In accordance with the "Rules of registration, issue, replacement, surrender, withdrawal and destruction of a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, identity card of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, residence permit of a foreigner in the Republic of Kazakhstan, certificate of a stateless person and refugee certificate", a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan is issued to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan at their request regardless of age and certifies the identity of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad (a passport is issued for a period of validity of ten years).
Passport can be issued in the presence of valid registration (propiska) in Kazakhstan through the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Xi'an, as well as other diplomatic missions accredited in the PRC (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Urumqi PDS) for citizens who:

1) receive full-time education in higher educational institutions located in China; (original and a copy - 2 copies).

2) are officially employed in China under a labour contract concluded for a period of not less than one year;

3) are family members of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan officially working under a labour contract on the territory of China - for minor citizens of Kazakhstan;

4) are persons who are incapable of self-service due to advanced age (elderly), and persons who have a health disorder with an enduring disorder of the functions of the organism, limiting their livelihood.

5) permanently reside outside the Republic of Kazakhstan and have received the relevant Permission from the competent authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan to leave for permanent residence abroad and can provide confirmation in the form of a Departure Certificate from the Republic of Kazakhstan and/or a stamp in the passport "Permission to leave for permanent residence in the PRC until ______".

If you do not fall under any of the categories, you need to go to Kazakhstan to apply for a passport.

In case your passport is invalid or lost, you can apply for a Certificate of Return to cross the border between China and Kazakhstan.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS:

1) Application form - 1 ex;
2) Questionnaire - 1 copy;
3) In case of absence, loss or expiry of a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a written explanation - 1 copy;
4) Passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, original and 1 copy;
5) A copy of a valid PRC visa;
6) 4 colour photos of 3.5x4.5 cm size. (Photos should correspond to the age of the service recipient at the time of document execution and are made strictly in full-face on a light background with a neutral facial expression and closed mouth, in which the face occupies about 75% of the total area of the photo. Photographs shall be made by photographic printing from a single negative on heavy photographic paper. Images made by computer scanning, modelling or photocopying are not allowed);
7) Departure slip, original and 1 copy; (for permanent residence)
8) Document confirming registration in China, with translation, original and 1 copy;
9) Certificate of loss or theft of the passport of the Republic of Kazakhstan (in case of loss or theft), original with translation.
10) Document on payment of consular fee.

To carry out a reconciliation of the submitted information it is necessary to attach:

1) Birth certificate of the applicant, original and 1 copy;
2) Marriage certificate, original and 1 copy;
3) Birth certificate of children under 16 years of age, original and 1 copy;
Passport processing time - 80-90 calendar days.

ATTENTION!!! Documents are accepted and issued only upon personal application (documents sent by mail are not considered).

Choose a convenient date and time for you to apply for a passport at the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Xi'an by calling (+86) 2988081867.

Please come at the appointed time. In case of late arrival or no-show, a new appointment must be booked.

The return certificate is issued by the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Xi'an for return to the Republic of Kazakhstan, including:

1) citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan - in case of loss of a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan during their stay in the PRC,

2) citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan - in case of expiry of a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan during their stay in the PRC.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

1) Application;
2) Questionnaire;
3) Colour photograph of 3.5x4.5 cm size - 2 copies;
4) Document on payment of consular fee;
5) Copy of identity card.

In order to carry out the reconciliation of the submitted information, it is necessary to attach:

˗ Certificate of loss or theft of the passport of the RK citizen (in case of loss or theft);

˗ Identity document, original and copy (in case of expiry or unusability);

˗ Birth certificate, original and copy (when reaching the age of 16 abroad, initial documentation).

PERMANENT CONSULAR REGISTRATION

LIST OF DOCUMENTS:

1) Application;
2) Record card;
3) Passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, original with copies of pages containing information;
4) Colour photograph 3.5x4.5 cm - 1 copy;
5) Leaf of departure and notification of departure for permanent residence and/or a copy of the passport page with a mark (stamp) of departure for permanent residence, the original and a copy;
6) Document confirming registration in the PRC, original and copy.

