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Kazakhstan → Lithuania

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kazakhstan
To
Lithuania
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,594
Change since 2018
+2315.2%
Share of all arrivals in Lithuania, 2023
3.18%
Inflow 20231,594OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kazakhstan to Lithuania

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

Inflows by year

7971,5942005200820112015201820212023
7971,5942005200820112015201820212023
Data table
200511
20069
200716
200816
200924
20108
201121
201350
201447
201536
201658
201748
201866
2019131
2020250
2021214
2022352
20231,594
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—3,116—
20231,5941,215—
2022352833—
20212147266
20202505296
20191314282
2018661931
2017481882
2016581717
2015362115
2014472207
201350—2
2012——4
201121—5
20108—2
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

6,55513k19901995200020052010201520202024
6,55513k19902000201020202024
Data table
199013,109
19958,354
20006,544
20056,388
20105,366
20154,477
20204,248
20244,475
Estimate, 2024
4,475
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.6%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
6
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Lithuania's consulates in Kazakhstan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20248,7017,3221,36415.7%
20237,4326,1601,23716.6%
20224,7524,2204198.8%
20213,4813,09040511.6%
20204,3123,67762714.5%
201913,39712,0181,35110.1%
201812,57311,2461,1779.4%
201716,85015,9757864.7%
201613,02812,5204453.4%
201511,16111,1952432.2%
201415,61215,4033172.0%
201319,64418,9753922.0%
201217,19616,7423682.1%
201115,76515,3374002.5%
201011,53511,3861471.3%
200912,11611,6654513.7%

Applications by year

9,82220k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
9,82220k200920122015201820212024
Data table
200912,116
201011,535
201115,765
201217,196
201319,644
201415,612
201511,161
201613,028
201716,850
201812,573
201913,397
20204,312
20213,481
20224,752
20237,432
20248,701
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Lithuania

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work2,048
  2. Education111
  3. Family33
  4. Other reasons6
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,198000
20241,70850251
20232,420120234
2022426127201
202124154174
202025846156
201915642117
2018712167
2017473166
2016651749
2015550234
2014791121
2013750641
201244010
201131000
201018030
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities2,038
  2. EU Blue Card10
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,336
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
27
Changed status into work, 2025
4
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
14
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 Lithuania in Kazakhstan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAstanakz.mfa.lt
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Lithuania, 2023; Kazakhstan ranks 9.

Inflows to Lithuania, 2023
  1. Belarus15,675
  2. Ukraine10,539
  3. Uzbekistan4,440
  4. Kyrgyzstan3,227
  5. Tajikistan3,207
  6. India2,392
  7. Russia1,744
  8. Azerbaijan1,743
  9. Kazakhstan1,594
  10. Georgia787
  11. Türkiye783
  12. Moldova399
Other destinations for people from Kazakhstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye10,813
  2. South Korea10,127
  3. United States2,570
  4. Germany2,042
  5. Czechia1,437
  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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