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Kazakhstan → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Migrant population by year

15k29k19901995200020052010201520202024
15k29k19902000201020202024
Data table
19903,531
199513,744
200024,182
200525,878
201028,574
201526,926
202027,523
202429,238
Estimate, 2024
29,238
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.1%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
11
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Greece's consulates in Kazakhstan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202410,32010,1461401.4%
20239,6749,4591781.8%
20227,9887,7881712.1%
2021515495173.3%
2020680608537.8%
20196,0515,919971.6%
20186,3736,2421191.9%
20176,5466,4121332.0%
20166,1306,100300.5%
20156,8636,7071462.1%
20146,5646,511500.8%
20137,2057,149560.8%
20124,9194,8031162.4%
20115,0914,9611302.6%
20103,1733,0551183.7%
20092,4142,2751395.8%

Applications by year

5,16010k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
5,16010k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20092,414
20103,173
20115,091
20124,919
20137,205
20146,564
20156,863
20166,130
20176,546
20186,373
20196,051
2020680
2021515
20227,988
20239,674
202410,320
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Greece

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family30
  2. Education19
  3. Other reasons15
  4. Work7
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202571000
202412421364
202311001949
202216401739
20219201123
20205201631
20196101625
20184902526
20175402724
20164704425
20156903017
2014570230
2013640410
2012470370
2011510290
2010510790
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities5
  2. EU Blue Card2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,562
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
21
Changed status into work, 2025
1
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

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAstanamfa.gr
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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