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Kazakhstan → Bulgaria

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kazakhstan
To
Bulgaria
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Kazakhstan who live in Bulgaria: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

1,5873,17419901995200020052010201520202024
1,5873,17419902000201020202024
Data table
199089
1995271
2000452
2005672
2010879
20151,327
20202,308
20243,174
Estimate, 2024
3,174
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.1%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
17
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Bulgaria's consulates in Kazakhstan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20245,6735,1991272.2%
20093,4103,367431.3%

Applications by year

2,8375,67320092024
2,8375,67320092024
Data table
20093,410
20245,673
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Bulgaria

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work59
  2. Family42
  3. Other reasons9
  4. Education3
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025113600
20241074148
20231168485
2022140108419
2021111024112
2020971896
201918748129
2018210117127
201719046133
2016122323115
2015234111102
201422611583
20131943777
20121710130
201190070
201045000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities54
  2. EU Blue Card5
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,373
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
49
Changed status into work, 2025
4
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
213
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAstanamfa.bg
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Kazakhstan move (OECD, 2023).

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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