Buying US Stocks from Kazakhstan: Rules, Limits, Routes

Kazakhstan joined IMF Article VIII in 1996 ensuring full currency convertibility. No restrictions on converting or repatriating investment funds.

Domestic broker with a US partner

Your local broker routes the order to a partner in the United States. You hold real shares with voting and dividend rights, under full identity verification.

International broker account

You open the account offshore yourself and remit under your country’s rules. Ownership is the same, and the reporting duties sit with you.

Perpetual exposure on Canborsa

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto: no broker, no remittance, no share, no votes and no dividends. Funding is charged or paid every 1h while the position is open, and deposits arrive as USDC on six networks.

Yes, no US law stops non-residents from buying and holding US stocks, bonds, or ETFs.

Interactive Brokers is rated the best broker in Kazakhstan for trading US stocks.

Dividend income for residents is taxed on a progressive scale, starting at 5% up to a threshold of 230,000 MCI.

Capital gains are taxed at 10% for annual income up to 36,762,500 KZT and at 15% above that threshold.

Money transfers for foreign investments are unrestricted, though a currency contract must be presented to the servicing bank.