Kazakhstan residence by investment through the AIFC: investor visa and tax residency

A programme of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC ITRP) introduced by Article 5-1 of the Constitutional Statute on the AIFC. A foreigner invests from USD 60,000 in AIFC instruments and receives an Investment Resident Certificate, and on it a multiple-entry A5 investor visa for up to 5 years for themselves and the family. Optionally, after 90 days in the country and payment of 7,000 MCI, they become a tax resident of Kazakhstan with foreign income exempt.

In a single instrument from the Programme Office's list: securities admitted to trading on the AIX, shares and units of funds incorporated in the AIFC, the capital of a company registered under AIFC law, or digital assets on platforms of AFSA-licensed providers, for which the minimum is USD 150,000. Securities can be bought on other platforms, but for the certificate the funds must pass through an account with a broker that is a participant of the AIX depository.

Kazakh citizens and those who in the last 20 years were tax residents of Kazakhstan or held Kazakh citizenship terminated within that period. Also applicants who fail due diligence: criminal records, sanctions, an opaque source of funds. The Office is not liable for a refusal by the state bodies to issue a visa or a tax residency certificate.

No. The A5 visa or temporary residence permit can be obtained without a tax residency certificate. The payment of 7,000 MCI (KZT 30,275,000 at the 2026 MCI) arises only on applying for the certificate after 90 calendar days in Kazakhstan within 12 months. Whether it makes sense depends on your income structure and tax in your current country of residence, including whether you remain an Indian tax resident.

According to the programme: PIT 10% / 15%, CIT 20%, VAT 16%; residents pay tax on worldwide income. A tax resident under the programme is exempt from tax on foreign income and on income from investments in programme instruments. Kazakh-source income is taxed under the general rules.

The A5 investor visa is applied for at a Kazakh embassy or consulate abroad on the petition of the AIFC Administration, or at the MIA if you are already in Kazakhstan on a visa of category B3, B9, B10, C3, C4, C5 or C10. The temporary residence permit instead of a visa is available only to nationals of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Uzbekistan. Documents for the state bodies are filed in Kazakh or Russian with certified translations.

Only to a limited extent. An A5 visa holder may hold the position of head, deputy head or head of a unit of the company carrying out investment activity in Kazakhstan, but may not be employed by other companies. Dependants may not work. Temporarily staying immigrants cannot work without permits unless the law or international treaties provide otherwise.

The investment must be held for the whole term of the Investment Resident Certificate, up to 5 years. Replacement of the instrument or type of instrument under the Regulations is allowed without leaving the programme. Early exit means a notice to the Office, after which the Office requests cancellation of the visa and the family's permits, and you must leave within the term set by migration law.

Through an investment from USD 300,000 into the charter capital of Kazakh companies or local issued securities over the last 12 months: the Investment Committee of the MFA issues a petition for an investor visa for up to 10 years within 3 working days (free, via egov.kz), and the holder of a multiple-entry investor visa issued on such a petition may apply to the MIA for a permanent residence permit (Law on Migration of Population). Processing takes 45 calendar days and proof of solvency is required.

No. Citizenship is acquired under the general rules: at least 5 years of lawful permanent residence or 3 years of marriage to a Kazakh citizen (Art. 16 of the Law on Citizenship). Kazakhstan does not recognise another state's citizenship for its citizens (Art. 3), so naturalisation means giving up the previous passport; India does not allow dual citizenship either. We do not promise this route and it is not part of the programme.

No statutory terms are published for the stages inside the Programme Office: due diligence and the certificate depend on the completeness of documents and replies from the state bodies. The Investment Committee petition takes 3 working days, the residence permit 45 calendar days. A realistic plan from the first meeting to the visa is several months; we do not promise two-week timelines.

No. Under the Regulations only a spouse over 18 and children under 18, including adopted children, are dependants. Parents and adult children need grounds of their own: study, employment, their own investment or the general rules of Kazakh migration law. We find them before the main application is filed.

It does not: USD 60,000 is the minimum per application regardless of family size. What changes is the Programme Office fee: USD 7,750 for the main applicant and USD 11,375 for the applicant with a spouse (excluding VAT). In addition, apostilles and translations of marriage and birth certificates and consular fees for the family's visas.

Yes. If the application is refused through the fault of our team or an error in building the case, we refund the company's service fee less a minimal retention for costs actually incurred. Refund terms, the payment schedule and the rules on retaining service costs are fixed in the contract before work begins. Before we start, we check your documents and risk history free of charge and tell you about any risks in advance.