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Kazakhs to get 10-year American visas

30 December 2016 12:43 (UTC+04:00)
Kazakhs to get 10-year American visas

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Kazakhstan and the United States have started mutual issuing of 10-year visas, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.

Starting from December 29, Kazakh citizens visiting the United States for business, private or tourist purposes, are able to get US visas for up to 10 years. The American citizens traveling to Kazakhstan can receive Kazakhstan’s visas for 10 years as well.

The migration services of two countries will determine a period of stay of visa-holders in accordance with domestic laws.

Meanwhile, the U.S. citizens are allowed to stay in Kazakhstan without visas for up to 30 days.

“Increasing of visa validity term will contribute a maximum simplification of mutual trips of citizens of the two countries and is aimed at the development of the Kazakh-American cooperation in trade-economic, scientific-technical, cultural, humanitarian, tourism and other spheres,” the ministry said.

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