Temporary residence permit
Students who are citizens of neighbouring countries need a temporary residence permit to hold legal status.
- Collect documents and hand them in to the Department of International Cooperation.
- Receive the petition and power of attorney from the university — within one working day.
- Apply for the permit at the migration public-service centre, Zhastalap 168.
- Submit a copy of the permit to the Department of International Cooperation once you receive it.
Study visa (category C9)
Foreign citizens enrolling at the university receive a category C9 study visa under the joint order of the Ministries of Internal and Foreign Affairs on invitations and visas (24 and 28 November 2016, no. 11-1-2/555 and no. 1100).
- Fill in the applicant form Form on the university portal.
- Fill in the application form using the university’s template.
- Send the forms and a passport copy by e-mail to the protocol and visa unit of the Department of International Cooperation.
- Use your own e-mail The address must belong to the applicant: one applicant, one e-mail; correspondence on behalf of others is not allowed.
If there are further questions, department specialists will contact you through WhatsApp, Skype or IMO.
Where to go
- Address
- Kazakhstan, Shymkent, Tauke Khan St., 5, building “B”, rooms 217 and 219
- Phone
- +7 (7252) 21-41-52 · +7 (7252) 21-41-54
Planning to enrol from abroad?
Start with the applicant form — the department staff will guide you through the rest.