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Key Facts: Notary Qualification Attestation (Kazakhstan) Exam

100 Questions

Legislation questions in Stage 1, across nine subjects

MoJ Order No. 191 of 25 February 2026 (reg. No. 38050)

70% / 65%

Passing thresholds for Stage 1 and Stage 2

MoJ Order No. 191 of 25 February 2026

90 + 30 Minutes

Time allowed for Stage 1 and Stage 2

MoJ Order No. 191 of 25 February 2026

3 Years

Validity of a positive attestation decision; retake after 3 months

MoJ Order No. 191 of 25 February 2026

0 KZT

Cost of the attestation state service

MoJ Order No. 191 of 25 February 2026

Law No. 155-I

Governing statute on the notariat in Kazakhstan

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 14 July 1997 'On Notary'

Kazakhstan's Notary Qualification Attestation is a free two-stage automated test: 100 legislation questions in 90 minutes at a 70% threshold, then 3 situational tasks of 12 questions in 30 minutes at a 65% threshold, with a 3-month retake period and a decision valid for three years. This independent OpenExamPrep bank mirrors the nine official Stage 1 subjects as an English-language MCQ study adaptation.

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1Under Article 6(2) of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On Notaries' No. 155-I, what is the relationship between documents executed by private notaries and by state notaries?
A.State notarial acts possess superior legal evidentiary force over private notarial acts
B.Notarial acts performed by private notaries and state notaries have equal legal force and identical evidentiary effect
C.Private notaries can only certify documents valued under 100 MCI
D.Acts of private notaries require mandatory confirmation by the Ministry of Justice before taking legal effect
Explanation: Article 6(2) of Law No. 155-I states the rule directly: private and state notaries have equal rights and duties when carrying out notarial activity, and the documents they execute have the same legal force. Article 6(3) adds the corollary — notarial acts performed by persons without the licence required by Article 6(1), state notaries and the specified officials aside, produce no legal effect.
2Under Article 6 of the Law of RK 'On Notaries', what are the statutory eligibility requirements for a citizen of Kazakhstan to become a notary?
A.At least 21 years of age and one month of general administrative work
B.Citizenship of RK, at least 25 years of age, higher legal education, at least 2 years of legal practice, completion of an internship of at least one year with a practicing notary, passing qualification attestation, and obtaining a notary license
C.At least 35 years of age and 10 years of experience as a criminal prosecutor
D.Citizenship of any CIS country and an academic degree in economics
Explanation: Under Article 6 of Law No. 155-I 'On Notaries', a notary must be a citizen of RK, at least 25 years old, have a higher legal education, at least two years of legal work experience, complete an internship of not less than one year with a notary, pass attestation, and obtain a license to engage in notarial activity.
3Under Article 23 of the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which land plots may be held in the private ownership of citizens of Kazakhstan?
A.Any land plot at all, including plots in the border strip of the State Border
B.Plots for running a peasant or farm enterprise, a personal subsidiary plot, afforestation, gardening, and individual housing and dacha construction, among the categories the Code allows
C.Only plots under buildings already owned by the citizen, and nothing else
D.No plots at all; all land in Kazakhstan is state-owned
Explanation: Article 23(1) of the Land Code allows land plots in state ownership to be transferred into the private ownership of citizens and non-state legal entities, except plots that the Code says cannot be privately owned. Article 23(2) lists the categories that citizens of Kazakhstan may hold in private ownership, including plots for running a peasant or farm enterprise, a personal subsidiary plot, afforestation, gardening, and individual housing and dacha construction. Article 23(1-1) excludes plots located in the border strip of the State Border from private ownership and from temporary land use altogether.
4Under Article 51 of the Land Code of RK, what must be done before a transaction is concluded in respect of part of a divisible land plot?
A.Nothing; part of a plot may always be sold as it stands
B.That part must first be separated, in the established manner, into an independent land plot; otherwise the subject of the transaction may only be defined by description in the contract or by marking the area of the right on the identification document
C.The plot must first be reclassified into another land category
D.The local executive body must first buy the plot back
Explanation: Article 51(1) of the Land Code calls a plot divisible where it can be split, without changing its designated purpose and without breaching fire, sanitary, ecological, construction and other mandatory norms, into parts each of which forms an independent plot; otherwise it is indivisible. Article 51(2) records divisibility on the identification document, and Article 51(3) requires that, where a transaction concerns part of a divisible plot, that part first be separated into an independent plot; in other cases the subject of the transaction is defined by description in the contract or by marking on the identification document the area over which the right — lease, gratuitous use, servitude — extends.
5Under Article 52 of the Land Code of RK, what happens to the land plot when ownership of a building standing on it is transferred?
A.The plot stays with the seller unless a separate sale contract is signed for it
B.Ownership of the building carries with it, in the manner established by legislation, the right to the plot occupied by that building; the two rights are inseparable, and on transfer of the building the acquirer receives ownership or, in the cases the Code provides, permanent or long-term temporary land use over the whole plot or a defined part of it
C.The plot automatically reverts to state ownership
D.The plot may be transferred only to a different person from the buyer of the building
Explanation: Article 52(1) of the Land Code ties ownership of a building to the right to the plot it occupies, and states expressly that those rights are inseparable; for state legal entities, the right of economic management or operative administration over the building carries the right of permanent land use. Article 52(2) then provides that on transfer of ownership, economic management or operative administration over the building and other immovable property, the acquirer receives ownership, or in the cases the Code specifies permanent or long-term temporary land use, over the whole plot or a defined part of it.
