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Kazakhstan → Czechia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kazakhstan
To
Czechia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,437
Change since 2018
+78.7%
Share of all arrivals in Czechia, 2023
1.03%
Inflow 20231,437OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kazakhstan to Czechia

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

Inflows by year

8491,697200020032006200920122015201820212023
8491,6972000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200083
2001122
2002229
2003169
2004223
2005365
2006460
2007986
2008706
2009780
2010716
2011516
2012642
2013618
20141,018
2015689
2016612
2017623
2018804
20191,038
2020978
20211,033
20221,697
20231,437
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—9,798—
20231,4379,145122
20221,6977,96391
20211,0336,88487
20209785,94060
20191,0386,03441
20188045,67853
20176235,45664
20166125,14150
20156895,00048
20141,0184,821122
20136184,75365
20126424,53430
20115164,24348
20107163,90517
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

4,3608,719200020052010201520202024
4,3608,719200020052010201520202024
Data table
20001,549
20053,169
20106,110
20157,284
20208,093
20248,719
Estimate, 2024
8,719
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.85%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
11
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Czechia's consulates in Kazakhstan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202410,8439,7021,14110.5%
202311,3579,7071,64614.5%
20227,4416,3531,08814.6%
20213302884212.7%
20202,7872,47031711.4%
201920,79218,6682,12310.2%
201816,92516,5543522.1%
201715,01514,3996154.1%
201610,63910,540950.9%
20156,8816,800811.2%
20144,0143,8331804.5%
201310,2029,7894074.0%
201210,1209,8023183.1%
201111,28610,9083783.3%
201010,82110,2096125.7%
200911,91211,3655474.6%

Applications by year

10k21k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
10k21k200920122015201820212024
Data table
200911,912
201010,821
201111,286
201210,120
201310,202
20144,014
20156,881
201610,639
201715,015
201816,925
201920,792
20202,787
2021330
20227,441
202311,357
202410,843
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Czechia

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education901
  2. Work387
  3. Other reasons336
  4. Family124
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,748900
20242,0198893,088
20232,13391412,805
20222,311191092,610
20211,94521982,395
20201,5646622,027
20192,93010491,751
20181,8634371,677
20171,5277541,648
20162,5244571,515
20152,1643581,446
20141,05121331,376
20131,1370641,174
20121,1620280
20118650480
20108830300
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities378
  2. EU Blue Card9
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
9,700
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
394
Changed status into work, 2025
242
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 Czechia in Kazakhstan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAstanamzv.cz
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Czechia, 2023; Kazakhstan ranks 6.

Inflows to Czechia, 2023
  1. Ukraine105,952
  2. Slovakia6,512
  3. Philippines2,335
  4. India1,900
  5. Vietnam1,869
  6. Kazakhstan1,437
  7. Romania1,181
  8. Mongolia1,142
  9. China1,114
  10. Bulgaria932
  11. Türkiye911
  12. Moldova836
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. Latvia900
  7. Hungary604
  8. Canada485
  9. Japan423
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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