Creating a family
Введение
When you decide to marry your loved one, you need to know about the conditions of marriage, where to go and what documents may be needed in certain situations.
For example, depending on whether you have children, whether you have been married before or not, whether you plan to marry abroad, with a citizen of Kazakhstan or with a foreigner - each of these situations requires a different list of documents and changes the place of treatment.
In this material, we will describe the procedure for each of these situations.
How to apply online
You can register your marriage online through this service
This option is available only to those who marry for the first time and do not have children. All you need is a digital signature and registration on the portal.
Clicking on the button “Order online service” will take you to the electronic application page. It is necessary to double-check and fill in personal information, indicate the future spouse's IIN, indicate the CRO, designate who will pay the state duty, and sign with the EDS.
Payment for state registration is carried out in the usual way of online money transfer from any bank card. The amount of the state duty is 3864 tenge. To make a payment, you must specify the tax authority and KNP 910 (General established procedure).
After you fill out the application for your part, it will be sent to the future spouse for confirmation. He/she needs to log in to the portal, find it in the Gov Personal Account.kz the application, fill it out, pay for the state registration, if it was not paid earlier, and sign with the help of an EDS.
The application can wait for confirmation no more than 48 hours, then it will be canceled.
If the application is successful, you will receive a notification with the date and place of registration of the marriage. After that, it is necessary to come with the future spouse to the registration authority at the specified date and time, taking with him/her the identity cards and the printed electronic receipt.
If the result is negative, you will receive a notification with the status "In registration denied".
Marriage for the first time and without children
Where to apply
If you are getting married for the first time and do not have children, you can send an electronic application for marriage registration via the online e-government portal service. For this, it is necessary to have an EDS for both applicants and their registration on the Gov.kz portal. This method is convenient when, for example, you as future spouses are not in one city or for another reason can not come to CRO together.
More information on online application is provided in the next step.
What kind of documents to prepare
When applying through the CRO, both spouses need to have an identity card and a receipt for payment for state registration (3864 tenge).
When submitting an electronic application, documents are not required, and a receipt for payment for state registration is paid online.
Conditions of marriage
In order to get married, you must have the full consent of both of you, and each of you must have reached the age of marriage, i.e. 18 years.
Marriage (matrimony) between persons who have not reached the age of marriage (marital), or a person who has reached the age of marriage (marital) with a person who has not reached the age of marriage (marital) is allowed only with the written consent of the parents or guardians of persons who have not reached the age of marriage (marital).
No marriage is allowed between:
- persons of the same sex (gender);
- persons, one of whom is already in another marriage;
- close relatives;
- adoptive parents and adopted children;
- persons, at least one of whom is declared incompetent due to mental illness or dementia by a court decision, which entered into legal force.
Marriage between Kazakhstanis abroad
Where to apply
Marriage between citizens of Kazakhstan residing outside the country consists in foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
At the same time, the legislation of Kazakhstan is applied, i.e. all the rules used for marriage registration on the territory of Kazakhstan are in force.
When applying through the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, both spouses need to have identification cards and a receipt for payment for state registration (3864 tenge).
You can also order the service online
Marriage to a convict
Where is the registration of the marriage with the convicts
Marriage to convicts serving their sentences in correctional labour institutions is registered by the civil registry office at the location of the institution.
The registration of marriage with persons in respect of whom pretrial detention has been chosen as a preventive measure is carried out by the civil register office in pre-trial detention centres, upon notification of the person or body in charge of the case.
What kind of documents to prepare
- Identity document;
- Information about the children (birth certificates) available, if any;
- Information on the previous marriage (divorce certificate/death certificate), if any;
- Receipt of payment for state registration.
Obtaining a marriage certificate
The certificate of marriage (matrimony) is issued in electronic form to each of the persons entering into marriage on the day of the state registration of marriage (matrimony) at the place of its conclusion.
At the request of the spouses, a certificate of marriage (matrimony) can be issued on paper.
Which documents should be changed after marriage
After the marriage, the spouse, if he/she took the surname of the spouse, must replace the identity card within 30 days from the date of receipt of the marriage certificate, and then other documents such as a driver's license, passport, pension agreement, information in public utilities, etc.
Marriage to a foreigner
If you or your future spouse is a foreigner, the registration of the marriage is carried out according to the general rules in the registering body (CRO), or in the diplomatic mission, consular office of the state of which the person wishing to marry is a citizen.
What kind of documents to prepare
To register a marriage, you must first submit a written application for marriage.
- A certificate of absence of a registered marriage or a marriage license from the competent authority of the State of which he is a citizen.
- A foreigner permanently residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan presents a residence permit for a foreigner in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Documents confirming the need to reduce the established age of marriage.
3. Information about previous marriages.
4. Information about existing children.
5. A receipt confirming awareness of each other's health and financial situation, as well as the absence of obstacles to marriage.
The documents confirming the identity of foreigners and stateless persons must be provided with a notarized translation into Kazakh or Russian.
When applying to the CRO for marriage, a foreigner must provide a marriage license from the competent authority of the State of which he is a citizen, as there may be cases where, in the absence of such a permit, the marriage may be declared invalid in his native country. But if the applicants insist on registering without such a permit, their marriage is registered anyway.
As a rule, after fifteen calendar days after the application is submitted, the marriage is registered, necessarily in the personal presence of the persons entering into marriage. The registration process is carried out in accordance with the procedure established for the state registration of acts of civil status.
If a marriage between a citizen of Kazakhstan and a foreigner is concluded outside the Republic of Kazakhstan in compliance with the legislation of the state where it was concluded, such a marriage will be valid on the territory of Kazakhstan.