Specialization

Legal assistance in resolving legal issues in Kazakhstan and Russia, defense in courts, assistance in obtaining archival documents (birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc.)

Legal Services

Legal services in all areas of law, including civil, criminal, economic, administrative and tax disputes. Preparation of legal opinions, drafting legal documents, reissuing of archival documents, etc.

Legal Practise

More than 20 years of successful practice in resolving legal issues, including dispute resolution in courts of all levels, consulting, drafting legal documents, contracts, searching archival documents, etc.

Can a foreign company purchase residential property in Kazakhstan

Although the vast majority of notaries in Kazakhstan believe that a foreign company (i.e. a foreign legal entity, the place of registration of which is not the Republic of Kazakhstan) can not have beneficially owned residential property in Kazakhstan, in fact, it is misleading.
Indeed, current legislation of Kazakhstan prohibits foreigners temporarily staying in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to have beneficially owned residential property (by virtue of Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Legal Status of Foreigners”).

However, this prohibition applies only to foreign individuals.

As for foreign companies, pursuant to Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Housing Relations” foreign legal entities in the Republic of Kazakhstan use the rights and bear responsibilities in housing matters on a par with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, unless otherwise stipulated by legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Any exceptions to this rule by other legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan for foreign legal entities are not provided.

Thus, foreign legal entities are entitled without any restrictions on the right to have beneficially owned residential property and other real estate in Kazakhstan (houses, buildings, production and non-production facilities, etc.).

At the same time, foreign legal entities (non-state), as well as foreign citizens may have privately owned lands for the following purposes: construction, built-up production and non-production, including residential buildings (structures) and their complexes, including lands intended for the maintenance of buildings (structures) according to their purpose (paragraph 3 and 4, Article 23 of the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

Exception to this rule is the lands intended for commercial farming, foresting and lands situated in the border zone and the borderland of the Republic of Kazakhstan (paragraph 4, Article 23 of the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

Thus, foreign private legal entities (foreign private companies) can have beneficially owned residential property, building, structure, house, production and non-production facilities, etc. as well as the lands, which are used to service these objects.

If necessary, our company can provide services on legal support for foreign companies to buy residential property and other real estate in Kazakhstan.

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I run a software and electronics business in Finland and am looking for opportunities to invest in Kazakhstan’s rapidly growing IT industry. SION & Partners International Law Firm handled my purchase of shares in a Kazakhstani corporation. SION’s attorneys effectively negotiated the deal with my potential business partners in Kazakhstan to assure that my investment is protected and my legal risks are contained. I appreciate their quick turnaround – they prepared the shareholders’ agreement, purchase contract and lots of other documents in a very short time for reasonable fees. In the future, I will retain SION & Partners to handle my further commercial matters in Kazakhstan.

Taito Heikkinen,
Honorary consul of Kazakhstan to Finland,
Managing Director, Tieto-Oskari Oy, Finland
I recovered archive documents from state bodies of Kazakhstan. I am very happy that I have addressed to SION & Partners Law Firm. Great thanks to Mr. Maxim Sukhoterin and his assistant Anna. Everything has been made quickly and I was always aware of a progress of my case. The prices are very acceptable! I recommend SION & Partners Law Firm to all who need a legal aid in Kazakhstan.

Dmitriy Becker,
Georgievsk, Stavropol Krai,
Russia
Dear Maxim,
First of all – I would like you and your assistants for the great service. I also intend to write to the Israel-Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (http://www.israelrk.com) and recommend your firm’s services. It was a great pleasure working with you.
Many thanks.

Tamir Lazarov,
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Great thanks to Mr. Maxim Sukhoterin for qualitatively done work on upholding of interests of the company in courts of all instances (including the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan) on the lawsuit with the Kazakhstan National company which ended with reclamation of goods on the amount more than 90 million tenges. The line item of judicial protection was built competently and resulted in positive result. Excellent work!

Serik Nurmaganbetov, Director
“Company A70” LLP, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
I have been served in the Karaganda branch of SION & Partners Law Firm at Mr. Ivan Omarov for many years and I`m very grateful to him for the high-quality help in various legal issues. I trust him and I consider him the reliable and experienced attorney.

Raisa Fatukhina,
Bereznyaki Sanatorium LTD, Director, Karaganda region, Kazakhstan
I want to express my deep sincere gratitude to the office of the law firm SION & Partners in Astana and personally to the lawyer assistant – Anna Mircheva for the great help in participating in the resettlement program of compatriots to Russia, and also for organizing the search in archival institutions of the Arkhangelsk region of Russia and the restoration of very important historical documents reflecting events more than 70 years ago. I want to note the highest professionalism of employees, responsibility, attentive and creative attitude to the matter.
Many thanks to SION & Partners for their real help in solving very important and significant legal issues!

Elena Ikonnikova,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Our company applied for SION & Partners Law Firm to clarify some questions on Corporate Law and Construction Law in Kazakhstan. We worked in close cooperation with Mr.Maxim Sukhoterin. Despite the limited time and number of issues, we have received detailed and informative responses from SION & PARTNERS. Our collaboration based on trust, empathy and honest communication.
Look forward for the future cooperation.

Ioannis Vasiliadis,
Finance Department, METKA EGN Limited, Great Britain