The documents accepted as official documents subject to apostille are those in accordance with Article 1 of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Official Documents, ratified by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Official Documents".
Apostille in paper form is affixed to original official documents issued only by state bodies (institutions), officials or notaries of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as a party to the Convention.
A document submitted for apostille is provided in electronic form or by scanning the original document (scanning from photocopies is not allowed).
A document submitted for apostille by scanning a document on paper must exactly match the original (corrections or erasures of text are not allowed).
Apostille is not affixed to:
1) documents issued by embassies or consular offices of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad;
2) administrative documents directly related to commercial or customs operations.