Kazakhstan visa for Filipinos: 30 days visa free and the ETA

Yes, Filipinos can visit Kazakhstan visa free: as of 05.11.2026 the Philippines is on the list in paragraph 24 of Decree No 148, as amended by Decree No 890 of 10.10.2026, which gives 30 days per entry and 90 days in any 180. The one thing to file is an ETA, the free electronic entry permission. Rules change, so check qazeta.kz and a Kazakh embassy before travel. We are a travel guide, not a visa centre, and we issue nothing.

Kazakhstan visa free for the Philippines: the rule at a glance

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Kazakhstan visa requirements for Filipino travellers: what to do

The same steps are the full Kazakhstan visa requirements for the Philippines as of 05.11.2026.

1. Check your passport. Sources give different minimums. QazETA asks for 6 months, so renew if you have less.
2. File the ETA on qazeta.kz or in the QazETA app at least 72 hours before entry, with identification. It is valid 180 days with multiple entries.
3. Book your exit within 30 days. Overstays are penalised from the first day.
4. Keep access to funds. Entry can be refused if funds for your stay and departure are not confirmed. We could not find a set sum.
5. Let your hotel or host handle registration. They notify the authorities within 3 working days of arrival.

Your ETA is checked at Aktau airport and four road crossings since 1 November 2026, at Astana and Almaty airports from 1 January 2027, and at all other crossings from 1 March 2027. Through those stages you get an explanation, with no refusal. From 1 July 2027 a missing ETA is grounds for refusal.

For a day-by-day picture of a Filipino trip with a budget, see Angel Dei’s vlog. It was filmed in September 2025, before the ETA rules, so take the entry steps from this page:

The 90 in 180 limit, in practice

Three 30-day stays fill your allowance, so back-to-back trips run out faster than people expect. On each entry, count back 180 days and add your days in the country. Leave a margin of several days. The worked example on the main visa page shows the calendar with real dates. The penalty scale also applies to you: up to 3 days over is a warning, then 10, 15 and 25 MCI, and past 10 days removal becomes possible.

What differs for Philippine passport holders

Filipinos sit on the same list as the US, UK, Japan and the Gulf states. Among your neighbours, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have the same 30 and 90, while Sri Lanka and Myanmar need a visa with an invitation. So an Indonesian friend’s advice works for you, and a Sri Lankan colleague’s does not. India is a separate case at 14 days.

Outdated advice to drop

• An invitation or tourist visa is required. Older guides to the Kazakhstan visa for a Philippine passport may still say this. For stays within 30 days, the current rule requires neither.
• A visa on arrival is the fallback. The rules give tourists no general visa on arrival. Your fallback for a longer trip is a visa arranged before you leave.
• ETA costs money. Social media mention amounts. Decree No 890 sets the fee at zero, although the law permits a fee if the Government sets one.
• Visa free means you can take a job. It does not. The penalty for working without a permit is 25 MCI, up to 10 days’ arrest or removal, and removal carries a 5-year entry ban.

Next: the pre-trip checklist, and money and cards if you are working out how to show funds.

We found no direct flight from Manila. Connections and the airport buses are on our flights page.