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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 20-504 

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS 

Privileges and Immunities 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and KAZAKHSTAN 

Signed at Nur-Sultan May 3, 2019 

Entered into force May 4, 2020 
NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.”
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN 

REGARDING CONSULAR PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES 

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan (hereinafter, individually referred to as the "Party;' and collectively as the 

"Parties") 

Recognizing the important work performed by consular officers and consular 

employees; 

Believing that enhanced protections for members of the consular staff and their 

family members will further strengthen the friendly relations between the 

Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States of America; 

Intending to enhance the protections enjoyed by consular posts, consular officers, 

consular employees and their family members; and 

Reiterating that privileges and immunities are to ensure the efficient functioning 

of consular posts on behalf of their respective States and are not for the purpose of 

benefitting individuals. 

Hereby agree as follows: 

Article 1 

Definitions 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings hereunder 

assigned to them: 

The definitions provided in Article 1 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 

and Article 1 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations apply to this Agreement 

"Family member'' means a member of the household of a consular officer or of a 

consular employee forming part of the family who has been notified to the receiving State 

in accordance with the established practice of the receiving State. 
Article 2 

Privileges and Immunities of Consular Officers 

Each Party shall extend to consular officers of the other Party privileges and immunities 

equivalent to those afforded to diplomatic agents under the Vienna Convention on 

Diplomatic Relations. 

Article3 

Privileges and Immunities of Consular Employees 

Each Party shall extend to consular employees of the other Party privileges and 

immunities equivalent to those afforded to members of the administrative and technical 

staff under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. 

Article4 

Privileges and Immunities of a Family Member of a Consular Officer 

Each Party shall extend to the family member of a consular officer of the other Party 

privileges and immunities equivalent to those afforded to the members of the family of a 

dipJomatic agent forming part of his or her household under the Vienna Convention on 

Diplomatic Relations. 

Articles 

Privileges and Immunities of a Family Member of a Consular Employee 

The Parties shall extend to the family member of a consular employee of the other Party 

privileges and immunities equivalent to those afforded to the members of the family of a 

member of the administrative and technical staff forming part of his or her household 

under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. 

Article6 

Consular Mission and Property 

The premises of the consular mission and its property, including means of transport, shall 

enjoy the same protection as those of a diplomatic mission under Article 22 of the Vienna 

Convention on Diplomatic Relations. 
Article 7 

Scope of Application 

The protections provided in this Agreement shall not apply to those individuals who are 

nationals of or permanently resident in the receiving State. 

Article 8 

Waivers 

Any immunity or inviolability afforded under this Agreement may be waived by the 

sending State. Any waiver must always be express. 

Article 9 

Visas 

Each Party commits not to discriminate on the basis of religion or ethnic heritage in 

processing and issuing visas for the diplomatic and consular personnel of the other Party. 

Article 10 

Relationship to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 

Consistent with Article 73 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, this 

Agreement supplements and amplifies the provisions of that Convention. The provisions 

of this Agreement and any prior agreements in force between the Parties shall be applied 

consistently. but in case of a conflict the provision more favorable to the sending State 

· shall be applied. 

Nothing in this agreement shall affect the rights or obligations of either Party under any 

other international agreement in force between the Parties. 

Article 11 

Amendment 

This Agreement may be amended at any time by mutual agreement between the Parties. 
Article 12 

Entry into force and termination 

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date the Government of the Republic of 

Kazakhstan notifies the Government of the United States of America via diplomatic note 

that Kazakhstan has fulfilled all internal procedures required for the entry into force of 

this Agreement. 

This Agreement shall remain in force indefinitely. Either Party may terminate this 

Agreement at any time by providing written notice, through diplomatic channels to the 

other Party. Termination shall take effect twelve months following the date of such 

notification. 

- Done at !Vf.lll-Sullari this 3 of may , 2019. in duplicate, in the 

English and Kazakh languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: THE~STAN: 

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