Kazakhstan → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Kazakhstan
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 214
Change since 2018: +42.7%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.08%

Inflow 2023214OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Kazakhstan to France

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

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	27
2001	60
2002	106
2003	90
2004	138
2005	153
2006	163
2007	124
2008	111
2009	86
2010	116
2011	100
2012	140
2013	165
2014	151
2015	151
2016	159
2017	159
2018	150
2019	160
2020	140
2021	208
2022	241
2023	214

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	214	—	76
2022	241	—	63
2021	208	—	107
2020	140	—	69
2019	160	—	51
2018	150	2,031	73
2017	159	1,844	17
2016	159	1,705	10
2015	151	1,594	41
2014	151	—	18
2013	165	—	24
2012	140	—	29
2011	100	—	21
2010	116	1,145	24

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Kazakhstan

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

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	17,759	16,222	874	4.9%
2023	12,096	11,159	649	5.4%
2022	8,334	7,320	628	7.5%
2021	621	545	25	4.0%
2020	2,535	2,209	304	12.0%
2019	13,102	11,600	1,072	8.2%
2018	10,580	9,760	602	5.7%
2017	11,042	10,314	480	4.3%
2016	8,759	8,418	325	3.7%
2015	11,249	10,889	309	2.7%
2014	11,628	11,386	240	2.1%
2013	12,957	12,689	154	1.2%
2012	11,686	11,507	179	1.5%
2011	11,733	11,382	351	3.0%
2010	10,025	9,821	204	2.0%
2009	8,006	7,860	146	1.8%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	8,006
2010	10,025
2011	11,733
2012	11,686
2013	12,957
2014	11,628
2015	11,249
2016	8,759
2017	11,042
2018	10,580
2019	13,102
2020	2,535
2021	621
2022	8,334
2023	12,096
2024	17,759

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

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

First permits by reason, 2025

Education371
Other reasons105
Family78
Work57

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	611	5	0	0
2024	595	8	71	456
2023	544	5	76	431
2022	531	10	63	431
2021	438	6	107	412
2020	342	6	69	459
2019	402	4	51	432
2018	410	3	73	367
2017	331	1	17	470
2016	327	0	10	428
2015	306	0	41	398
2014	353	1	18	392
2013	350	0	24	346
2012	317	0	29	0
2011	272	0	21	0
2010	266	0	24	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities34
Researchers18
EU Blue Card5

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 3,348
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 37
Changed status into work, 2025: 57
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 2

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

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Astana	ambafrance-kz.org
Consulate-general	Almaty	kz.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Kazakhstan ranks 98.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Kazakhstan, 2023

Türkiye10,813
South Korea10,127
United States2,570
Germany2,042
Lithuania1,594
Czechia1,437
Latvia900
Hungary604
Canada485
Japan423