How to launch an IT business in Kazakhstan
and get Astana Hub
tax preferences?

Useful information about entering and opening an
IT-company in Kazakhstan

About the Technopark

Benefits of Astana Hub

Tax benefits 0%

Corporate income tax
Individual income tax
Value added tax
Social tax on non-residents, etc.

Visa benefits

Simplified visa procedure for family members
Unlimited number of hired foreign workers
Work visa for up to 5 years

Access to new markets

Incubation and acceleration programs: Sikway, Google for startups, AIpreneurs, Scalerator, etc.
Funding and grant programs

Modern infrastructure

Modern office with a convenient location
Workplace with round-the-clock access
Networking with the community and access to Astana Hub events

International referral program

Opportunity to earn money by attracting IT companies to Astana Hub

Order for entry to Republic of Kazakhstan
and registration of legal entity

Stages of opening a legal entity in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Arrival and registration

List of visa-free countries.

Notification instruction.

Obtaining a Personal Identification Number

Obtaining a Personal Identification Number for the founder (offline);

Obtaining Electronic Digital Signature

Obtaining Electronic Digital Signature for the founder (offline);

Registration of the legal entity in the form of an LLP.

Registration of a legal entity in the form of a limited liability partnership on the portal egov.kz

Opening of a LLC under Common Law

On the basis of the International Financial Centre Astanа

Temporary residence permit and Residence permit in Kazakhstan

The main aspects of obtaining and processing a temporary residence permit and a residence permit for
foreign citizens in Kazakhstan

Temporary residence permit
period: up to 1 year

List of countries with the possibility of obtaining a residence permit

List of documents for applying for a TRP

TRP for family members

Instructions on how to apply for a TRP in Kazakhstan

Residence permit
period: up to 10 years

In order to obtain a residence permit, you must first obtain a permanent residence permit, PRP

List of documents for applying for residence permit

Residence permit for family members

Basic requirements for obtaining a residence permit

International Referral program

a program aimed at stimulating the growth of the number of startups and IT companies with foreign participation registered in the Tech Park through instruments of financial reward to individuals for participation in attracting

Customer Service/One Stop Shop platform

information on obtaining comprehensive business services within Astana Hub and the list of verified companies providing the most demanded services

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Procedure for obtaining tax benefits

IT market in Kazakhstan

2019

$1,2B

ICT industry volume

3,2%

Of total GDP

$92,9M

Export of IT services

$98,6M

Exports of ICT industry goods

32,8K+

IT Professionals

6,9K

Total number of IT companies

2023

$2B

ICT industry volume

4,3%

Of total GDP

$127,3M

Export of IT services

$502M

Exports of ICT industry goods

70K+

IT Professionals

11K+

Total number of IT companies

Astana Hub in numbers

$315M

Export revenue of Astana Hub members, 2023

$126M

Investments, 2023 год

$293M

Participants' tax preference savings

1400+

Number of participants

$1,9В

Member Revenue

25K+

Employees

Media about us

bloomberg.com

IT Startups Have Graduated from the Accelerator by Astana Hub and Google for Startups Increased Their Income

Astana, Kazakhstan--(Newsfile Corp. - December 20, 2022) - Astana Hub, an international technopark for IT startups, summarized the results of the second enrollment of the Silkway Accelerator, a joint program between Astana Hub and Google for Startups.

Forbes.kz

How Google for Startups and Astana Hub Pump Startups

Kazakhstan became the first country in Central Asia to launch a gas pedal with a global corporation

uniindia.com

Astana Hub enters MoU with T-Hub

Hyderabad, Sep 28 (UNI) Astana Hub, Kazakhstan, entered into an MoU with T -Hub during the Digital Bridge 2022 in Astana Kazakhstan.

Residents about us

Alexey Aksenov
Director of EPAM Kazakhstan

"Together with the Astana Hub Technology Park, our goal is to become the drivers of Kazakhstan's ecosystem of innovations of Kazakhstan and a hub of international level for the development of technological business. Our cooperation opens up new opportunities for the growth of professional communities, educational programs and the development of the IT sphere
Kazakhstan as a whole."

Dilyara Kumarbekyzy
CEO of Playrix Kazakhstan Limited

"With the Astana Hub residency, we plan to significantly strengthen our team
to support the development of the gaming industry in the region."

Marat Tanataryuly
CEO of Nexters studio Kazakhstan

"Our company sees great opportunities in using
Astana Hub ecosystem to develop our business in
Republic of Kazakhstan and looks forward to a long and fruitful
cooperation. In our opinion, Astana Hub is a very
important and timely tool (platform)
to attract IT-companies to Kazakhstan."

Inessa Vladimirovna
Director of Movavi KZ

"Thanks to the professional approach and knowledge of Astana Hub specialists, our company successfully launched an office in Kazakhstan. Advice on local legislation and peculiarities of doing business helped us adapt quickly in the new country and continue development of our projects.

We especially appreciated the diligence and responsiveness in resolving any issues that arose in the process of opening a representative office. The assistance of the Astana Hub consulting team was incredibly important to our company, and we are grateful for the support provided."

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