of November 21, 2000 No. 264
About approval of Rules of consular legalization
According to article 45 of the Consular charter of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved by the Presidential decree of the Republic of Kazakhstan of September 27, 1999 No. 217, I ORDER:
1. Approve the enclosed Rules of consular legalization.
2. This order becomes effective from the date of state registration in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Minister
E.Idrisov
Approved by the Order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan of November 21, 2000 No. 264
1. Consular legalization (further - legalization) consists in check of compliance of documents to the current legislation of the state of stay and represents establishment and certification of signature of the official and seal on such documents for the purpose of their use in other state.
Legalization confirms competence of documents and acts in the international communication. The consul does not bear responsibility for contents of the document.
2. The purpose of legalization is providing guarantee to bodies of the country where the document is intended to be effective, that the document is authentic and is drawn up properly.
3. Functions on legalization are performed:
1) abroad - foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) in the Republic of Kazakhstan - Department of consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (further - Department of consular service);
4. In foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad of function on legalization of documents and acts it is assigned to consuls of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the request of the consul legalization can be performed also by other consular officials.
The consul accepts to legalization documents and statements which are drawn up with participation of the authorities of the consular district, certified by them or proceeding from these authorities.
5. State bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan take cognizance of the documents and acts proceeding from the organizations and organizations of foreign state only in the presence of legalization if other is not stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Kazakhstan or the international treaty which participants are the Republic of Kazakhstan and the state from which organization and organizations documents and acts proceed.
6. It is excluded according to the Order of the deputy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 11.12.2013 No. 08-1-1-1/613
7. Legalizations are not subject documents and acts which contradict the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or can do harm to interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the content, or contain the data discrediting honor and advantage of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
7-1. Legalizations are not subject:
1) identity documents, except the certificate of birth;
2) car driver licenses;
3) military IDs, certificates of addition to the draft site;
4) other documents and acts in the cases provided by international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan and legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
8. For implementation of legalization of documents and acts the consul shall have specimen signatures and seals of officials of the authorities of the consular district, authorized to certify the documents and acts proceeding from the organizations and organizations of the state of stay.
9. In cases when the consul has doubt in whether really the documents and acts submitted to legalization, correspond to the legislation of the state of stay, the consul addresses for official explanation the authorities of the consular district.
10. In cases when according to the procedure of reclamation of documents from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the consul documents arrived and statements which are drawn up in the Republic of Kazakhstan, but are not legalized in Department of consular service and if by the legislation of the state of stay legalization of such documents and acts is required the consul legalizes them and transfers to interested persons, the organizations and organizations.
11. In case of receipt from certain citizens, the organizations and organizations on legalization of the documents and statements which are drawn up in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, but are not legalized in Department of consular service, the consul shall send such documents and acts to Department of consular service of the Republic of Kazakhstan for determination of their authenticity. In case of receipt of affirmative answer the consul legalizes such documents and acts in general procedure.
12. In necessary cases the consul can legalize the documents and acts intended for action in the territory of the third state.
13. The stay requested in the state for citizens, the organizations and organizations the consul legalizes documents and acts according to the procedure, provided by these rules.
14. The department of consular service legalizes the documents and acts proceeding from the foreign organizations and organizations if they are previously legalized in foreign institution of foreign state of origin of documents.
15. It is excluded according to the Order of the deputy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 11.12.2013 No. 08-1-1-1/613
16. The department of consular service shall have specimen signatures and seals of the officials who are carrying out obligations on legalization of documents and acts in the foreign diplomatic representations and consular establishments accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
17. The department of consular service legalizes also the documents and acts proceeding from the organizations and organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan and intended for presentation abroad.
18. The department of consular service shall have specimen signatures and seals of officials of the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan authorized on making of actions for certification of the documents which are subject to legalization.
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The document ceased to be valid since January 21, 2018 according to Item 2 of the Order of the deputy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 6, 2017 No. 11-1-2/576