13. A person shall be deprived of refugee status on the basis of the relevant decision of the
local executive body, if he:
1) knowingly provided false information or presented false documents that served as the
ground for granting a refugee status;
2) was convicted of a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity in the
definition given to these acts in international instruments concluded for the purpose of taking
action against such crimes;
3) was convicted for a serious non-political crime, committed outside the Republic of
Kazakhstan before arriving on its territory;
4) was convicted of committing acts contrary to the goals and principles of the United
Nations and international organizations, of which Kazakhstan is a member;
5) was convicted for participation in the activities of terrorist, extremist, and banned
religious organizations.
14. The local executive body, within five working days from the date of the decision to
revoke refugee status, shall hand over or send to the person a copy of the decision indicating
the reasons for the decision taken and an explanation of the procedure for appealing it, and
shall also inform the authorized body and the internal affairs bodies about the decision taken.
Footnote. Paragraph 14 as amended by the Resolution of the Government of the Republic
of Kazakhstan dated 31.10.2024 № 912 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days
after its first official publication).
15. Refugee status shall be terminated upon expiry of its term in the absence of an
extension, and also if a person:
1) acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan or another state and enjoys the
protection of the state of which he became a citizen;
2) may no longer decline the protection of the country of his nationality, because the
circumstances that led to recognizing him as a refugee have changed;
3) who lost the citizenship of his former state, voluntarily reacquired it;
4) voluntarily re-availed himself of the protection of the country of which he was a
national;
5) stated willingness to return to the country of origin, since the grounds for granting him
a refugee status have ceased to exist;
6) voluntarily returned to the country which he left because of the risk of persecution;
7) left the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence.
16. When a person’s refugee status is terminated, the local executive body shall put a note
in the refugee’s personal file indicating the grounds for the refugee status termination and the
time of its commencement, and shall also notify the internal affairs bodies and the person
whose status is terminated if he is in territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The moment of refugee status termination shall be the occurrence of the circumstances set
forth in paragraph 15 of these Rules, namely:
1) under subparagraphs 1), 3) - the date of acquiring the relevant citizenship;
2) under subparagraph 2) - the date of notification by the local executive body of the
refugee about the change in the circumstances in the country of his citizenship, whereby he
was recognized a refugee;
3) under subparagraphs 4), 6) - the date of voluntary return to the country of which he was
a national;
4) under subparagraph 5) - the date of notification by the refugee of the local executive
body of the willingness to return to the country of origin;
5) under subparagraph 7) - the date of departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan for
permanent residence;
6) in case of failure to appear for extension - the tenth day after expiry of the refugee
status, except in cases for a good reason when submitting supporting documents.
Footnote. Paragraph 16 as amended by the Decree of the Government of the Republic of
Kazakhstan dated 07.08.2024 № 629 (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days
after the date of its first official publication); dated 31.10.2024 № 912 (shall be enforced upon
expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication).
18. The decision of the local executive body to refuse to grant, extend the status of a
refugee or to withdraw the status of a refugee may be appealed as prescribed by the laws of
the Republic of Kazakhstan.
20. Information on granting, extension, withdrawal and termination of refugee status or
refusal to assign a refugee status shall be entered by the local executive body in a logbook as
required by the form of the appendix to these Rules.