Kazakhstan and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Apostille, Hague Convention in force for Kazakhstan since 30 January 2001
- Issued by
- Documents signed by notaries, courts or the civil registry are apostilled by the regional Department of Justice
- Language
- Russian, sworn translation
- Register
- National register of legal entities (through egov.kz or the Public Service Centre)
- Tax treaty
- Signed 1996, in force 1997 (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, 2020
- Moving here
- Residence permit needed
Documents from Kazakhstan
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Kazakhstan.
Proof of address in Kazakhstan, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before a Kazakh notary. The Department of Justice apostilles the notary’s signature.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
The apostille. Documents signed by notaries, courts or the civil registry are apostilled by the regional Department of Justice. You request the apostille online through the government portal egov.kz. The electronic apostille is placed in your personal account, usually within one working day.
Official page: https://egov.kz
Good to know. The apostille is electronic, so send the file with its verification code. Documents are usually in Russian or Kazakh, and both need a sworn translation.
If a company from Kazakhstan becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: National register of legal entities (through egov.kz or the Public Service Centre). Order a certificate of state registration and an extract showing the director and founders. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Trade between Kazakhstan and the EU
In 2025 the European Union (EU) was Kazakhstan's biggest trading partner, with 42.1% of its total trade and 57.3% of its exports.
EU trade in goods with Kazakhstan totalled €41.4 billion in 2025, 10.7% less than in 2024. In 2025 EU imports reached €30.8 billion, with fuel and mining products at 92%. EU exports came to €10.6 billion in 2025, with machinery and transport equipment at 48.7% and chemical products at 21.5%.
The EU is also the biggest foreign investor in Kazakhstan, with €54.8 billion of foreign direct investment stock in 2022. EU exports of services to Kazakhstan reached €3.3 billion in 2024.
The Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement was signed in 2015, applied provisionally from 1 May 2016 and entered into force on 1 March 2020. On 7 November 2022 the EU and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on sustainable raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen.
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