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{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name       = Kazakhstani passport
| image               = KZepassport.jpg
| image_caption       = The front cover of a contemporary Kazakhstan [[biometric passport]].
| date_first_issued   = 1 January 2009
| image2              = New Kazakh Passport Data Page.jpg
| image_caption2      = The data page of a contemporary Kazakhstan [[biometric passport]]
| using_jurisdiction  = {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| valid_jurisdictions = 
| document_type       = [[Passport]]
| purpose             = Identification
| eligibility         = [[Kazakhstani nationality law|Kazakhstan citizenship]]
| expiration          = 10 years
}}
'''Kazakhstani passports''' are issued to citizens of the [[Republic of Kazakhstan]] to facilitate international travel. Within the Republic of Kazakhstan citizens are required to use internal [[identification card]] which can also be used for travel to [[Russian Federation]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Azerbaijan]]. The Kazakhstani Ministry of Justice started issuing biometric passports on January 5, 2009. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minjust.kz/ru/node/7903|title=Электронный паспорт гражданина Республики Казахстан - Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан|publisher=minjust.kz}}</ref>

==Physical Appearance==
Kazakh passports have [[light blue (color)|light blue]] colour cover with the words “ПАСПОРТ” ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]) and “PASSPORT” ([[English language|English]]) at the bottom with the Republic of Kazakhstan coat of arms in the middle of the front cover. Passport contains 30 visa pages, the data/information page and observations page. The first page contains inscription in three languages as follows:

'''''Паспорт Қазақстан Республикасының меншiгi болып табылады, ал оның иесi Қазақстан Республикасының қорғауында болады''''' – in Kazakh

'''''Паспорт является собственностью Республики Казахстан, а его владелец находится под защитой Республики Казахстан''''' – in Russian

'''''This passport is the property of the Republic of {{sic|hide=y|Kazakhstan}} and its owner is under protection of the Republic of {{sic|hide=y|Kazakhstan}}''''' – in English

==History==
<gallery caption="" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="6">
Image:KAZ passport.jpg|<center>'''Old (non-biometric) passport cover'''.
image:KAZ passport 2.jpg|<center>'''Old (non-biometric) passport's page number 1'''.
</gallery>

===Identity Information Page===

A Kazakhstani Passport includes the following data:

* Photo of the passport bearer
* Type
* Code (KAZ)
* Passport No.
* 1 Surname
* 2 Given Names
* 3 Nationality
* 4 Date of Birth
* 5 Place of birth
* 6 Sex
* 8 Date of Issue
* 9 Date of Expiry
* 10 Issuing Authority

The information page ends with a machine readable zone.

===Languages===
The data page/information page is printed in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[British English|English]].

New biometric passports contain information in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] and [[British English|English]] only.

==Visa requirements==
{{main|Visa requirements for Kazakhstani citizens}}
[[File:Visa requirements for Kazakh citizens.PNG|thumbnail|{{largethumb}}|Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Kazakhstani passports{{legend|#ed1c24|Kazakhstan}}{{legend|#00afca|Visa-free}}{{legend|#fec50c|Visa on arrival}}{{legend|#ababab|Visa required}}]]
In 2015, Kazakhstani citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 65 countries and territories, ranking the Kazakhstani passport 72nd in the world according to the [[Visa (document)#Visa Restrictions Index|Visa Restrictions Index]].

==See also==
* [[Visa requirements for Kazakhstani citizens]]
* [[Visa policy of Kazakhstan]]

==References==
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