For registering a child's birth within two months, or in the case of a stillborn child – no later than five days after birth, the following documents must be provided:
1) Application for state registration of the child's birth;
2) Identity documents of the parents or electronic documents from the digital document service of the parents or a representative with a notarized power of attorney (for verification);
3) Notarized power of attorney, in case of application by the applicant's representative;
4) If one of the parents is a citizen of a foreign state, a notarized consent to obtain a Kazakhstani birth certificate;
5) If one of the parents is a citizen of a foreign state, a notarized translation of the document into the state or Russian language;
6) Copy of the parents' marriage certificate (for verification);
7) Medical birth certificate or court decision establishing the fact of the child's birth, or the original birth certificate of the child (for verification), or a copy of the birth record;
8) Original document confirming the payment of the consular fee.
If the deadline for registering the child's birth is violated, a written explanation from the parents, composed in free form, must be additionally provided.
Documents issued or certified by a competent institution of a foreign state or by a specially authorized person within their competence and in the prescribed form, affixed with the official seal of the foreign state, are accepted only after undergoing a special certification procedure (legalization or apostille). This requirement for legalization/apostille does not apply to citizens of states that are parties to the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family, and Criminal Matters, signed in Minsk on January 22, 1993, and the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family, and Criminal Matters, signed in Chisinau on October 7, 2002.
Documents issued outside the Republic of Kazakhstan in the language of the respective foreign state must be translated into the state or Russian language.
If it is necessary to make changes or additions to the birth record in connection with the establishment of paternity, the following must be provided:
1) Application for making changes or additions to the birth registration record in connection with the establishment of paternity;
2) Original document confirming the payment of the consular fee.