Rules for issuing residence permits to foreigners have been changed in Kazakhstan

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, by order of September 23, 2021, amended the Rules for issuing permits for temporary and permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan to foreigners and stateless persons, the zakon.kz portal said.

Now such a permit can be obtained through the Government for Citizens state corporation:

To do this, you need to submit the following documents:

application form for the issuance of a permit for permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

copy and original of the national passport, document of a stateless person, validity period of which on the day of application is more than 180 calendar days. A copy and original of a birth certificate or other document proving the identity of a child under 16 years of age, with a joint application;

written consent of the state of his citizenship, which can serve as a departure sheet, or another document confirming permission to leave for permanent residence abroad (with the exception of foreigners and stateless persons who are recognized as refugees or who have been granted asylum in the Republic of Kazakhstan and ethnic Kazakhs from China, unless otherwise provided by international treaties);

a document confirming their solvency, with the exception of ethnic Kazakhs, former compatriots who were born or previously held citizenship of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic or the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as persons entitled to acquire citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a simplified manner on the basis of international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and their family members;

a document on a criminal record (no criminal record) in the state of citizenship and or permanent residence, issued by the competent authority of the relevant state (with the exception of ethnic Kazakhs, citizens of the PRC, unless otherwise provided by international treaties);

notarized consent of a child between the ages of 14 and 18 for permanent residence in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

a notarized agreement or a notarized consent with an individual or legal entity to provide the applicant with a dwelling place for living and permanent registration;

a certificate of medical examination of a foreigner about the absence of diseases, the presence of which prohibits the entry of foreigners and stateless persons into the Republic of Kazakhstan (according to the order of the Ministry of Health dated September 30, 2011 “On approval of the list of diseases, the presence of which prohibits the entry of foreigners and stateless persons into the Republic of Kazakhstan”) ;

one photo 35×45 mm;

certificate of absence or termination of citizenship of another state, issued by the competent authority of the corresponding state (when applying by a person who does not have identity documents, in case of establishing the fact of his birth or residence in the territory of another state).

a document confirming the payment of the state fee or exemption from its payment.

The cost of public services is 4 MCI (11,668 tenge in 2021).

The term for the provision of the service is 45 calendar days. It used to take 60 calendar days.

The order comes into force on January 1, 2022.

Source: Kyrgyz National News Agency