To receive the public service «Apostilization of official documents originating from judicial authorities and other public bodies, as well as notaries of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (Kazakhstan is a party to the Hague Convention Abolishing Legalization of October 5, 1961) you must personally apply to the Consular Section of the Embassy with the following documents in two copies (original + copy):
1) Application for apostille in the approved form;
2) An identity document (for identification purposes);
3) Document to be apostilled (original or notarized copy);
4) A document confirming the payment of the consular fee of 35 Swiss francs;
5) notarized power of attorney, in case the representative of the service recipient applies.
Term of rendering of the public service: the processing time of documents sent for apostilization to the Republic of Kazakhstan is 3 months.
Result of the public service: stamping «Apostille» on the required document on paper, in the approved form.
Bank Account Details of the Embassy for Consular Fees
According to paragraph seven of Article 629 of the Code of RK "On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget (Tax Code)", the paid amounts of consular fees are not refundable.
Reception of documents is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the issuance of documents are from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. hours from Monday to Friday (except Wednesday and weekends and public holidays, according to the labor laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
Public service is provided at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan on a first-come, first-served basis, without appointment and expedited service. You can also receive the public service through the Internet resource of the NAO «State Corporation «Government for Citizens».
Grounds for refusal to provide a public service is established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The normative legal act regulating the provision of the above public service can be found at the following link.