Peter Anderson-Stewart
@NucMed
Australian expat in Kazakhstan
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105 posts
About me
Australian
Lives in Ust-Kamenogorsk
Registration: 02 August 2013
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Coming to Kazakhstan by Teresateacher
I will arrive soon in Kazakhstan. What should I bring that you wish you would have brought?
As Bhvana has mentioned, check my earlier post (perhaps too, consider replying to this comment on the other article rather than to this one here). What you will require in clothing (especially during winter) will depend very much on where you will ... Read More
Foreign woman staying at Kazakh Male Friend’s house ok? by Tabi
Hi, I’m planning to go visit my friend who is a Kazakh male (I’m a white foreign female) and he’s invited me to stay with him at his place. It will just be the two of us, we are both now single and it will likely be a ...
The 600 subclass tourist visa is AU$140, at least when I last did three in June this year and the visa is electronic, so there is no need to send the passport to Moscow. They need to make sure that when they apply, they include as much information ... Read More
Foreign woman staying at Kazakh Male Friend’s house ok? by Tabi
Hi, I’m planning to go visit my friend who is a Kazakh male (I’m a white foreign female) and he’s invited me to stay with him at his place. It will just be the two of us, we are both now single and it will likely be a ...
"I saw on the travel doctor website there’s a vaccine for ticks, do you think it would be effective against them?" Yes, it's effective, but you would probably be better off avoiding those areas or if you are hell-bent on being ... Read More
Foreign woman staying at Kazakh Male Friend’s house ok? by Tabi
Hi, I’m planning to go visit my friend who is a Kazakh male (I’m a white foreign female) and he’s invited me to stay with him at his place. It will just be the two of us, we are both now single and it will likely be a ...
Spring? You need to be careful (again, depending on where you are) with clothing but this time, mostly because of ticks (encephalitis, haemorrhagic fever and Lyme disease) and fleas carrying Y. pestis, the plague bacteria. Don't accept any meat ... Read More
Foreign woman staying at Kazakh Male Friend’s house ok? by Tabi
Hi, I’m planning to go visit my friend who is a Kazakh male (I’m a white foreign female) and he’s invited me to stay with him at his place. It will just be the two of us, we are both now single and it will likely be a ...
Oh, and if you are going in the next few months, make sure you have appropriate clothing and footwear (ice on the pavements and roads is a particular problem with many hospitalisations and worse every year) for the weather and conditions. You ... Read More
Foreign woman staying at Kazakh Male Friend’s house ok? by Tabi
Hi, I’m planning to go visit my friend who is a Kazakh male (I’m a white foreign female) and he’s invited me to stay with him at his place. It will just be the two of us, we are both now single and it will likely be a ...
Not really a problem, more try to act normally, not overtly. Hand holding, just fine, all over each other, well, not so much. Whilst Kazakhstan is a Muslim nation, it is not generally so "observant", so unless the family is particularly ... Read More
Foreign woman staying at Kazakh Male Friend’s house ok? by Tabi
Hi, I’m planning to go visit my friend who is a Kazakh male (I’m a white foreign female) and he’s invited me to stay with him at his place. It will just be the two of us, we are both now single and it will likely be a ...
Should not be a problem in Almaty, public displays of affection are common, but perhaps it needs to be age appropriate and not too overt. Perhaps just act normally? Little village? ... hmmm ... Read More
Traffic in Kazakhstan by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Which city or area do you live in in Kazakhstan, and how do you find the traffic? How long does it take to commute to work or run errands? Is there a rush hour in your city? What times of the day would you recommend people ...
Dangerous and diabolical. Parking is wherever people stop their cars. If you have an accident (even with little or no damage), you will wait for hours to have it resolved and be able to move off. People are often given their licence with their car ... Read More
Keeping in touch while living in Kazakhstan by Priscilla
Hello everyone, What are the best ways you've found for keeping in touch with friends and family back home while living in Kazakhstan? How frequently do you stay in touch with loved ones? Are there local equivalents to common instant messaging ...
Skype and mobile 'phone ... both internet and mobile 'phone calls (PAYG) are relatively cheap from inside KZ. However, roaming charges on a KZ mobile, even from next door in Kyrgyzstan or Russia are extortionate. Many people use WhatsApp ... Read More
Naturalisation and citizenship in Kazakhstan by Bhavna
Hello everyone, What are the requirements for acquiring citizenship in Kazakhstan? For example, length of residence, language requirements, employment etc.. What formalities are involved in the process? What is the policy on ...
"Do you have to give up your former nationality? " Yes. Read More
Getting married in Kazakhstan by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Kazakhstan or who are about to get married in Kazakhstan to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Kazakhstan? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for ...
From memory, I got the translation of the apostilled passport in Ust-Kamenogorsk and that was notarised. The certificate of no impediment to marriage was translated and apostilled in Australia. Read More
Getting married in Kazakhstan by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Kazakhstan or who are about to get married in Kazakhstan to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Kazakhstan? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for ...
"The only thing that was offered to me, is the apostile on an untranslated copy of my passport. I wonder, if it would be enough to get the apostiled copy translated in Kz instead of getting the translation of the copy apostiled in ... Read More
Visa to Kazakhstan by haphm
Kindly assist with sure and trust person/agent as i wish to have my holiday in Kazakhstan. I need entry visa.
I assume that as you list that are you from Lagos, Nigerian is your citizenship status? If so, then you will need to apply for a visa with a Letter of Invitation (LOI) issued by a Kazakhstan tour operator. There are a number that cannot issue an ... Read More
Getting married in Kazakhstan by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Kazakhstan or who are about to get married in Kazakhstan to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Kazakhstan? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for ...
"So it means that i have to go there, apply, come back to Canada, and go back to Almaty for the celebration." You don't have to go back to Canada, just leave KZ before the 30 days is up, perhaps catch KC109 to Bishkek, walk off the ... Read More
Getting married in Kazakhstan by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Kazakhstan or who are about to get married in Kazakhstan to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Kazakhstan? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for ...
"I missed the fact, that the passport also needs to have an apostille! You mean, they will put an apostille in the passport itself? I am glad that you pointed that out to me! Up to now people only mentioned to me that an identity document of me ... Read More