You are moving to live abroad

Term for consideration of materials under application for alteration of citizenship in local internal affairs and national security agencies, foreign missions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and National Security Committee should not exceed 30 calendar days in each agency.    

The service delivery result is abstract on renunciation from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship (in paper format) or decline of application on renunciation from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship.

Checking for a ban on traveling abroad is available on the website aisoip.adilet.gov.kz.

Payment of fines and other debts is possible in the application "Kaspi.kz" or in the terminals of Kazpost JSC located at the airports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

If you decided to move abroad and renunciate from Kazakhstani citizenship, you need to apply to a local agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the RoK with the following documents:

1. Application on renunciation from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship.
2. Application.
3. Personal history statement.
4. Three photographs (3,5 х 4,5 cm).
5. Copy of birth certificate/marriage certificate.
6. Abstract from a local department of defense on exemption of military age individual from undergoing of military service.
7. Abstract from the place of work/study, and also an abstract from enforcement proceedings agency on availability/ non-availability of outstanding liabilities to government or property liabilities related to the interests of citizens, government agencies and organizations irrespective of property form.
8. Notarized application on absence of financial or other claims (if a service recipient has a spouse or individuals who are dependent on a service recipient in the Republic of Kazakhstan).
9. Receipt on the payment of national duty: 1 MCI.
10. Notarized copy of documents certifying divorce/death of one of the parents/adoption/ custody and guardianship (decision of relevant executive body)/ deprivation of parental rights/payment of alimony.
11. If both parents are citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and one of them is to renunciate from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship and applies for renunciation from citizenship for an underage child, he/she should provide a notarized statement from another parent which contains his/her opinion towards a child`s renunciation from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship.

The following information is stated by internal affairs agencies in statement on renunciation from citizenship:

1. availability/non-availability of outstanding liabilities to government or property liabilities related to the interests of citizens, government agencies and other organizations;
2. being liable as indictee;
3. data on the fact that your renunciation from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship does not conflict with national security interests.

If you have any of the abovementioned issues, your application for renunciation from citizenship will be declined.

Upon renunciation from citizenship you can withdraw your pension savings. To do this, you need to apply to Integrated Accumulative Pension Fund branch where a contract on pension assignment was signed and submit the required documents choosing one of the above options.  

Upon personal visit to Integrated Accumulative Pension Fund office:

• copy of international passport and original copy for verification;
• bank account details.

Via trustee/legal representative (documents are accepted only upon personal visit to Integrated Accumulative Pension Fund office of trustee/legal representative):

• notarized* copy of international passport, unless otherwise stipulated by international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• copy of a trustee`s/ legal representative`s ID document and original copy for verification;
• original copy of notarized* power of attorney or its notarized* copy or legal representative`s national ID/ abstract on the assignment of legal representative, in case if application is submitted by a legal representative;
• bank account details.

Via postal service:

• application on the assignment of pension accruals pursuant to the form established by Integrated Accumulative Pension Fund in-house documents, which is filled in by an applicant (relevant application form is available on the Integrated Accumulative Pension Fund website) and an applicant`s signature in application on the assignment of pension accruals should be notarized*;
• notarized* copy of international passport or stateless person certificate*;
• bank account details.

* – in case if notarial actions related to certification of validity of copies to original copies and authenticity of applicant`s signature are performed in a foreign country, they should be legalized.    

Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan permanently living abroad (i.e. those who de-registered in internal affairs agencies of Kazakhstan, obtained exit permit for permanent residency and registered in Kazakhstani consular agencies in the country of residence) should submit an application on renunciation from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship to the name of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan via Kazakhstani consular agencies.

The following is to be enclosed to an application:

• application;
• personal history statement (drawn up personally);
• photograph (3,5 х 4,5);
• copy of ID document;
• exit permit for permanent residence issued by internal affairs agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• abstract of no criminal record;
• copies of childbirth certificate and marriage certificate (if available);
• document certifying the capability to obtain a foreign citizenship;
• document certifying the payment of consular fee;
• notarized consent for renunciation from the Republic of Kazakhstan citizenship and application on absence of financial or other claims from spouse or individuals who are dependent on a service recipient and residing in the Republic of Kazakhstan or copy of death certificate/ judicial decision deeming a citizen to be deceased or missing.

