Cambodia or Kazakhstan
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Cambodia | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | — | — |
| Citizenship | — | 5 years |
| Partner can work | — | — |
| Parents | — | — |
| Pets | — | no trouble |
| Pet limit | no limit | 5 |
| Quarantine | — | no |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 724 · estimate | $ 671 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 31,8 | $ 22,0 |
| Life expectancy | 70.82 | 74.53 |
| Homicides/100k | 1.82 | 2.55 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Cambodia — 12, Kazakhstan — 50. Types present in both: work and repatriation. Kazakhstan adds: remote work, study, family, investment and talent.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Cambodia: fees range from 15 to 100 USD. Routes with no fee: 1. Routes with a published decision deadline: 12; the shortest is 1 days. Kazakhstan: fees range from 80 to 200 USD. Routes with no fee: 21. Routes stating an income threshold: 1; the lowest is 3,000 USD a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 49; the shortest is 1 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: Kazakhstan after 5 years; the other country publishes no term. Citizenship: Kazakhstan after 5 years; the other country publishes no term.
Cambodia in brief
Cambodia combines one of the region's most accessible long-stay visa regimes with the absence, for most foreigners, of an ordinary route to permanent residence: a type E visa can be renewed within the country for up to a year at a time an unlimited number of times, but it remains a temporary status that does not turn into a residence permit and does not count toward citizenship. A formal permanent resident status is provided for in the 1994 immigration law, but the grounds and procedure for obtaining it are not publicly described in a verifiable form in practice. The cost of living and rent are among the lowest in Southeast Asia, and the US dollar circulates alongside the riel. Rule-of-law and control-of-corruption scores (World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators) are noticeably below the global average.
Kazakhstan in brief
Kazakhstan is Central Asia's largest economy, built on oil and gas, an EAEU member with visa-free entry for nationals of EAEU states and a number of other passports, and a standard residence permit procedure (from 7 working days on the fast track, valid for up to 10 years). Dual citizenship is not permitted. Almaty is the business and IT centre, with high seismic risk; Astana is a climatically extreme but seismically quiet capital. Some data (IT salaries, official homicide statistics, net migration) could not be confirmed from open sources and has been left empty.
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This material is for reference and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Visa rules, tax thresholds and prices change. Before deciding anything, check the official sources and consult a licensed professional in the relevant country.