Kazakhstani passport explained

Kazakh passports (kk|қазақстан төлқұжаты|qazaqstan tölqujatı) are issued to citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to facilitate international travel. Within the Republic of Kazakhstan citizens are required to use internal Kazakh identity card which can also be used for travel to the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and Albania. The Kazakh Ministry of Justice started issuing biometric passports on 5 January 2009.^[1]

Physical appearance

Kazakh passports have cerulean colour cover with the words “Kazakh: ПАСПОРТ|i=no” (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:

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

Kazakh: Pasport Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ menşıgı bolyp tabylady, al onyñ ıesi Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ qorğauynda bolady – in Kazakh (Latin script)

This passport is the property of the Republic of and its owner is under protection of the Republic of – 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 of State (KAZ)
• Passport No.
• 1 Surname
• 2 Given Names
• 3 Nationality
  • 4 ID No.
• 5 Date of Birth
• 6 Place of birth
• 7 Date of Issue
• 8 Date of Expiry
• 9 Issuing Authority
• 10 Signature of Bearer

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

See main article: Visa requirements for Kazakhstani citizens. In 2023, Kazakhstani citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 90 countries and territories, ranking the Kazakhstani passport 71st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index.^[3]

See also

• Kazakh identity card
• Visa requirements for Kazakhstani citizens
• Visa policy of Kazakhstan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Электронный паспорт гражданина Республики Казахстан - Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан. minjust.kz. 2009-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220082158/http://www.minjust.kz/ru/node/7903. 2012-02-20. dead.
2. Web site: PRADO - Public Register of Authentic identity and travel Documents Online . Council of the EU and the European Council . 9 August 2022 . English.
3. Web site: The Henley Passport Index - Global Passport Ranking. Henley & Partners. 9 August 2022.