Ethnic Kazakhs - citizens of other countries - were issued 65 "Ata Zholy" cards, which give them the right to live and work in Kazakhstan for 10 years. Business immigrants who are ready to develop their business in the country received 27 cards, and in-demand specialists became owners of 38 such cards.
"No matter where Kazakhs live, their only homeland is Kazakhstan. Therefore, it is always important for us to support our compatriots living abroad," said the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Among the recipients of the "Ata Zholy" card are physicists, mathematicians, chemical technologists, maxillofacial surgeons, pediatricians, etc. There are specialists who came from such foreign countries as Russia, Germany, Mongolia, China, Great Britain, USA, Israel, France, Netherlands, Finland, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
The purpose of introducing the "Ata Zholy" card is to strengthen ties with their historical homeland, preserve national traditions, and attract professionals and successful businessmen to the country to realize their potential in Kazakhstan. This Card is issued to ethnic Kazakhs living abroad while retaining the citizenship of their country of origin.
Holders of the “Ata Zholy” card upon entering the country receive a residence permit for a period of 10 years and independently choose the region of settlement for the purpose of carrying out labor activity or doing business.
Ethnic Kazakhs with the “Ata Zholy” card, being citizens of another country, have equal rights with citizens of Kazakhstan and blood relatives.
Holders of the “Ata Zholy” card (and their family members) have the following rights:
- to receive services and social payments in medical institutions within the guaranteed volume of medical care;
- to find employment in the territory of Kazakhstan in accordance with the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Population Migration”;
- to carry out entrepreneurial activities in the territory of Kazakhstan in accordance with the Entrepreneurship Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
- to receive free secondary education in state educational organizations, competitive admission to state secondary specialized and/or higher educational institutions in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Education” receive basically free secondary specialized and/or higher education, receive paid education in private educational institutions;
- receive legal assistance guaranteed by the state in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Legal Services and Legal Aid”;
- obtain citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a simplified manner in accordance with international treaties and legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of citizenship.
Persons with an “Ata Zholy” card do not have the right to be elected to the Parliament and maslikhats of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to vote in elections, participate in republican referendums, and are not accepted for civil service.
If the holder of the “Ata Zholy” card obtains citizenship of Kazakhstan, the Card will be recognized as invalid.
Let us recall that, by order of the Head of State, the “Ata Zholy” card, which has been implemented since July 2023, has been implemented for ethnic Kazakhs living abroad, which has worked out the issue of easy entry/exit to the country.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/press/news/details/944395