NSC detained 7 Kazakh citizens with dual citizenship

Tengrinews.kz - On October 14 and 16, the Border Service of the National Security Committee (NSC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan detained seven Kazakh citizens holding dual citizenship at state border checkpoints, according to the committee's press service.
The detainees have been handed over to the police for further investigation.

"Since the beginning of the year, border guards have identified 935 individuals with dual citizenship. The Border Service reminds that, according to Kazakhstan's legislation, possessing a second citizenship is punishable by a fine of up to 738,400 tenge in 2024 or administrative expulsion," the press service stated.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Law "On Citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan" a citizen of Kazakhstan is not recognized as holding citizenship of another state.
Earlier, police identified 48 individuals with dual citizenship in the East Kazakhstan region, nine of whom were expelled from the country by court order.