Services are expensive, many consulates took over the reception of visa documents, and the room was rented tiny, hundreds of people, a crush. Everyone is pushing, breathing down their backs, not because they are bad people, but because there is not even room to stand. It's a pity there is no choice where to rent more.
The organization of work is excellent - we received an American visa, spent 7-10 minutes on everything, BUT!!!! We were in Astana for an interview on Tuesday, as it turned out on the eve of Nauryz (Nowruz) and nowhere (NOWHERE!!!) There was no warning that there would be days off from Thursday to Monday inclusive. On Thursday morning we arrived to receive the documents, the notification that they were transferred to the delivery service came on Wednesday after 16:00, and the office is closed until Tuesday! And there were many such people. The security of the business center says so every year.
Add weekend alerts, especially if it's several days in a row, and you'll just be "great"
It's a great place, I needed to pass the time before departure. It fit perfectly, there is a luggage storage and a wardrobe, everything is free. There are many shops, restaurants, several banks. The airport is not far away.
The passport is issued quickly, the queue is very small. If the owner of the passport does not receive it, then an ordinary handwritten power of attorney is needed, without notarization.
There are not enough screens indicating the queue. And the sound was made too quietly. You need to constantly listen to which ticket is being called. There are no complaints about the staff. They work promptly and politely. And then it's hard to get down from there (11th floor). The elevators are small)
There is especially nothing to write, it is not difficult to find a center,
the staff is qualified, responsive, helps to solve non-standard problems.We received an American visa, or rather passports with a visa, everything is very fast, the queue is electronic.
It is located in the Cascade Business Center building. It's nice to see well-established work with a large turnover of documents and a large number of people. Respect.
Visas are issued on the 11th floor, on a first-come, first-served basis with an entry at an electronic kiosk. No fuss and bustle - 20 people passed through one window in no more than 45 minutes. Everything is dignified and noble. Thanks
The phones are not answering. The simple procedure of issuing ready-made passports, which usually takes 7-10 minutes, has turned into an attraction for an hour!!! Behind the next window, the employee did not know what to do with a 17-year-old boy who wanted to pick up his passport. That's really the "most difficult" case
They took their passports after applying for an American visa. Without waiting for information that the passports have arrived. A lot of people, a lot of confusion, but generally tolerable.
23.11.2023 received a US Visa.
Lots of windows, fast service.
In general, I was in the office for 2 minutes.
Delivery from 15-17 hours.
Don't come earlier, and don't be late.
Thank you.
The staff in the office are very pleasant, they quickly explained how to solve the problem with the documents. Everything was given out in the best possible way, they reminded me to check the documents on the spot. In general, well done!
Fast and efficient. Take any identification card with you. To get a passport with a visa, I even went to public services to confirm my identity, since I didn't take anything with me
The passage on the ground floor is very poorly organized. Confusion and confusion among visitors who came to pick up passports with visas to various countries.
Not serious, it was very urgent to pick up the visa in the morning, they said that you can come in the morning and pick it up, as a result, when you came, they gave a lapel-turn at the reception, saying that the visa is given only from three to five.
For so many years, they have not even bothered to write a simple robot that will track the departure date of the aircraft in applications and warn employees that they need to AT LEAST pay attention to such people and take steps to have their visa applications reviewed at the embassy as a matter of urgency. The way they work is the 2010s, and now it's the 2020s and customers have the right to an individual approach. To the one who initially built business processes in this place is a shame and a firm "failure"! That's why you didn't give up with your indifference - anyone can bring documents across the street and not pay you anything.
A bad non-functional website. The cashier (window 10) communicated, I'm sorry, like a woman behind the counter. Incompetent employees who do not know the rules for collecting documents