On the ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus on the procedure for the stay of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the territory of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 29, 2014 No. 273-V SAM

     To ratify Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus on the procedure for the stay of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the territory of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed in Astana on October 4, 2013.

     President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. NAZARBAYEV

  AGREEMENT between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus on the procedure for the stay of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the territory of the Republic of Belarus and citizens of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Entered into force on January 29, 2015 - Bulletin of International Treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2015, No. 2, art. 17

     The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, in order to further develop friendly relations between the Parties, to legally regulate the travel of their citizens, guided by The Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Belarus dated January 17, 1996, wishing to create favorable conditions for the stay of citizens of one Party on the territory of the other Party, agreed as follows:

  Article 1

       1. Citizens of one Party temporarily staying in the territory of the other Party shall be exempt from the obligation to register (register at the place of stay) with the competent authorities of the Receiving Party within 30 calendar days from the date of their entry.        2. The period of temporary stay specified in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be calculated from the date of entry of a citizen of one Party into the territory of the other Party, confirmed by a migration card marked by the border service authorities at the entrance to the territory of the Receiving Party.         3. If a citizen of one Party stays in the territory of the other Party for more than 30 days, the said citizen must register (register at the place of stay) with the competent authorities of the Receiving Party in accordance with its legislation.  

  Article 2

     Citizens of one Party, during their stay in the territory of the other Party, are obliged to comply with the legislation of the receiving Party, without prejudice to the provisions of The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963.

  Article 3

     Citizens of one Party enter (leave) the territory of the other Party through international checkpoints using the following valid documents:       for the Republic of Kazakhstan:       passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan; diplomatic passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan; official passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan; identity card of a sailor of the Republic of Kazakhstan; return certificate (only for returning to the Republic of Kazakhstan); for the Republic of Belarus: passport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus;       diplomatic passport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus; official passport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus; national identity card of a sailor of the Republic of Belarus; certificate of return to the Republic of Belarus (only for return to the Republic of Belarus).

  Article 4

     1. For the purpose of applying this Agreement, the Parties shall exchange through diplomatic channels, within 30 days from the date of its signing, samples of documents specified in Article 3 of this Agreement.        2. The Parties shall notify each other in writing of changes to the documents specified in Article 3 of this Agreement, and also send through diplomatic channels samples of the amended documents no later than 30 days prior to their official introduction.  

  Article 5

     The authorized bodies for the implementation of this Agreement are from: the Republic of Kazakhstan - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; the Republic of Belarus - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.

  Article 6

     This Agreement may be amended and supplemented by mutual agreement of the Parties, which are its integral parts and are formalized in separate protocols.

  Article 7

     Disputes arising in connection with the interpretation and application of this Agreement are resolved through consultations and negotiations.

  Article 8

       1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last written notification through diplomatic channels that the Parties have completed the internal procedures necessary for its entry into force.         2. This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period. Each of the Parties may terminate this Agreement by notifying the other Party in writing through diplomatic channels. In this case, this Agreement shall terminate upon the expiration of six months from the date of receipt of such notification.         3. Each Party may suspend the operation of this Agreement in whole or in part in the interests of national security, public order and public health. A written notification of the decision is sent through diplomatic channels to the other Party no later than 72 hours before such suspension.        4. The Party that has decided to suspend this Agreement for the reasons specified in paragraph 3 of this Article, in the same manner, informs the other Party about the resumption of this Agreement.  

     Done in Astana on October 4, 2013, in two copies, each in the Kazakh and Russian languages, all texts being equally authentic.       In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement, the Parties shall use the text in Russian.

     For the Republic of Kazakhstan For the Republic of Belarus

President    

Republic of Kazakhstan     

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