1. The documents of identification shall be:
1) passport of citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) identity document of citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) residence permit of foreigner in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) identity document of person without citizenship;
5) diplomatic passport of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
6) service passport of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
7) identity document of refugee;
8) identity document of seafarer of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
9) foreign passport;
10) certificate of return;
11) certificate of birth;
12) travel document.
Driver license, military card and birth statement may be recognized as the documents of
identification in the cases, provided by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
2. The documents of identification, issued by the authorized state bodies of the Republic
of Kazakhstan shall be the property of state.
3. Civil transaction shall be made on the documents of identification, provided by
subparagraph 1), 2), 3), 4), 9) and 11) of paragraph 1 of this Article.
4. Identity documents used and presented to individuals and legal entities through the
digital document service shall be equivalent to paper documents, except for cases determined
by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of identity documents.
Footnote. Article 6 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
04.07.2014 № 233-V (shall be enforced from 01.01.2015); dated 13.05.2020 № 327-VI (shall
be enforced from 01.01.2021); dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of
ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 16.05.2024 № 82-VIII (
shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication
).

1. A travel document is issued to:
1) a person who has been granted refugee status for movement outside the territory of the
Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) Is excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 16.05.2024 № 82-VIII (
shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication
).
2. A travel document is issued for a period of validity of one year, while for refugees the
validity period of the travel document must not exceed the validity period of the refugee
certificate.
Footnote. Chapter 2 is supplemented by Article 18-1 in accordance with the Law of the
Republic of Kazakhstan dated 13.05.2020 № 327-VI (shall be enforced from 01.01.2021); as
amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 16.05.2024 № 82-VIII (shall be
enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

1. Identity document of person without citizenship shall be issued to the persons without
citizenship, permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, reached the
age of sixteen.
2. Identity document without citizenship shall be issued with validity of five years for
approval of identity of the owner in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad.
3. Upon leaving abroad without parents, guardians, trustees, the identity document of
person without citizenship shall be issued to the persons under the age of sixteen.

1. Identity document of refugee shall be issued to the foreigners and persons without
citizenship, to whom the status of refugee was assigned in the manner established by the Law
of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On refugees”.
2. A refugee certificate shall be issued for a period of one year and shall be renewed
annually by the local executive authority of the region, city of republican significance, or the
capital, until the conditions in the refugee's country of origin that justified the grant of refugee
status are no longer present.
Footnote. Article 14 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
16.05.2024 № 82-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its
first official publication).

1. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, permanently residing in the Republic of
Kazakhstan, the foreigners and persons without citizenship in the case of loss of documents of
identification shall be applied to the authorized state bodies for obtainment the new one.
2. Upon loss of passport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the citizens of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, staying abroad shall be applied to the foreign institutions of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.

1. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on documents of identification shall be
based on the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and shall consist of this Law and
other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. International treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan shall take precedence over
this Law. The procedure and conditions for the application of international treaties to which
the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party shall be determined by the legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
3. Legal relations regulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on identity
documents are not subject to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public
procurement in terms of the acquisition of goods, works, services for the production of
identity documents specified in subparagraphs 1), 2), 3) and 4) of part one of paragraph 1 of
Article 6 of this Law, accumulation and maintenance of an integrated data bank of the
document production system, automation of work on accounting for migration processes,
development, introduction and maintenance of software and hardware products for internal
affairs bodies.
Footnote. Article 2 as amended by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated
15.11.2021 № 72-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2022); dated 30.06.2025 № 203-VIII (
shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

1. The residence permit of foreigner in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be issued to the
foreigners, permanently residing in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, from sixteen
years old with validity of ten years, but not exceeding the validity of passport of country of
their citizenship.
2. Upon leaving abroad the identity of foreigner shall certify the passport of country of his
(her) citizenship