The Department of Consular Service is a structural unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, whose priority task is to protect the rights and interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its citizens and legal entities abroad. It coordinates the implementation by consular offices and honorary consuls of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues of citizenship, international adoption, legalization and apostille, requesting documents, issuing visas, registration of acts of civil status, documentation, consular registration of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other consular actions.

The Department of Consular Service maintains cooperation with consular institutions of foreign countries accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan on the protection of the rights and interests of foreign citizens located in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In particular, assistance in the issuance, restoration, cancellation, extension and reduction of the validity period of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan.