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Investor Visa A5

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What investment option or options qualify?

The source names investment under the AIFC investment tax residency programme as one qualifying investment channel, for foreigners and stateless persons; it also allows the visa for heads or deputy heads of legal entities engaged in investment activities in Kazakhstan, without stating what counts as a qualifying investment activity for that category or any minimum amount.

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  • No investment amount or threshold is stated for either recipient category; the 'investment activities' of legal-entity heads is not further defined in the captured section.
  • Investor visa A5, Visa recipients
    foreigners and stateless persons making investments in accordance with the AIFC investment tax residency program
  • Investor visa A5, Visa recipients
    heads and/or deputy heads and/or heads of structural divisions of legal entities engaged in investment activities on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

For the AIFC Investment Tax Residency Programme (one of the A5 recipient groups), the minimum investment is USD 60,000 (or equivalent) in AIX-listed securities or share capital of AIFC-registered companies, or USD 150,000 for digital assets via AFSA-licensed providers. Separate from the investment, a processing fee is payable to the AIFC Office: USD 7,750 (main applicant) or USD 11,375 (main applicant + spouse), excluding VAT. The official source does not state a minimum amount for the other A5 recipients.

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Limits of the record
  • Applies only to the AIFC investment tax residency route; no amount is stated for the other A5 recipients (heads/deputies of legal entities engaged in investment activity).
  • Source is the AIFC programme FAQ (aifc.kz), not the visa rules; state visa fees are not covered.
  • https://aifc.kz/faq/investment-tax-residency-programme/
    The minimum investment volume for the Programme is USD 60,000, or an equivalent amount in another currency, for securities listed on the Astana International Exchange (AIX), as well as share capital of companies registered in accordance with the Acting Law of the AIFC. A higher minimum investment of USD 150,000 applies to digital assets traded on platforms operated by digital asset service providers licensed by the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA).
  • https://aifc.kz/faq/investment-tax-residency-programme/
    Yes, by accepting the General Terms and Conditions, the applicant accepts the obligation to pay any commissions, or fees in favour of the Office. Main Applicant only: USD 7,750 (excluding VAT), and Main Applicant + (1) Spouse: USD 11,375 (excluding VAT).

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

AIFC investment residents must keep the investment for the entire validity of the investment residence certificate, unless they exit the Programme or replace instruments under the Programme Regulations. Early exit triggers a request to cancel the investor visa/temporary residence permit of the resident and family, who must then leave Kazakhstan. No physical-presence minimum is stated for the visa itself; 90 days in any 12-month period is required only for the optional tax-residency certificate.

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Limits of the record
  • Applies to the AIFC investment residency route only; no maintenance rule is stated for A5 holders who are heads of investing legal entities.
  • The 90-day presence rule is tied to the optional tax-residency certificate, not stated as a visa condition.
  • https://aifc.kz/faq/investment-tax-residency-programme/
    Investment residents must keep investments for the entire period of the validity of the investment residence certificate unless s/he decides to exit the Programme or replace investment instruments/types of investment instruments as per the Regulations on the Programme.
  • https://aifc.kz/faq/investment-tax-residency-programme/
    An investment resident has the right to terminate the participation in the Programme before the expiration of the investment residence certificate by submitting a respective notice of termination to the Office. In case of early termination of the participation in the Programme, the Office sends a request to the relevant state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan to cancel the investor visa/temporary residence permit of the investment resident, as well as the investment resident’s family members. Provided that, the investment resident and the investment resident’s family members are obliged to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan within the period specified by the acting migration legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
  • https://aifc.kz/faq/investment-tax-residency-programme/
    Also, please note that tax residency can be obtained only by the investment resident personally within Kazakhstan. The investment resident must stay in Kazakhstan for at least 90 calendar days (including days of arrival and departure) in any consecutive twelve-month period ending in the current tax period.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

Family members are listed among A5 visa recipients. The official section does not state their separate visa process or residence and work rights.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured A5 section does not establish family members’ residence or work rights.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

A5 may be issued as a single-entry visa for up to 90 days or as a multiple-entry visa for up to 5 years, for the duration of the visa. The official section does not state renewal, permanent residence, citizenship or exit treatment.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured A5 section does not state renewal or a longer-term residence/citizenship direction.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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