In order to protect the domestic labor market, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan annually establishes and distributes a quota for attracting foreign labor to Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the IRS) according to the needs of employers. In 2025, the total quota is set at 0.2% in relation to the number of workers in the republic.
The quota for attracting IRS in 2025 is divided into 4 categories as follows: 649 permits in the first category (managers and their deputies), 3,254 in the second category (heads of structural divisions). Most of the permits relate to the third (specialists) and the fourth (skilled workers) categories – 5,718 and 1,161 units, respectively. Also, up to 4,097 people can be involved in seasonal work.
In addition, for 2025, the quota for attracting migrant workers to work in households is set at 3% in relation to the number of workers in the republic.
It should be recalled that in 2024, local executive authorities issued and extended 14.5 thousand permits to employers to attract IRS, which amounted to 66% of the established quota (22 thousand).
Currently, 13,233 foreign citizens are working in Kazakhstan with the permits of local executive bodies.
In 2024, the quota for attracting migrant workers to work in households was set at 294.1 thousand units. Local executive authorities have issued 292,668 permits.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/enbek/press/news/details/914217