TEMPORARY CONSULAR REGISTRATION

LIST OF DOCUMENTS:

To put on consular registration citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, temporarily staying in the territory of the PRC, it is necessary to apply personally or through a legal representative to the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Xi'an, with the following documents:

1) Application;
2) A registration card;
3) Passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the original with copies of the pages containing information;
4) Colour photo 3x4 cm - 1 copy;
5) Reference from the place of work or study;
6) Document confirming registration in China, original and copy.

*Note: Notification on Temporary Consular Registration is issued upon personal application.

List of documents:

1) application for state registration of the child's birth according to the form (issued by the specialist during the reception of documents);
2) identity documents of the parents (original and a copy);
3) parents' marriage certificate (original and copy);
4) medical birth certificate + translation with legalisation;
5) a document confirming the payment of the consular fee (payment is made after the specialist issues a payment order).

Documents must be submitted within two months. In case of violation of the deadline (more than two months) for registration of the child's birth, the following documents shall be submitted additionally:

1) written explanatory statement of the parents, drawn up in any form;
2) a certificate of the child's state of health with a translation.
Registration of a child's birth takes 5 (five) working days. The application for birth registration must be submitted within 2 (two) months from the birth of the child. Consular fee is charged for the application.

If the parents of the child born at the time of the child's birth are not married (conjugal) to each other:

1) joint application for amendments, additions to the act record on the state registration of birth in connection with the establishment of paternity in the form (submitted in the personal presence of both parents);
2) original document confirming payment of the consular fee.

List of documents:

1) application for marriage (matrimony) according to the form (issued by a specialist during the reception of documents);
2) documents certifying the identity of those entering into marriage (matrimony) (originals and copies);
3) certificates of marital legal capacity of those entering into marriage, issued by authorised bodies;
4) When registering the marriage of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a foreigner, along with the presentation of a document certifying the identity of the foreigner, a notarised translation of the text of the document in the Kazakh or Russian languages shall be provided.
5) a document confirming the payment of the consular fee (payment is made after the specialist issues a payment order).

Registration is made upon joint application of citizens after one month after the application is submitted. The report starts the day after the application is submitted and ends on the same day of the following month. In the presence of special circumstances (pregnancy, birth of a child, immediate danger to the life of one of the parties and other special circumstances), the registration of the marriage at the request of those getting married is made on the day of submission of the application.

If it is necessary to shorten or extend the period of registration of marriage (matrimony) established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a document confirming the grounds for shortening or extending the period shall be submitted in addition: certificate of the medical and qualification commission on pregnancy, certificate of health status, documents confirming other special circumstances.

If marriage (matrimony) is entered into by persons under the age of marriage, the consent of the legal representatives of the persons entering into marriage (matrimony) shall be submitted in addition.

Documents issued or certified by a competent institution of a foreign state or by a specially authorised person, within its competence and in the prescribed form, bearing the stamped seal of a foreign state, are accepted only after undergoing a special certification procedure (legalisation or apostilisation). This requirement of legalisation/apostilisation does not apply to citizens of the states-participants of the "Minsk Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases".

The state service is rendered after one month from the date of submission of the application by the service recipient.

State registration of marriage (matrimony) through representatives is not allowed. The marriage certificate is not issued to third parties.

There is a consular fee for processing the application - please see the prices in the section "Consular fees".

List of documents:

1) application according to the form (issued by the specialist during the reception of documents);
2) a document of the established form on death, issued by a medical organisation;
3) passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, identity card of the deceased (if available, in case of absence of the identity card of the deceased, the reasons must be indicated in the application);
4) an enforceable court decision on establishing the fact of death or declaring a person dead, in case of registration on the basis of a court decision;
5) the military card of the deceased (if available);
6) if necessary, a document confirming close kinship.
Documents issued or certified by a competent institution of a foreign state or by a specially authorised person, within its competence and in the prescribed form, bearing the stamped seal of a foreign state, are accepted only after undergoing the procedure of special certification (legalisation).

Consular official of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the People's Republic of China in accordance with Article 36 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Notariate" №155 of 14 July 1997 performs the following notarial acts:

1) certifies transactions, except for agreements on alienation of immovable property located in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan ;
2) issues certificates on the right to inheritance;
3) issues certificates of ownership of a share in the common property of spouses and other persons who have property on the right of common joint ownership;
4) certifies the correctness of copies of documents and extracts therefrom;
5) certifies the authenticity of signatures on documents ;
6) certifies the accuracy of translation of documents from one language into another.