Government for citizens " reminds residents of East Kazakhstan region of the need for timely replacement of identity cards

""Government for citizens " advises East Kazakhstan residents to change their identity card in advance, without waiting for the expiration of the document."

According to Azamat Yessembulov, director of the branch of" government for citizens " in East Kazakhstan region, clients whose documents have expired often apply to the PSC. "In accordance with the code of the Republic of Kazakhstan" "on administrative offences"", the stay of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan without registration or identity documents for more than one month entails a fine of 7 MCI."

"The identity card can be replaced in any PSC, regardless of the place of registration of residence. There you only need to pay a state fee of 0.2 MCI. The new document will be ready within 15 business days. At your request, you can speed up the certificate preparation period to five working days by paying an additional fee," the director of the branch clarified.

Also, an identity card is issued from the age of 16. To get the first document, a teenager must contact the PSC with one of his parents. To apply, you must submit a birth certificate, passport (if any) and a receipt for payment of the state fee.

Those who have changed their last name or first name in the birth certificate, who have changed their last name in connection with marriage/dissolution, must also update their document within one month.

It should be noted that since the beginning of the year, more than 30 thousand identity documents have been issued in East Kazakhstan region.

For reference: in case of expiration of the passport, a fine is not provided. It is a document that is used for traveling abroad. You can apply to any PSC for a passport. The amount of the state fee is 8 MCI.