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Kazakhstani passport
The front cover of a contemporary Kazakhstan biometric passport.
The data page of a contemporary Kazakhstan biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued byKazakhstan Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs
First issued1991
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityKazakhstan citizenship
Expiration10 years

Kazakhstani passports (Template:Lang-kk, Template:Lang-ru) are issued to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to facilitate international travel. Within the Republic of Kazakhstan citizens are required to use internal identification card which can also be used for travel to Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and Albania. The Kazakhstani Ministry of Justice started issuing biometric passports on January 5, 2009.[1]

Physical Appearance

Kazakh passports have cerulean colour cover with the words “ПАСПОРТ” (Kazakh) and “PASSPORT” (English) at the bottom with the Republic of Kazakhstan coat of arms in the middle of the front cover. Passport contains 36 pages[2], including 30 visa pages, the data/information page and observations page. The first page contains inscription in two languages as follows:

Паспорт Қазақстан Республикасының меншiгi болып табылады, ал оның иесi Қазақстан Республикасының қорғауында болады – in Kazakh (Cyrillic script)

Pasport Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń menshigi bolyp tabylady, al onyń ıesi Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń qorǵaýynda bolady' – in Kazakh (Latin script)

This passport is the property of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its owner is under protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan – in English

History

When Kazakhstan was within the USSR, Soviet passports were issued.

Identity Information Page

A Kazakhstani Passport includes the following data:

  • Photo of the passport bearer
  • Type
  • Code (KAZ)
  • Passport No.
  • 1 Surname Names
  • 2 Given Names
  • 3 Nationality
  • 4 Date of Birth
  • 5 Place of birth
  • 6 Sex
  • 8 Date of Issue
  • 9 Date of Expiry
  • 10 Issuing Authority

The information page ends with a machine readable zone.

Languages

The data page/information page is printed in Kazakh and English.

New biometric passports contain information in Kazakh and English only.

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for holders of regular Kazakhstani passports
  Kazakhstan
  Visa-free
  Visa on arrival
  Electronic authorization or eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

In 2022, Kazakhstani citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 76 countries and territories, ranking the Kazakhstani passport 71st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.[3]

See also


References

Media related to Passports of Kazakhstan at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ "Электронный паспорт гражданина Республики Казахстан - Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан". minjust.kz. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  2. ^ "PRADO - Public Register of Authentic identity and travel Documents Online". Council of the EU and the European Council. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Henley Passport Index - Global Passport Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 9 August 2022.