Kazakhstani passports ( kk, қазақстандық паспорт, qazaqstandıq pasport, russian: казахстанский паспорт, kazakhstanskiy pasport) are issued to citizens of the

Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekis ...

to facilitate international travel. Within the Republic of Kazakhstan citizens are required to use internal

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which can also be used for travel to the

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and

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. The Kazakh Ministry of Justice started issuing biometric passports on 5 January 2009.

Physical Appearance

Kazakh passports have

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colour cover with the words “” ( Kazakh) and “PASSPORT” (

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) at the bottom with the Republic of Kazakhstan coat of arms in the middle of the front cover. Passport contains 36 pages, including 30 visa pages, the data/information page and observations page. The first page contains inscription in two languages as follows: ' – in Kazakh (Cyrillic script) '' – 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. Image:KAZ passport.jpg, Image:KAZ passport 2.jpg,

Identity Information Page

A Kazakhstani Passport includes the following data: * Photo of the passport bearer * Type * Code (KAZ) * Passport No. * 1 Surname Names * 2 Given Names * 3 Nationality * 4 Date of Birth * 5 Place of birth * 6 Sex * 8 Date of Issue * 9 Date of Expiry * 10 Issuing Authority The information page ends with a machine readable zone.

Languages

The data page/information page is printed in Kazakh and

. New biometric passports contain information in Kazakh and

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.

References

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Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...