Issuance or renewal of permit to attract foreign labor (for employers)
You can obtain a service via the Portal:
1. Click “Order Online” button, then a new window will open of e-Licensing Portal;
2. Sign in or log in on e-Licensing Portal;
3. Click “Order Service Online” button on e-Licensing Portal page;
4. Fill in the fields of request;
5. Sign a request with digital signature;
6. You can track status of request in “My applications” section of Personal Account, status on obtainment of license in “My licensing documents” section and status on obtainment of notification in “My notifications” section.
You can obtain a service via the Portal:
1. Click “Order Online” button, then a new window will open of e-Licensing Portal;
2. Sign in or log in on e-Licensing Portal;
3. Click “Order Service Online” button on e-Licensing Portal page;
4. Fill in the fields of request;
5. Sign a request with digital signature;
6. You can track status of request in “My applications” section of Personal Account, status on obtainment of license in “My licensing documents” section and status on obtainment of notification in “My notifications” section.
A permit, a re-issued and renewed permit to employers to attract foreign labor, or a substantiated refusal to provide the public service.
To obtain a permit to attract foreign labor:
1) establishing the unreliability of documents submitted by the employer for receiving public services, and (or) the data (information) contained therein;
2) exceeding the size of the distributed quota;
3) non-fulfillment of obligations to replace foreign labor in the fourth category;
4) non-compliance by the employer with the conditions established by paragraph 19 of these Rules;
5) establishing the fact that the employer has attracted foreign workers without permission, as well as attracting a foreign employee by profession or specialty that does not correspond to the profession or specialty specified in the permit. In these cases, no new permits are issued within twelve months from the date of establishment of such a fact;
6) non-compliance of the level of education (professional training) and experience (seniority) of practical work of foreign labor with the qualification requirements for the professions of workers and positions of managers, specialists and employees, in accordance with professional standards, the Unified Tariff and Qualification Directory of jobs and professions of workers and the Qualification Directory of managers, specialists and other employees, standard qualification characteristics of the positions of managers, specialists and other employees of organizations.
To obtain permission to attract foreign labor within the framework of an intra-corporate transfer:
1) establishing the unreliability of documents submitted by the employer for receiving public services, and (or) the data (information) contained therein;
2) non-compliance by the employer with the conditions established by paragraph 60 of these Rules;
3) establishing the fact that the employer has attracted foreign workers without permission, as well as attracting a foreign employee by profession or specialty that does not correspond to the profession or specialty specified in the permit. In these cases, no new permits are issued within twelve months from the date of establishment of such a fact;
4) failure to comply with the special conditions of permits issued for the previous and current calendar years, the deadline for which has come (if any);
5) non-compliance of the level of education (professional training) and experience (seniority) of practical work of foreign labor with the requirements provided for in paragraphs 45 and 46 of these Rules;
6) failure to comply with the measures (conditions) provided for by the program to increase local content in personnel (if any).
- appeal;
- initiative of an administrative body or official.
General requirements for the appeal
The appeal submitted in hard copy or electronic form shall indicate:
- Full name, IIN, postal address of a natural person, BIN of a legal entity;
- name of administrative body, official to whom the appeal is submitted;
- the essence of an appeal;
- date of filing an appeal;
- signature of the applicant or his representative;
- other information provided for by legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
If the administrative procedure is on a paid basis, the applicant must submit a document confirming the payment.
Source: Administrative Procedural Code of Republic of Kazakhstan,
The Law of the RK "On Public services"
Issuance and extension of permits is performed on a paid basis according to the charge rates.
Re-issuance of previously issued permits, as well as issuance, extension or re-issuance of permits under an intra-company transfer is provided to an employer on a free-of-charge basis.
Payment of a tax levy is made in cash and non-cash forms through second-tier banks and organizations that carry out certain types of banking operations within 10 working days from the date of notification receipt.
Issuance or extension of permits under an intra-company transfer is carried out on a free-of-charge basis.
The permit is issued within 19 working days, of which:
- Notification on decision to issue/extend a permit to attract foreign labor: 8 working days
- Deadline for making payment of permit issuance fee: 10 working days from the date of decision to issue/extend a permit to attract foreign labor
- Re-issuance of the permit: 6 working days
- Extension of the permit: 3 working days
- Approval of issuance or extension of the permit valid within more than one administrative-territorial unit: 3 working days
- Notification on decision to issue the permit or refusal to issue it: 4 working days
- Deadline for making payment of permit issuance fee: 10 working days from the date of decision to issue/extend a permit to attract foreign labor
Under intra-corporate transfer:
- issuance of a permit: 8 working days
- renewal of a permit: 6 working days
- extension of a permit: 6 working days