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Obtaining Electronic Digital Signature (EDS) and Individual Identification Number (IIN)

EDS (Electronic Digital Signature) is used for accessing government services online.

«Individual Identification Number» (IIN) is needed to receive any digital public services in Kazakhstan. Conventionally, this is a unique code in the database of people who have the right to receive public services.

Due to the expiration of the pilot project "Formation of an individual identification number for foreign citizens through foreign missions of the Republic of Kazakhstan," from January 1, 2025, the issuance of IIN to foreign citizens was temporarily suspended.

Procedure for Obtaining a EDS for Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Go to the website of the National Certification Authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan (http://www.pki.gov.kz);
Fill out the application form for obtaining an EDS;
Print the application form and sign it;
Visit the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom with the signed application, your identification document (passport), and a copy of the main passport page;
After your application is confirmed at the Consular Section of the Embassy, in order to download your EDS, click the «Check request status» section at http://www.pki.gov.kz.

Procedure for Obtaining IIN and EDS for Foreign Citizens

Application (English version for guidance only) for the Issuance of an Individual Identification Number (the application should include the date of submission and must be completed in Kazakh or Russian, or with a translation into Kazakh or Russian);
Original + copy of the foreign passport;
Original notarized translation of the foreigner’s full name into Cyrillic (if the passport is in Latin script);

The accuracy of the translation of the foreigner's documents can be certified by a diplomatic mission, consular office, or foreign affairs ministry of the country of which the foreigner is a citizen.

To obtain an electronic digital signature (EDS), after receiving the Individual Identification Number, the service recipient must:

Go to the website of the National Certification Authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan (http://www.pki.gov.kz);
Fill out the application form for obtaining an EDS;
Print the application form and sign it;
Visit the Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom with the signed application, your identification document (passport), and a copy of the main passport page;
After your application is confirmed at the Consular Section of the Embassy, in order to download your EDS, click the «Check request status» section at http://www.pki.gov.kz.

To get the EDS remotely, you need to:

have a valid national ID card (an ID document with a photo issued in the Republic of Kazakhstan) or a citizen's passport of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the State Database of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
having a Kazakhstani phone number with the capability to receive SMS;
your personal computer should have a webcam (or use your phone with a camera);
install the NCALayer software required for further installation and use of digital signature.

For full information, please follow the link: https://pki.gov.kz/en/remote-obtainment-for-individuals/

If you have previously received a digital signature, then prior to an expiration date, you can re-issue a new key in the personal account of the National Certification Authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan by following the link.

Processing time

EDS - 15 minutes;