Unofficial translation
      Note ILLI!
      Shall enter into force dated 28.02.2023

      In accordance with subparagraph 6-1) of Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On population migration", I hereby ORDER:

      1. Approve:

      1) Rules for the formation of a list of demanded professions for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with Annex 1 to this order;

      2) the list of professions in demand for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with Annex 2 to this order.

      2. to the Migration Committee of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ensure:

      1) state registration of this order in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) place this order on the Internet resource of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) within ten working days after the state registration of this order in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, submit to the Department of Legal Service of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan of information on the implementation of measures provided for in subparagraphs 1) and 2) of this paragraph.

      3. Control over the execution of this order shall be entrusted to the First Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. This order comes into force on February 28, 2023 and is subject to official publication.

      "APPROVED"
Ministry of Science
and Higher Education
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      "APPROVED"
Ministry of Healthcare
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      "APPROVED"
Ministry of Industry
and Infrastructure Development
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      "APPROVED"
Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation
and Aerospace Industry
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      "APPROVED"
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      "APPROVED"
Ministry of Energy
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Rules for the formation of a list of demanded professions for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan Chapter 1. General provisions

      1. These Rules for the formation of a list of demanded professions for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) were developed in accordance with subparagraph 6-1) of Article 11 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On population migration" and shall determine the procedure for the formation of a list of demanded professions (hereinafter referred to as the List) in order for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit.

      2. The following basic concepts are used in these Rules:

      1) the authorized body on population migration issues (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body) is the central executive body that, within its competence, exercises leadership in the field of population migration, regulation of migration processes, coordination of work and implementation of state policy in the field of population migration;

      2) foreigners - persons who are not citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and have evidence of their belonging to the citizenship of another state;

      3) the state information portal "Electronic labour exchange" - an information system containing a unified information base of the labour market.

Chapter 2. Procedure for forming a list of demanded professions for foreigners to obtain a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Kazakhstan

      3. To form the List, the authorized body analyses:

      1) information of the automated information system "Foreign labor force" about professions in which foreign labour force shall be attracted by the employer;

      2) medium-term forecast of the need for personnel, formed in accordance with the Rules for the formation of a national system for forecasting labour resources and the use of its results, approved by the order of the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 20, 2023 № 161 (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts № 32546);

      3) vacancies of the state information portal "Electronic labour exchange".

      4. The authorized body, based on the analysis carried out in accordance with paragraph 3 of these Rules, draws up a draft List and sends it for approval to the interested state and local executive bodies, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the NCE).

      5. Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the draft List, interested state and local executive bodies and NCE shall approve or send proposals to the draft List to the authorized body.

      If the draft List is under approval for more than ten working days and no response is provided, the draft List shall be considered as "approved" by default.

      6. The authorized body shall approve the List taking into account the proposals received in accordance with Paragraph 5 to the Rules.

List of required professions for foreigners to obtain permanent residence permits in the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. Annex 2 – in the wording of the order of the Acting Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.05.2024 № 134 (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).