Kazakhstan has established new rules for crossing the state border. According to the Border Service of the country’s National Security Committee, relaxation of the rules for persons travelling outside the country were introduced. Kazakh citizens can now cross the border with their spouse and minor children if they are going to a funeral or to care for seriously ill family members and close relatives. However, according to the relevant department, they must carry supporting documents with them. The same condition applies to foreigners and stateless persons, for whom the list of relatives who can enter the territory of Kazakhstan has also been expanded.
“In addition to parents, children and spouses, adoptive parents, adopted children, full and half-blood brothers and sisters, grandfathers, grandmothers and grandchildren were added. Cousins do not fall under these conditions. In addition, foreigners are allowed to cross the border together with their spouse and minor children, but not more than once every 30 days,” SAID Yerlan Danyarov, Deputy Head of the Border Control Department ‘Nur-Sultan.’
Translation by Assem Zhanmukhanova
Editing by Galiya Khassenkhanova
