No general jus soli. Art. 13: a child found in Kazakhstan whose parents are both unknown is a citizen. Art. 14: a child born in Kazakhstan to permanently resident stateless persons is a citizen. Birth in Kazakhstan to two foreign-citizen parents does not confer citizenship (art. 11-1). Parentage rules are in arts. 11–12.
Art. 16-1(1): kandas permanently residing in Kazakhstan on lawful grounds may be admitted in the simplified (registration) procedure regardless of length of residence; processing must not exceed three months from application. Dual citizenship is not recognized.
Art. 16(1) reduces the permanent-residence condition for applicants married to a Kazakhstan citizen for at least three years (состоящие в браке … не менее трех лет) — the three years attach to the marriage duration, not to “three years of residence instead of five.” Still a presidential discretionary admission track.
Not unconditional single-parent jus sanguinis. Art. 11: a child both of whose parents are citizens is a citizen regardless of birthplace. Art. 12 covers mixed-parentage cases with additional conditions (birth in Kazakhstan, consent, or other statutory cases). The prior “any one Kazakhstani parent, any birthplace” wording overstates art. 11.
Admission to citizenship under art. 16(1) for persons permanently residing in Kazakhstan on lawful grounds for not less than five years, or married to a Kazakhstan citizen for not less than three years (the three-year figure is the duration of the marriage, not a separate three-year residence track). Dual citizenship is not recognized (art. 3). Grant is by the President (art. 15) and discretionary.
estimated, not read from law — Art. 16(1) Adilet consolidation (amendments through Law No. 82-VIII of 16.05.2024). Five-year floor is statutory, not modeled. Renunciation is framed via non-recognition of dual citizenship (art. 3).
State eResidency programme: Digital Identity Card and special IIN for non-residents to access partner banks, brokers and other programme services online — not a visa, residence permit, tax residency or ordinary eGov access.
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