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Law No. 477-IV of 22 July 2011 on Migration.

Country(ies)

Kazakhstan

Subjects (Classification)

Migrant workers

Adopted on (Date of text)

2011-07-22

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Abstract/Citation

Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: State System for the Management of Migration Processes in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Chapter III: Immigration for the Purpose of Returning to Country of Origin
Chapter IV: Immigration for the Purpose of Family Reunification
Chapter V: Immigration for Educational Purposes
Chapter VI: Labour Immigration
Chapter VII : Immigration on Humanitarian or Political Grounds
Chapter VIII: General Grounds for Refusal of Immigrant for Entry to the Republic of Kazakhstan and Obtaining Permit for Permanent Residency
Chapter IX: Internal Migrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Chapter X: Provision of Assistance to Internal Migrants
Chapter XI: Conditions and Procedures of Leaving Kazakhstan for Kazakh Citizens; Prevention of Illegal Migration
Chapter XII: Responsibility for Violation of Kazakh Legislation in the Sphere of Population's Migration. Dispute Resolution
Chapter XIII: Final Provisions

Repeals the previous Law on Population's Migration of December 13 1997.

Date of entry into force

2011-08-17
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Date of gradual entry into force

2015-01-01
Articles 8(3) and 50(1)

Implementing text(s)

2012-01-21 (KAZ-2012-R-105431)
Government Decree No. 148 of 21 January 2012 "To Establish the Rules of Entry and Stay of Immigrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan, also their Leave from thereof, and the Rules of Migration Control Application, also of the Registration of Foreigners and Persons Without Citizenship, Illegally Crossing the Border of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Illegally Staying on the Territory thereof, also the Persons who are Prohibited to Enter the Republic of Kazakhstan".

Implementing text(s)

2016-12-15 (KAZ-2016-R-114335)
Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 802 of 15 December 2016 on approval of the Rules for establishing quotas for engagement of foreign labor force in the Republic of Kazakhstan and its distribution among regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, identifying persons whose work does not require permission from local executive bodies to attract foreign labor, and recognizing as declared to be no longer in force of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Implementing text(s)

2011-12-01 (KAZ-2011-R-114380)
Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 1427 of 1st December 2011 on approval of the Rules for registration of internal migrants and amendments to some decisions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Amending text(s)

2011-07-22 (KAZ-2011-L-90204)
Law No. 478-IV of 22 July 2011 amending Several Legal Acts concerning issues relating to Migration.

Amending text(s)

2015-11-24 (KAZ-2015-L-102040)
Law No. 421-V ZRK of 24 November 2015 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on Issues of Migration and Employment of Population.

Related text(s)

2012-02-16 (KAZ-2012-L-94651)
Law No. 562-IV of 16 February 2012 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Matters of Defence and Military Service.

Electronic source title

Legislation On-line

Publisher

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

URL

http://www.minjust.kz/

File

KAZ90208.pdf (PDF in Russian)