Kazakhstani passport

Kazakh passport
The front cover of a contemporary Kazakhstan biometric passport.
The data page of a contemporary Kazakhstan biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued byKazakhstan Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs
First issued1991
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityKazakhstan citizenship
Expiration10 years

Kazakh passports (Kazakh: қазақстан төлқұжаты, romanizedqazaqstan 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]

  1. ^ "Электронный паспорт гражданина Республики Казахстан - Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан". minjust.kz. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-07.