The Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan has updated the procedure for crossing the state border, reports zakon.kz.

Allow the departure of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan to foreign countries, with which, by decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, direct (regular, irregular charter flights) air communication has been resumed, as well as entry / transit to / through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of foreigners from among the citizens of the states with which, by decision The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has resumed direct (regular, irregular charter flights) air communication – subject to compliance with visa requirements, unless another procedure is provided for by international agreements of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the amended rules say.

According to the document, it is allowed “for interested state bodies to pass through the border of aircraft and ground equipment involved in launch campaigns from the Baikonur cosmodrome and activities for the search and evacuation from the landing site of cosmonauts and descent space objects – subject to the established procedure of state permits. bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan to cross the State Border and stay on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan “.

Also, until the sanitary and epidemiological situation improves, the crossing of the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan by foreigners and stateless persons is temporarily limited, with the exception of: personnel of the diplomatic service of foreign states and members of their families (spouse, spouse, their parents and children); members of official delegations of foreign states and international organizations traveling to Kazakhstan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; employees of international organizations accredited in the Republic of Kazakhstan and their family members (spouse, spouse, their parents and children); ethnic Kazakhs, in the presence of a valid visa of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the category “C10”, “B8” or identity documents, with a mark of belonging to Kazakh nationality (passport, identity card, birth certificate, etc. with a notarized translation) and their members families (spouse, spouse, parents and children); members of train and locomotive crews, crews of aircraft and ships and persons participating in railway transportation processes, operations for receiving, delivering and escorting goods, trains carrying goods in international traffic; employees of Kazakh airlines, when confirming their status and their family members (spouse, spouse, parents and children); etc.

According to the new changes, citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan are allowed to cross the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a frequency of no more than 1 time in 30 days, while this frequency does not apply to the following citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan: personnel of the country’s diplomatic service and their family members (spouse, spouse, their parents and children); members of official delegations of the Republic of Kazakhstan traveling abroad at the invitation of foreign states and agreement of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan; employees of international organizations, of which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a member, deployed on the territory of foreign states – upon confirmation of the status of the employee and their family members (spouse, spouse, their parents and children); employees of the Intergovernmental Courier Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan upon confirmation of the status; members of train and locomotive crews, crews of aircraft and ships and persons participating in railway transportation processes, operations for receiving, delivering and escorting goods, trains carrying goods in international traffic; etc.

The full text of the document can be found here.