Marrying and Sponsoring a Kazakhstan Citizen

• Located in Central Asia, Northwest of China
• The weather in Kazakhstan is characteristic of cold winters and hot summers. Some parts of the country are arid and semi-arid
• Earthquakes are common in the Southern part, and mudslides in the Almaty area

 

Marriage to a Kazakh Citizen

Every country has laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Kazakh citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps.

If you want to bring your Kazakh spouse or partner to live in Canada, you must then file a sponsorship application for them to become a permanent resident. If they would like to visit you in Canada while their application is in process, they must also apply for a visitor visa. For more information, please see our family sponsorship page and our visitor visa page.

 

Kazakh Marriage Basic Requirements

In order to marry a citizen of Kazakhstan, you must demonstrate to the Kazakh government that you are eligible to do so. This includes:

• Proof of country of birth
• Proof of single status
• Proof of age requirement

 

Family Members

If your Kazakh spouse has dependent children, this does not affect the Kazakh Marriage document application.

If you have dependent children, they have no effect on the application to marry a Kazakh citizen.

 

List of Kazakh Consulates in Canada

Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ottawa

 

Calling Kazakhstan from Canada

Dial 011 – 7 – area code – local number

• 011 is the Canadian exit code
• 7 is the country code for Kazakhstan

Area Codes of major centres in Kazakhstan (landlines only)

Abay	72131	Kokshetau	7162	Shuchinsk	71636
Almaty	727	Kostanay	7142	Shymkent	7252
Aktau	7292	Kulsary	71237	Stepnogorsk	71645
Aktobe	7132	Kyzylorda	7242	Taldykorgan	7282
Astana	7172	Pavlodar	7182	Taraz	7262
Atyrau	7122	Petropavlovsk	7152	Temirtau	7213
Balkhash	71036	Ridder	72336	Turkestan	72533
Ekibastuz	7187	Rudny	71431	Uralsk	7112
Karaganda	7212	Saran	72137	Ust Kamenogorsk	7232
Kaskelen	727	Satpaev	71063	Zhanaozen	72934
Kentau	72536	Semey	7222	Zhezkazgan	7102

 

Cells

Cellular phones use the prefix 70 or 77, used in place of the area code.

 

Calling Canada from Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan does not use the normal international dialling code of “00”

Dial 8, wait for the new dial tone, then dial 10 – Canadian area code – local number.

Area Codes of Canada

Province	Code	Province	Code
Alberta	403 / 587 (southern Alberta) 587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta)	Nunavut	867
BC	236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC) 236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver)	Ontario	226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario) 249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario)
Manitoba	204 / 431	PEI	782 / 902
New  Brunswick	506	Quebec	418 / 581 (eastern Quebec) 438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador	709	Saskatchewan	306 / 639
Northwest Territories	867	Yukon	867
Nova Scotia	782 / 902

 

Time Difference

There are two time zones in Kazakhstan, GMT+5 and GMT+6:

Kazakhstan does not participate in Daylight Saving Time, by Phoenix B 1of3 / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

Canadian Time Zone	# of Hours Kazakhstan West is Ahead	# of Hours during DST	# of Hours Kazakhstan East is Ahead	# of Hours during DST
Pacific (BC, Yukon)	13 hours	12 hours	14 hours	13 hours
Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan)	12 hours	11 hours	13 hours	12 hours
Saskatchewan	11 hours	11 hours	12 hours	12 hours
Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario)	11 hours	10 hours	12 hours	11 hours
Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec)	10 hours	9 hours	11 hours	10 hours
Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec)	9 hours	8 hours	10 hours	9 hours
Newfoundland	8.5 hours	7.5 hours	9.5 hours	8.5 hours

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in Kazakhstan

Embassy of Canada in Astana Kabanbay Batyr Street 13/1 Astana, 010000 Kazakhstan Telephone: 7 (7172) 475 577 Fax: 7 (7172) 475 587 E-mail: [email protected] Website: kazakhstan.gc.ca

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