Kazakhstani passport
| Kazakh passport | |
|---|---|
| The cover of a contemporary Kazakhstan biometric passport. | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by | Kazakhstan Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| First issued | 1991 |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Kazakh citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 years |
Kazakh passports (Kazakh: қазақстан төлқұжаты, romanized: 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
[edit ]Kazakh passports have a cerulean colour cover with the words "ПАСПОРТ" (Kazakh) and "PASSPORT" (English) at the bottom, with the Republic of Kazakhstan's coat of arms in the middle of the front cover. Passports contain 36 pages,[2] including 30 visa pages, the data/information page and observations page. The first page contains an 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 Respublikasynyñ menşıgı bolyp tabylady, al onyñ ıesi Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ qorğauynda 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
[edit ]When Kazakhstan was within the USSR, Soviet passports were issued.
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Old (non-biometric) passport cover.
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Old (non-biometric) passport's page number 1.
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New biometric passport's page number 1.
Identity Information Page
[edit ]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
[edit ]The data page/information page is printed in Kazakh and English.
New biometric passports contain information in Kazakh and English only.
Visa requirements
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As of 2024, Kazakhstani citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Kazakhstani passport 63rd in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
See also
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References
[edit ]Media related to Passports of Kazakhstan at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Электронный паспорт гражданина Республики Казахстан - Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан". minjust.kz. Archived from the original on 2012年02月20日. Retrieved 2009年02月07日.
- ^ "PRADO - Public Register of Authentic identity and travel Documents Online". Council of the EU and the European Council. Retrieved 9 August 2022.