eResidency is a digital identifier for remote access to financial and business services in Kazakhstan: opening a bank account with a Kazakhstani bank, registering a company in the AIFC, investment services, and an eSIM with a Kazakhstani number.

After online verification you receive a Digital Identity Card and an IIN for use in digital environments. eResidency is not a visa, residence permit, or citizenship — there is no need to travel to Kazakhstan.

A foreign national or stateless person aged 18 or older may apply, provided they:

• are not subject to international sanctions (UN, EU, OFAC, UK HMT);
• are not a resident or citizen of FATF-blacklisted jurisdictions (DPRK, Iran, Myanmar) or other restricted jurisdictions.

Russian Federation citizens not under sanctions may apply, subject to Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD).

The final decision is made by the programme operator based on KYC/AML and sanctions screening. The registration fee is non-refundable if the application is denied.

After submitting your application, you will receive a Digital Identity Card and IIN, a Kazakhstan eSIM, the ability to open a bank account, and access to digital and business services.

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The following cannot apply:

• Persons under 18 years of age
• Residents and citizens of FATF-blacklisted jurisdictions (DPRK, Iran, Myanmar)
• Individuals on UN, EU Consolidated, OFAC SDN/SSI, UK HMT, Swiss SECO or AFM Kazakhstan sanctions lists
• PEPs from sanctioned jurisdictions and their relatives or close associates (RCAs)
• Persons engaged in activities falling under the EU's 14th and subsequent sanctions packages (Council Reg. 833/2014 as amended)
• Persons previously deprived of e-residency status for rule violations
• Persons who fail mandatory AML/KYC verification

A full list of restricted jurisdictions will be published on the Compliance & Sanctions page.

The programme operator is Verum Payments Limited, a private company registered in the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC).

• Business Identification Number: 231240900271
• Registered address: 55/23 Mangilik El Ave., Office 133, Astana, Kazakhstan
• Regulator: Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA)

The programme is implemented as part of a state programme of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan. IINs are issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.

Upon application, real-time screening is conducted against:

• UN Security Council Consolidated List;
• EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List;
• OFAC SDN List and Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List (SSI);
• UK HMT Consolidated List;
• Swiss SECO Sanctions List;
• FATF Black and Grey Lists;
• AFM Kazakhstan national list;
• PEPs and Adverse Media databases.

Lists are updated within 24 hours of official updates by sanctions authorities. Active e-residents are additionally re-screened daily.

If an active e-resident is added to a sanctions list, the programme:

• Suspends e-residency status within 24 hours.
• Notifies relevant regulatory and law enforcement authorities as required by applicable law.
• Notifies the e-resident, where permitted by the applicable sanctions regime.
• Provides an opportunity to appeal within 30 calendar days, where applicable.
• Upon confirmation of sanctions status, initiates IIN revocation through the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan.

No. Obtaining e-residency status, an IIN and a Digital Identity Card does not automatically create tax residency in the Republic of Kazakhstan and does not exempt you from tax obligations in your country of actual residence.

Kazakhstan tax residency is determined by the Tax Code based on actual presence criteria.

Important: Kazakhstan participates in the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS). Information about your transactions in Kazakhstani banks is automatically shared with the tax authorities of your country of tax residency.

The Republic of Kazakhstan participates in the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) and automatically shares financial-account information of non-residents under the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS).

Data shared includes:

• full name;
• date of birth;
• taxpayer identification number in the country of tax residency;
• account balance at year-end;
• gross interest, dividends and other income.

Data is transmitted through the State Revenue Committee of Kazakhstan (KGD) once per year.

No. The eResidency programme has built-in sanctions screening and jurisdiction restrictions.

Every application is screened against: UN Consolidated List, EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, OFAC SDN/SSI, UK HMT Consolidated List, Swiss SECO, FATF Black/Grey lists, and AFM Kazakhstan lists.

The programme does not accept applications from residents and citizens of sanctioned jurisdictions or from sanctioned individuals. If an active e-resident is added to a sanctions list after obtaining status, a status revocation procedure is initiated.