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Kazakhstan → Hungary

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kazakhstan
To
Hungary
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
604
Change since 2018
+132.3%
Share of all arrivals in Hungary, 2023
0.99%
Inflow 2023604OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kazakhstan to Hungary

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

Inflows by year

365729200120042007201020132016201920222023
3657292001200520092013201720212023
Data table
20010
20020
20030
20040
200517
200618
200724
200846
200949
201069
201154
201291
2013121
2014186
2015141
2016161
2017224
2018260
2019332
2020538
2021369
2022729
2023604
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,703—
20236041,6783
20227291,1644
20213691,1596
20205388172
20193326762
20182605373
20172245075
20161614833
20151414398
20141863416
20131212855
2012912183
2011542673
2010692183
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

49498719901995200020052010201520202024
49498719902000201020202024
Data table
1990469
1995416
2000362
2005445
2010531
2015483
2020837
2024987
Estimate, 2024
987
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.14%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
46
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Hungary's consulates in Kazakhstan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202410,94410,2556896.3%
202310,3119,7305815.6%
20229,3268,6396877.4%
20212,6912,32633712.5%
20202,2242,0731165.2%
201912,36411,5897295.9%
201811,99111,2527376.1%
201711,17910,6275474.9%
20168,2038,0031992.4%
201513,95313,6772752.0%
201414,06713,6624052.9%
201310,99310,6933002.7%
20126,8926,7881041.5%
20112,8172,773441.6%
20102,0491,973552.7%
20092,6322,572130.5%

Applications by year

7,03414k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
7,03414k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20092,632
20102,049
20112,817
20126,892
201310,993
201414,067
201513,953
20168,203
201711,179
201811,991
201912,364
20202,224
20212,691
20229,326
202310,311
202410,944
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Hungary

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education565
  2. Work147
  3. Other reasons54
  4. Family43
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20258094200
20241,156504697
202399103686
20221,43014692
202160906618
202067302626
201951602463
201840303332
201732805214
201626603201
201524408146
201424406107
20131860539
2012123030
201195030
201097030
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities92
  2. EU Blue Card42
  3. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)12
  4. Researchers1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,729
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
35
Changed status into work, 2025
9
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Hungary, 2023; Kazakhstan ranks 20.

Inflows to Hungary, 2023
  1. Vietnam9,688
  2. Philippines6,022
  3. Ukraine4,273
  4. China3,423
  5. India2,914
  6. South Korea2,535
  7. Germany2,480
  8. Russia2,438
  9. Kyrgyzstan2,293
  10. Türkiye2,208
  11. Mongolia1,859
  12. Slovakia1,188
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. Canada485
  9. Japan423
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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