PASSPORT AND IDENTITY CARD UP IN KAZAKHSTAN

Many residents of the Abay region in January came together to public service centers. Although if they had done it in December last year, they would have saved a decent sum. The state fees for obtaining the main documents have changed. An identity document is issued upon reaching the age of 16 and is mandatory. The size of the state duty for its issuance, according to the Tax Code, is now 0.2 MCI, that is, 690 tenge. A passport will cost much more - 27,600 tenge. - The issuance of certificates and passports remains a popular public service through the PSC. Since the beginning of the year, more than 5,000 people have applied for new certificates and passports. And the issuance of driver's licenses is also popular, - said Renata Takhirova, PR manager of the branch of the State Corporation "Government for Citizens" in the Abay region. The term for issuing a passport and identity card does not exceed 15 working days from the date of application, but with the possibility of paying a fee to speed up the process up to 1 working day. The validity period is 10 years, after which it must be replaced. Identity card 0.2 MCI - 690 tenge; Passport 8 MCI - 27,600 tenge; Driving license 1.25 MCI - 4,312 tenge; Marriage certificate 1 MCI - 3 450 tenge. When reissuing 0.5 MCI - 1,725 tenge; State duty when filing for divorce 2 MCI - 6,900 tenge; A birth certificate is issued free of charge. But when changing, supplementing, correcting and restoring the record of the act, 0.5 MCI - 1,725 tenge must be paid.