In detail:
The 2021 Quota for issuing work permits to foreign personnel to Kazakhstan has been approved by Order #558 of the Minister of Labour and Social Protection dated 31 December 2020.
28,305 work permit units (0.31% of the total Kazakhstan’s workforce) were released for foreign and seasonal employees.
Breakdown of foreign employees, by categories:
I category - 1,354
II category - 7 510
III category - 12,295
IV category - 4 170
Breakdown of foreign employees, by regions:
| Nur-Sultan city | 1,777 | Jambyl region |
1,059 |
| Almaty city |
2,915 | Karaganda region |
672 |
| Shymkent city |
322 | Kyzylorda region |
335 |
| Almaty region |
2,729 | Kostanay region | 280 |
| Atyrau region |
7,723 | Turkestan region |
156 |
| East KZ region |
4,263 | Akmola region |
155 |
| Mangistau region |
2,534 | Pavlodar region |
135 |
| West KZ region |
2,000 | North KZ region |
95 |
| Aktobe region |
1,155 |
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