Article 55. Conditions and procedure for departure of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the country The Law on Population Migration
1. Everyone has the right to travel outside the Republic of Kazakhstan. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to freely return to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Departure to a permanent place of residence from the Republic of Kazakhstan is carried out after registration of exit documents by the internal affairs bodies.
3. Applications for departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence are submitted to the internal affairs bodies.:
1) capable citizens - personally;
2) on behalf of children and citizens declared legally incompetent by the court - their legal representatives.
4. The internal affairs bodies shall verify that citizens who have applied to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence have no grounds for refusing to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Requests from the internal affairs bodies in respect of citizens who have applied to leave the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence are considered by the interested state bodies within ten calendar days.
The decision on registration of documents for departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence is made no later than one month from the date of submission by the applicant of all documents in accordance with the procedure determined by the internal affairs bodies.
5. Financing of expenses related to the departure from the Republic of Kazakhstan of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence in other states is carried out at the expense of the expatriates' own funds, and may also be carried out from other sources, if this does not contradict the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
6. Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who leave the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence in other states have the right to export at their own expense property belonging to them and their family members by right of ownership in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
7. The export by citizens of objects of cultural, historical or other value to the state outside the Republic of Kazakhstan is regulated in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
8. The rights of persons who have left the Republic of Kazakhstan for permanent residence in other states to property located on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan are determined by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 22, 2011 No. 477-IV.
This Law regulates public relations in the field of population migration, defines the legal, economic and social foundations of migration processes.
President
Republic of Kazakhstan
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