On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget (Tax Code)

Article 624. General provisions

The consular fee is a payment to the budget collected by diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Kazakhstan from foreigners, stateless persons, foreign non-resident legal entities, individuals and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan for consular actions and issuance of legal significant documents.
Article 625. Consular fee payers

The consular fee payers are foreigners, stateless persons and foreign non-resident legal entities, individuals and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in whose interests consular actions, provided for in Article 626 of this Code, are committed.
Article 626. Items subject to the fee

The consular fee is charged for the following consular actions:

1) issuance of a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, except for the issuance of diplomatic and service passports of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) processing of applications of citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as foreigners and stateless persons, foreign legal entities for issuing visas and sending instructions to foreign missions of the Republic of Kazakhstan on issuing visas (visa support);

3) issuance of visas of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

4) issuance of a certificate of return to the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) registration of applications of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan for issues related to their stay abroad;

6) execution of documents on the issues of citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

7) registration of vital records;

8) request for documents;

9) legalization of documents, as well as acceptance and forwarding of documents for apostilling;

10) performance of notarial actions;

11) safekeeping of a will, a package of documents (except for a will), money, securities and other valuables (except for inherited ones) in a consular institution;

12) sale of goods or other property at public auctions;

13) deposit-taking of property or sums of money for a period of up to six months for their delivery to proper persons;

14) sending documents to legal entities by diplomatic mail;

15) issuance of a temporary certificate of the right to sail under the State Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan in case of acquisition of a ship abroad;

16) drawing up or certification of any declaration or another document provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or international treaties, to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party, in respect of vessels of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

17) drawing up an act of maritime protest in case of destruction of or damage to a vessel or cargo (shipwreck) of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad;

18) issuance of other documents (certificates) of legal significance.