Kazakhstan has announced a comprehensive migration reform aimed at attracting highly skilled professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs. The decree was signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.The reform marks a shift from a quota-based system to a flexible, incentive-driven model designed to enhance Kazakhstan’s competitiveness as a regional hub for talent, investment, and innovation.Key measures include the introduction of a streamlined visa framework with clear categories: Business Visa, Skilled Worker Visa, and Temporary Worker Visa for project-based employment. A flagship initiative of the reform is the “Altyn Visa” (Golden Visa) program, offering a pathway to long-term residency.Altyn Visa holders will benefit from tax exemptions, equal access to public and financial services, and accelerated residency procedures.Digitalisation is a core component of the reform. A unified platform, QazETA, will be launched, featuring an e-Residency module that allows foreign nationals to apply remotely, invest, and access services through a one-stop-shop system.To improve living standards for international residents, designated zones in Astana and Almaty will provide mandatory English-language services across healthcare, education, and public services.The reform also supports innovation. The Almaty AI Hub will be launched to foster artificial intelligence development and attract global tech talent.Further enhancements include improved conditions within the Astana International Financial Centre, such as reducing the minimum stay requirement for tax residency from 90 to 30 days.The Government has been tasked with implementing the reform by December 31, 2026.This initiative reflects Kazakhstan’s strategic vision to position itself as a global gateway for talent, capital, and innovation across Eurasia.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-delhi/press/news/details/1213146?lang=kk

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On May 2, 2026, the “Blooming of Sievers Apple Tree” festival, dedicated to a unique natural phenomenon, was held at a high organizational level in the territory of the Zhongar-Alatau State National Nature Park, near the village of Topolevka in the Sarkand district of the Zhetysu region.The large-scale event aimed to enhance the tourism potential of the region, develop ecological tourism, promote natural heritage, and foster a culture of conservation of the Sievers apple tree, a species of global significance.The festival attracted more than 7,000 visitors. In addition, over 50 bloggers and influencers took part in the event, contributing to the promotion of Zhetysu’s tourism potential and the festival’s visibility among a wider international audience.It is worth noting that the Zhetysu region is one of the key natural habitats of the wild Sievers apple tree, considered the ancestor of all cultivated apple varieties in the world. According to scientists, approximately 48% of the global natural population of this unique species is concentrated in this region.As part of the festival, guests were offered a rich program, including visits to the blooming Sievers apple orchards, a plein air art competition, cultural and mass events, national sports games, craft exhibitions, workshops, and a concert program.A significant part of the program was an international creative project featuring artists from Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Kazakhstan. Participants presented their works and were awarded for their contribution to cultural exchange and the promotion of the region’s natural heritage through art.The main musical guests of the festival were Kazakh performers Bayansulu and Kuandyk Rakhym, whose performances became a vibrant highlight of the evening program.Included in the national calendar of events of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the festival once again confirmed its importance as a key cultural and tourism platform contributing to the development of domestic and inbound tourism, the strengthening of the Zhetysu region’s tourism image, and the international promotion of its unique natural potential.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-sarkan/press/news/details/1213099?lang=kk

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Starting from early 2026, legal entities and individual entrepreneurs (except those applying the special tax regime based on a simplified declaration) are exempt from the obligation to submit the Calculation of Current Payments (Form 701.01), provided the annual property tax amount does not exceed 300 MCI (1,297,500 tenge). These taxpayers are only required to submit the Declaration (Form 700.00) at the location of the taxable object no later than March 31 of the year following the reporting tax period. If the tax exceeds 300 MCI, the obligation to submit Form 701.01 remains in effect.In the event of the acquisition or disposal of taxable objects during the tax period, an additional calculation must be submitted no later than ten calendar days before the next payment deadline, adjusting the current payment amounts and distributing them in equal installments over the remaining payment dates.Starting from 2026, a regulation on the regular revaluation of taxable objects is introduced. Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs are required to conduct a revaluation of buildings and structures at least once every three years. This directly affects the tax base.For taxable objects specified in subparagraphs 1), 3), 4), and 5) of paragraph 1 of Article 590 of the Tax Code belonging to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, the tax base is the average annual book value of the taxable objects. This value is determined based on accounting records, taking into account any property revaluation performed. Such property valuation must be conducted at least once every three years.For individual entrepreneurs who do not maintain accounting records or prepare financial statements, the tax base for taxable objects is: for the first three years after recognition as a taxable object—the total costs of acquisition, production, construction, assembly, installation, reconstruction, and modernization; for subsequent periods—the market value. Such valuation must be conducted at least once every three years as of January 1.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-abay/press/news/details/1213078?lang=kk