698200920122015201820212024
Data table
20091,433
20101,628
20112,253
20122,586
20133,180
20144,663
20154,355
20163,608
20175,784
20186,698
20196,315
20201,202
20211,130
20224,246
20235,558
20245,176
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Austria

First residence permits issued by Austria to citizens of Kazakhstan (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education275
  2. Family44
  3. Other reasons25
  4. Work15
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025359300
2024319844428
2023284727408
2022203429389
2021211327392
2020126224350
2019137419341
2018152117322
2017160311271
2016162210233
201524315155
2014203011105
201319467102
2012164070
2011116030
201067040
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)7
  2. EU Blue Card3
  3. Other paid activities3
  4. Researchers2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,731
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
98
Changed status into work, 2025
30
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
2
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Austria: national statistics office

Migration of citizens of Kazakhstan to and from Austria (Statistik Austria).

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet migration
2025530216314
2024431202229
2023347172175
2022318180138
202125716790
20201801737
201924017862
201824822523
201727620373
2016261161100
2015324151173
2014298139159
201328696190
201220282120
20111375780
20101126448

Immigration by year

2655302002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242025
2655302002200620102014201820222025
Data table
200247
200378
200464
200564
200671
200752
200851
2009100
2010112
2011137
2012202
2013286
2014298
2015324
2016261
2017276
2018248
2019240
2020180
2021257
2022318
2023347
2024431
2025530
Source: Statistik Austria, OGD_bevwan020_AUSSENWAND_100 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Austria in Kazakhstan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAstanabmeia.gv.at
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Austria, 2023; Kazakhstan ranks 51.

Inflows to Austria, 2023
  1. Germany19,774
  2. Romania19,252
  3. Ukraine15,739
  4. Syria15,246
  5. Hungary14,723
  6. Croatia7,917
  7. Türkiye7,595
  8. Serbia5,362
  9. Bulgaria4,883
  10. Italy4,695
  11. Poland4,477
  12. Bosnia and Herzegovina4,405
Other destinations for people from Kazakhstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye10,813
  2. South Korea10,127
  3. United States2,570
  4. Germany2,042
  5. Lithuania1,594
  6. Czechia1,437
  7. Latvia900
  8. Hungary604
  9. Canada485
  10. Japan423
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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