Lack of residence permit in Kazakhstan is considered an administrative offense

In order not to break the law, register at the place of residence on time. The Egov.kz portal describes what documents are required for registration. Features of registration in Kazakhstan Registration at the place of residence (propiska) is required to obtain documents that identify a person. The procedure for registration, registration at the place of temporary residence, internal migration is regulated by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1427. Is it possible to live without a residence permit in Kazakhstan? It is allowed to stay on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan without registration for no more than 10 days. Exceeding the ten-day period is subject to administrative punishment. The exception is temporary residents who are provided with free temporary accommodation. In this case, it is allowed to live without a residence permit for one month. After this period, they must register within 10 days. Registration of internal migrants is carried out in hotels, residential buildings, apartments, medical institutions, country houses, hostels and all buildings and premises that are used for living. The Egov.kz website indicates that there are 2 types of registration: temporary registration at the place of stay for more than 1 month; permanent registration at the place of residence. All citizens of Kazakhstan who have reached the age of 14 must register at the place of residence. The concept of “temporary residents” is defined in Article 2, paragraph 42 of the Law “On Housing Relations”. These are citizens who have been granted the right to temporary residence without paying a fee. Housing is provided by the tenant - the owner of the housing, a member of the housing cooperative. According to the Law “On Housing Relations”, “On Population Migration”, citizens are required to register at the place of temporary residence, and homeowners are required to register them temporarily. How to register in Kazakhstan? You can complete the registration procedure at the place of residence through NJSC State Corporation ‘Government for Citizens’ (PSC) or through the e-government portal. Registration through the PSC requires a personal appeal of the service recipient with the provision of the necessary package of documents. Instead, a trustee with a notarized permission for such actions may come. The entire registration procedure will take no more than 15 minutes. Information is immediately entered into the information system, from which it is transferred to the state database. How to register a person through Egov? To do this, follow these steps: Go to the site providing the service, log in and order the service online. Fill out the application, sign it with an EDS. Get the consent of the owner or co-owner of the housing, signed by the EDS. Go to your personal account and read the notification about the processing of the application. The provided service is provided only for registration of permanent registration at the place of residence. What documents are needed for registration in Kazakhstan? To register at a permanent place of residence in Kazakhstan through the PSC, prepare the following documents: documents confirming the identity of the tenant (passport of a citizen of Kazakhstan, if any, birth certificate); a document that confirms the identity of the owner of the property. For registration of children aged 14 to 16, documents are submitted by parents or legal representatives. You will need to provide their birth certificate. Children under 14 are registered at the place of registration (place of permanent residence) of their legal representatives - parents, guardians, adoptive parents. The portal Egov.kz says that the owner of the dwelling must be present in person in order to issue a written consent to the permanent place of residence of the registered person. Instead of the owner, a trusted person is allowed to come. When registering in buildings and premises, a petition from the administration of the organization or institution that owns them is required. If a homeowner is registered, written consent is not required. Citizens of Kazakhstan who have returned from abroad for permanent residence must provide a passport and a document confirming deregistration from the country of former residence. If there is no citizenship, then there must be a certificate of its absence, which is issued by the state body of the country of former residence. If your passport is lost or expired, take a return certificate. If there is no document confirming deregistration from the country of former residence and a certificate of statelessness, you can register only at the place of temporary residence. The period of registration is indicated in the document of the country of former residence. For temporary registration, when applying to the PSC, prepare the following documents: a document that confirms the identity of the owner of the housing; identity document of the registered person; the consent of the owner of the property indicating the RCA code. Note that temporary registration is not a basis for acquiring property rights and does not give the right to claim housing. When living at the place of temporary residence without appropriate registration, administrative responsibility is provided: after the expiration of