Kazakhstani passport

Kazakh passport
Kazakh passport
	The front cover of a contemporary Kazakhstan biometric passport.
	The data page of a contemporary Kazakhstan biometric passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs
First issued	1991
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Kazakhstan 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

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 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

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

Old (non-biometric) passport cover.
Old (non-biometric) passport's page number 1.
New biometric passport's page number 1.

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

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]

References

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 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
^ "PRADO - Public Register of Authentic identity and travel Documents Online". Council of the EU and the European Council. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "The Henley Passport Index - Global Passport Ranking". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]