LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

of June 30, 2025 No. 203-VIII ZRK

About modification and amendments in some legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan concerning enhancement of law-enforcement service, housing providing and social protection of staff of law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection and the military personnel, and also exception of excessive legislative regulation in the field of activities of law-enforcement bodies

Article 1. Make changes and additions to the following legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 20, 1991 "About nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan":

Item 2 of Article 2 to state 1) in the following edition:

"2. The international agreements ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan have priority before this Law. The procedure and conditions of action in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of international treaties which participant is the Republic of Kazakhstan are determined by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";

To add 2) with Article 2-1 of the following content:

"Article 2-1. Main objectives, tasks and principles of this Law

1. Main objectives of this Law are regulation of the relations concerning acquisition and the termination of nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also observance of rights and freedoms of man and citizen.

2. The main objectives of this Law are:

1) determination of the bases, conditions and procedure for acceptance, recovery of nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) implementation of registration of getting out of nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its loss, deprivation;

3) determination of accessory (not belonging) to nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

4) regulation of legal status of stateless persons.

3. Basic principles of this Law:

1) each person has the right to nationality;

2) nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan is single and equal for all citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan irrespective of the bases of its acquisition;

3) citizenship cannot be granted against the will of the person;

4) in case of decision making concerning children concerning nationality the best interests of the child are considered;

5) prevention and reducing without nationality.";

3) in Article 30:

in part one:

3) after words "constantly living" to add the subitem with the words "and temporarily staying";

in subitem 3-1) of the word "to exclude persons who are constantly living in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan";

add with subitems 6), 7) and 8) of the following content:

"6) realize within competence state policy in the field of nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

7) are developed and approve regulatory legal acts concerning nationality according to the purposes and tasks of this Law and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8) perform other powers provided by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";

the second to exclude part;

Article 31 to state 4) in the following edition:

"Article 31. Powers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

develops and approves regulatory legal acts concerning nationality according to the purposes and tasks of this Law and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

performs other powers provided by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Foreign institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

accept from persons who are constantly living outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, statements concerning nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan and together with necessary documents send them for consideration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

register loss of nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan by persons living outside the Republic of Kazakhstan;

determine accessory (not belonging) to nationality of the Republic of Kazakhstan of persons living outside the Republic of Kazakhstan.".

2. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of June 19, 1995 "About legal status of foreigners":

Part the fourth Article 1 to state 1) in the following edition:

"The international agreements ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan have priority before this Law. The procedure and conditions of action in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of international treaties which participant is the Republic of Kazakhstan are determined by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";

Article 3 to state 2) in the following edition:

"Article 3. The main purpose, task and principles of this Law

1. Main objective of this Law is protection of the rights and legitimate interests of foreigners in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. The main objective of this Law is determination of legal status of foreigners in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

3. Basic principles of this Law:

1) foreigners in the Republic of Kazakhstan have the rights and freedoms, and also perform the duties established for citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan if other is not provided by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) foreigners are equal in the Republic of Kazakhstan before the law and court irrespective of their origin, social, official and property status, floor, race, nationality, language, the relation to religion, beliefs, the residence or on any other circumstances;

3) implementation by foreigners of the rights and freedoms shall not violate the rights and freedoms of other persons, to encroach on the constitutional system, public order, morality and health of the population.".

3. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of April 16, 1997 "About the housing relations":

The subitem 6) of Item 1 of Article 1 to state 1) in the following edition:

"6) features of housing providing the employee of law enforcement, special state body, body of civil protection (except for the cadet and (or) the listener) and the serviceman (except for the serviceman of conscription military service, the serviceman passing military service in reserve, the cadet and the cadet, the person liable for call-up called on military charges).";

2) in Article 2:

add subitem 44-3) with parts two, the third, fourth and fifth the following content:

"Housing payments are subdivided into the current and lump housing sum payments, monetary compensation instead of the right of non-paid privatization of the dwelling (further - monetary compensation).

The current housing payments are understood as the payments performed on monthly basis according to Item 1 of article 101-4 of this Law.

Lump housing sum payments are understood as payments of one-time nature, stipulated in Item 4 Articles 101-1, by Items 2 and 4 of Article 101-9 and Item 1 of article 101-12 of this Law, and also the housing payments of one-time nature paid to receivers of housing payments till July 1, 2025.

The monetary compensation is understood as payment of one-time nature, the stipulated in Article 101-13 these Laws;";

state subitem 44-4) in the following edition:

"44-4) receiver of housing payments - the employee of special state body and the serviceman (except for the serviceman of conscription military service, the serviceman passing military service in reserve, the cadet, the listener, the cadet, the person liable for call-up called on military charges), and also the employee of law enforcement agency, body of civil protection (except for the cadet), being on the position falling under receipt of housing payments which appoints housing payments, and also members of the family of the specified employees and the serviceman, the died (dead) in case of service;";

Item 2-1 of Article 3 to exclude 3);

4) in Article 13:

third of Item 1 to state part in the following edition:

"The circle of members of the family of the employee of law enforcement, special state body, body of civil protection (except for the cadet and (or) the listener) and the serviceman (except for the serviceman of conscription military service, the serviceman passing military service in reserve, the cadet and the cadet, the person liable for call-up called on military charges), including dismissed from service, is determined according to article 101-10 of this Law.";

in item 4 of the word "Item 2 or 2-1" shall be replaced with words "Items 2, 2-1 or 2-2";

in Item 5 of the word "to the bases provided by Items 3 and 4" shall be replaced with words to "the basis provided by the Items 3,4 or 4-1";

in part two of Item 7 of the word" (to cadets, graduate students)" shall be replaced with words "(to cadets, cadets, listeners, graduate students)";

in Item 8:

in the subitem 7):

word in paragraph one of "special state bodies", "special state bodies" to replace respectively with words of "law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection", "law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection";

in word part two "special state bodies" shall be replaced with words "law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection";

in subitem 7-1) of the word "special state body, law-enforcement body," shall be replaced with words "law enforcement, special state body,";

10) to exclude the subitem;

4) of Item 10 to state the subitem in the following edition:

"4) received lump housing sum payments, monetary compensation or fulfilled obligations on acquisition of the dwelling in property by use of housing payments.";

5) in Item 1 of Article 67:

add with part two of the following content:

"Requirements about the publication on the Internet resources of lists of persons staying on the registry needing the dwelling, and lists of persons who received the dwelling from housing stock of public institutions do not extend to Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, other troops and military forming, law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection.";

in word part two of "special state and law enforcement agencies" shall be replaced with words "law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection";

Item 4 of Article 77 to state 6) in the following edition:

"4. The office dwelling from housing stock of public institutions of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, other troops and military forming, and also law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection is provided based on the decision of the housing commission of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, other troops and military forming, and also law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection or in the automatic mode by means of information system in case of its availability.

The procedure for activities of the housing commissions and work of information system of Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, other troops and military forming, and also law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection is determined by the head of authorized state body.";

7) in Article 101:

state item 4 in the following edition:

"4. The staff of law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection or the military personnel having period of service ten years and more in calendar calculation, and also persons, dismissed from service in law enforcement, special state bodies, bodies of civil protection or from military service on reaching age limit of condition on service, for health reasons or in connection with the staff reduction having the right to privatize the dwellings occupied by them on residual cost equated to office.

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