Applications related to citizenship of individuals under 18 and legally incapable individuals are considered upon a notarized request of legal representatives while in other countries a childbirth certificate should also be provided (adoptive parents, custodians and trustees should provide a copy of decision made by local executive bodies of Kazakhstan) or an ID document of legally incapable individual.

Upon submission of application on alteration of citizenship for a child aged 14-18, child`s consent is mandatory and should be expressed in written form and notarized while in other countries it should be notarized by a foreign mission.

Documents should be drawn up in Kazakh and Russian or other language with enclosure of notarized translation into Kazakh or Russian.

An applicant should draw up a separate statement for each family member.

If you want to move abroad while preserving Kazakhstani citizenship, you need to obtain an exit permit for permanent residency.

To obtain an exit permit, you need to apply to “Government for Citizens” Public Corporation with the following documents:

1. Application.
2. National ID and passport of the Republic of Kazakhstan citizen.
3. Alimony agreement concluded pursuant to the procedure established by Chapter 22 of Code “On Marriage and Family”, if there are family members permanently living in the Republic of Kazakhstan to whom a departing person should legally provide maintenance payment. In case of failure to achieve agreement, a departing person provides judicial decision on determination of alimony amount in fixed monetary amount or one-time payment or provision of property in repayment for alimony or payment of alimony some other way or establishment of fact that a departing person does not have any obstacles provided by the law to move abroad.
4. Statement made by guardianship and custodianship agencies on whether a child`s (older than 10 years old) opinion was taken into account by parents or other legal representatives when deciding on moving abroad.
5. Abstract on withdrawal from military service registration.
6. Upon moving abroad for permanent residence of the Republic of Kazakhstan citizens, who are under 18 years old with one of the parents (guardian, custodian): notarized consent of other parent residing on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. If a consent is not provided by one of the parents, the issue of moving abroad of underaged can be settled in court;
7. Receipt on the payment of national duty: 1 MCI.

Application on moving abroad for permanent residency can be submitted by individuals who reached the age of 18 and those who are married can submit an application at the age of 16.  Documents for children and legally incapable citizens are submitted by legal representatives (parents, custodians, guardians). Documents should be submitted in person.

It should be noted that while gathering documents to move abroad, you also need to check whether you have a ban to move abroad from Kazakhstan.

Result or decision on execution of documents to move abroad for permanent residency will be ready within 30 calendar days from the moment of application submission.

If you left Kazakhstan temporarily but decided to stay in a foreign country for permanent residency, you need to apply to Kazakhstani consulate and submit the following documents:

1. Application.
2. National ID and passport of the Republic of Kazakhstan citizen.
3. Alimony agreement concluded pursuant to the procedure established by Chapter 22 of Code “On Marriage and Family”, if there are family members permanently living in the Republic of Kazakhstan to whom a departing person should legally provide maintenance payment. In case of failure to achieve agreement, a departing person provides judicial decision on determination of alimony amount in fixed monetary amount or one-time payment or provision of property in repayment for alimony or payment of alimony some other way or establishment of fact that a departing person does not have any obstacles provided by the law to move abroad.
4. Statement made by guardianship and custodianship agencies on whether a child`s (older than 10 years old) opinion was taken into account by parents or other legal representatives when deciding on moving abroad.
5. Abstract on withdrawal from military service registration.
6. Upon moving abroad for permanent residence of the Republic of Kazakhstan citizens, who are under 18 years old with one of the parents (guardian, custodian): notarized consent of other parent residing on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. If a consent is not provided by one of the parents, the issue of moving abroad of underaged can be settled in court;
7. Receipt on the payment of national duty: 1 MCI.

In case if national ID of the Republic of Kazakhstan citizen is absent, lost or expired, a citizen should provide an explanatory note.

After documents package is submitted, a foreign mission forwards it to a local internal affairs body in Kazakhstan at the place of applicant`s previous registration.

Then, a local internal affairs body considers the documents and makes a decision on providing a permit to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residency.