If you are a U.S. citizen and you have been arrested or detained, please contact your nearest embassy or consulate. They may be able to assist with the following:

• Providing a list of local attorneys who speak English.
• Contacting family, friends, or employers of the detained U.S. citizen with their written permission.
• Visiting the detained U.S. citizen regularly and provide reading materials and vitamin supplements, where appropriate.
• Help ensuring that prison officials are providing appropriate medical care for you.
• Providing a general overview of the local criminal justice process.
• Informing the detainee of local and U.S.-based resources to assist victims of crime that may be available to them.
• Ensuring that prison officials are permitting visits with a member of the clergy of the religion of your choice.
• Establishing an OCS Trust so friends and family can transfer funds to imprisoned U.S. citizens, when permissible under prison regulations.

For additional information visit the Embassy’s website at https://kz.usembassy.gov/arrest-of-a-u-s-citizen/ .

Additional information is also available at the Department of State’s website https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html , select “International Travel,” select “Emergencies,” and follow the guidance under “Arrest or Detention of a U.S. Citizen Abroad”.

If you would like to speak to someone directly regarding an arrest in Kazakhstan, call the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate:

U.S. Embassy in Astana

During regular business hours (Monday-Friday 8:00AM to 4:30PM):
From inside Kazakhstan: (+7-7172) 70-21-00
From the United States: 011-7-717-270-21-00

Outside of business hours:
From inside Kazakhstan: (+7-7172) 70-22-00
From the United States: 011-7172 70-22-00

U.S. Consulate General in Almaty

During regular business hours (Monday-Friday 8:00AM to 4:30PM):
From inside Kazakhstan: +7(727)250-4802
From the United States: 011-7-727-250-4802

Outside of business hours:
From inside Kazakhstan: +7(727)250-4802
From the United States: 011-7-727-250-4802