The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ukraine is Kazakhstan’s diplomatic mission in Kyiv and serves Kazakh citizens living in or visiting Ukraine.
Contact Details
| Address | Yuriia Illienka Street 26, 01901 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Telephone | +380 44 483 15 96 |
| Fax | +380 44 483 11 98 |
| kiev@mfa.kz | |
| Website | www.mfa.kz/uk/kiev |
| Head of Mission | Tolezhan Barlybayev, Ambassador |
| National Day | 16 December |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 13:00 / 14:30 - 18:30 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 13:00 / 14:30 - 18:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 13:00 / 14:30 - 18:30 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 13:00 / 14:30 - 18:30 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 13:00 / 14:30 - 18:30 |
Hours shown: office hours, according to the directory of foreign diplomatic missions published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (October 2026). Under martial law, Ukrainian public holidays are working days; the office may still close on its own national holidays.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Consular section: tel. +380 44 489 10 31 / +380 44 227 64 10, e-mail consul.kiev@mfa.kz (according to the directory of foreign diplomatic missions published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (October 2026)).
About the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ukraine
The ambassador is Tolezhan Barlybayev, according to the directory of foreign diplomatic missions published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (October 2026), which gives 13 June 2025 as the date credentials were presented. The office is in the capital, Kyiv, about 29 km in a straight line from Boryspil International Airport. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
Do Kazakh citizens need a visa for Ukraine?
Holders of ordinary Kazakh passports do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s entry-regime table (as of 8 June 2023). Ukraine is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Documents checklist
What Kazakh citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Kazakh government information:
Passport of Kazakhstan while staying abroad
- Completed application, submitted to the embassy or consulate
- Your current Kazakh passport if you are exchanging it (for a first passport: the old Soviet passport as proof of citizenship)
- Proof of your situation abroad (permanent residence, study, work, marriage or long-term treatment) – original and copy
- Certificate of non-citizenship from the host country, if it issues one
- Proof of payment of the consular fee
- Processing: up to 90 calendar days from receipt of the documents
Sources: eGov Kazakhstan – passport order while staying abroad, eGov Kazakhstan – consular fees abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.
Other consulates and embassies in Kyiv
73 other countries are represented in Kyiv, among them: Kyrgyzstan (embassy), Latvia (embassy), Lebanon (embassy), Libya (embassy), Lithuania (embassy), Mexico (embassy), Moldova (embassy), Montenegro (embassy), Morocco (embassy), Netherlands (embassy), North Macedonia (embassy), Norway (embassy), Pakistan (embassy), Palestine (embassy), Poland (consulate general), Poland (consulate general), Poland (embassy), Portugal (embassy), Qatar (embassy), South Korea (embassy). The full list of all 74 missions is on the overview page for Ukraine.
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The embassy may close on Kazakhstan’s national day (16 December) and on other days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in Kazakhstan can contact the Ukrainian embassy accredited there (list of Ukrainian missions: mfa.gov.ua).
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Entry regime to Ukraine for foreign citizens (table as of 8 June 2023), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026), www.mfa.kz/uk/kiev.
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