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Kazakhstan → Slovakia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kazakhstan
To
Slovakia
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
13
Change since 2018
+62.5%
Share of all arrivals in Slovakia, 2023
0.61%
Inflow 202313OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kazakhstan to Slovakia

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

Inflows by year

81520032006200920132016201920222023
815200320072011201620202023
Data table
200315
200412
20053
200613
20073
20081
20093
20102
20113
20131
20143
20154
20162
20173
20188
20191
20203
20214
202212
202313
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—159—
20231315612
2022121451
20214711
2020368—
20191651
20188562
2017353—
2016248—
2015444—
2014340—
2013138—
2012—382
2011377—
2010252—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

15831519901995200020052010201520202024
15831519902000201020202024
Data table
199021
199578
2000158
2005178
2010199
2015246
2020290
2024315
Estimate, 2024
315
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.10%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
34
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Slovakia's consulates in Kazakhstan

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024785765141.8%
2023514493132.5%
20223173160—
20211281280—
202013312532.3%
2019501482163.2%
201855154381.5%
201749849261.2%
201639138741.0%
201558758710.2%
20144814810—
201339439310.3%
201259459130.5%
201150450310.2%
201049348940.8%
20094234220—

Applications by year

3937852009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
393785200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009423
2010493
2011504
2012594
2013394
2014481
2015587
2016391
2017498
2018551
2019501
2020133
2021128
2022317
2023514
2024785
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Slovakia

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education320
  2. Work194
  3. Family15
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025529000
202429901288
2023392012278
202233801251
202126001202
20201020080
20191530147
20181370229
2017840023
2016590021
2015620017
2014300015
2013300016
201230020
201141000
201027000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities194
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,724
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
56
Changed status into work, 2025
16
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 Slovakia in Kazakhstan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Slovakia, 2023; Kazakhstan ranks 25.

Inflows to Slovakia, 2023
  1. Ukraine457
  2. Hungary289
  3. Czechia251
  4. Vietnam131
  5. Russia128
  6. Serbia107
  7. Poland82
  8. Romania61
  9. China47
  10. Germany44
  11. Italy37
  12. Thailand26
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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