Neo Nomad Visa (B12-1)

No. This is the route that does not lead to permanent residence - it is a stay route for remote workers with foreign income. If your goal is settlement and you work in IT, the separate "Digital Nomad Residency" run through Astana Hub is the route that can lead to a permanent residence permit. The two are easy to confuse, so check which one matches your situation on the official egov.kz page.

No. The Neo Nomad Visa is built around income earned outside Kazakhstan, so it does not let you take a local job or earn local income. If you want to work for a Kazakhstani employer, that runs through the work-permit and residence route instead. Treat any income figure mentioned online as indicative and confirm the current conditions on the official page.

The Neo Nomad Visa is issued for up to around a year, with the possibility of extending it in-country if you want to stay longer. It is a stay route rather than a settlement route, so after arriving you register as required and can apply to extend from inside Kazakhstan. Confirm the current validity and extension steps on the official egov.kz page.

You typically need bank statements or similar proof of steady income coming from sources outside Kazakhstan, plus evidence of your remote employment or client relationships abroad. The actual income threshold is treated as indicative, so confirm the current figure on the official egov.kz page rather than relying on a number found online.