Refugees will be allowed to live up to three months in Kazakhstan

Those crossing the border of Kazakhstan in search of asylum are required to submit their own application. It will be valid for three months with a further possibility of extension.

«Immigrants seeking asylum who have received refugee status, as well as their family members, a temporary residence permit is issued at their request for three months with the possibility of extension in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on refugees», the government decree says.

Prior to that, the paragraph in the resolution looked like this: «registration of asylum seekers and refugees is made out in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on refugees».

In addition, a paragraph on victims of human trafficking was added to the Government decree. They can’t be sent back to their home country until they are provided with the full package of social services in Kazakhstan.

Business immigrants who have arrived from countries that have concluded international agreements with Kazakhstan on visa-free entry and stay, as well as their family members, a temporary residence permit is issued at the request of the local executive body for one year with the possibility of annual extension, but not more than three years.

Edits to the government resolution are under open discussion until August 2. https://legalacts.egov.kz/npa/view?id=14156906

https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ombudsman/press/news/details/403256?lang=en