6Under Article 53 of the Land Code of RK, when does common ownership of a land plot arise, and what forms may it take?
A.Only where the parties are married to one another
B.Where the Code's legislative acts so provide, where the plot is indivisible under Article 51, and where owners voluntarily merge their plots into one; it may be shared ownership with each owner's share defined, or joint ownership without defined shares
C.Only where the plot exceeds one hectare
D.Common ownership of land is not recognised in Kazakhstan
Explanation: Article 53(1) of the Land Code treats a plot owned by two or more persons as belonging to them in common ownership. Article 53(2) lists how it arises: in the cases provided by legislative acts, where the plot is indivisible under Article 51, and where owners voluntarily merge their own plots into one. Article 53(3) distinguishes shared ownership, where each owner's share is defined, from joint ownership, where shares are not defined, and Article 53(5) treats land shares in a plot held in common shared ownership as independent objects of land rights.
7Under Article 3 of the Law 'On Notaries', what are the rules governing notarial secrecy (нотариальная тайна) and its exceptions?
A.Notaries are obligated to publish all wills and sales contracts on their private social media accounts
B.Information and copies are issued only to the persons on whose instructions the acts were performed or their authorised representatives, and, on written demand, to courts, investigation and inquiry bodies for cases in their proceedings, to bailiffs for enforcement proceedings, to prosecution bodies, and to justice bodies and notarial chambers authorised to inspect notaries
C.Notarial secrecy expires automatically 24 hours after a document is certified
D.Information on notarial acts may be provided to any curious citizen upon verbal request
Explanation: Article 3(3-1) of the Law on Notary defines notarial secrecy as information received when a notarial act is performed or when a person approaches a notary, including information about personal property and non-property rights and duties. Article 3(4) keeps the duty alive after a person stops working as a notary, and Article 3(4-1) extends it to trainees, assistants, witnesses, translators, the person who signs for a citizen unable to sign, chamber staff and those maintaining the unified notarial information system. Article 3(5) limits routine disclosure to the persons on whose instructions the acts were performed or their authorised persons, and Article 3(6) lists the bodies that may obtain information on written demand.
8Under Article 60 of the Land Code of RK, which land plots remain the separate property of one spouse, and when may they become joint?
A.All land plots are joint from the moment of marriage, without exception
B.Plots and land shares belonging to a spouse before the marriage, and those received by inheritance or as a gift, stay in that spouse's ownership or land use; they may be recognised as joint if investments were made during the marriage out of the spouses' common property that significantly increased their value, unless a contract between the spouses provides otherwise
C.Land plots can never be joint property of spouses
D.Only agricultural plots can be joint property of spouses
Explanation: Article 60(1) of the Land Code refers the legal regime of a plot or land use right belonging to spouses to the civil and marriage-and-family legislation governing property relations between them. Article 60(2) keeps plots and land shares owned before the marriage, and those received by inheritance or as a gift, in the separate ownership or land use of each spouse, but allows them to be recognised as joint where investments made during the marriage out of common property significantly increased their value, unless a contract between the spouses provides otherwise.
9Under Article 16 of the Law 'On Notaries', what requirement applies to a private notary regarding civil liability insurance (страхование гражданско-правовой ответственности)?
A.Insurance is purely voluntary and notaries may opt out by signing a waiver
B.A private notary is obligated to conclude an agreement of professional civil liability insurance to ensure compensation for property damage caused to third parties through notarial error; practicing without insurance is prohibited
C.The state treasury automatically insures all private notaries free of charge
D.Insurance is required only if the notary handles transactions in foreign currency
Explanation: Article 16(1) of Law No. 155-I obliges a private notary to conclude a contract of civil liability insurance for obligations arising from harm caused by performing the notarial acts listed in Article 34(1), and forbids them from beginning to perform notarial acts without such a contract. Article 19(1)(4) reinforces the point by listing practice without the compulsory insurance contract among the restrictions on notarial activity.
10Under Article 4-1 of the Law of RK 'On Notaries', what is the Unified Notarial Information System (Единая нотариальная информационная система — ENIS / ЕНИС)?
A.A public portal on which the full text of every certified document is published for open inspection
B.An information system intended to automate the collection and processing of information about notarial activity and to ensure information interaction, into which information on notarial acts performed and other information provided by the Law is entered
C.A commercial database that notarial chambers sell to banks and estate agents
D.An automated tax auditing system operated by the National Bank
Explanation: Article 4-1(1) of the Law on Notary defines the unified notarial information system as an information system intended to automate the collection and processing of information about notarial activity and to ensure information interaction, and Article 4-1(2) requires information about notarial acts performed and other information provided by the Law to be entered into it. Article 4-1(3) places that information first in a notarial electronic repository for temporary storage and then, after the established period, transfers it to a notarial electronic archive. Article 4-1(4) limits access beyond notaries to persons authorised by the laws of Kazakhstan and imposes a non-disclosure duty on everyone with access, including technical support staff.

About the Notary Qualification Attestation (Kazakhstan) Exam

The Notary Qualification Attestation in Kazakhstan (Нотариаттық қызметпен айналысу құқығына үміткер адамдарды аттестаттау) is the statutory gateway to notarial practice under Law No. 155-I 'On Notary' for jurists who have completed a notarial internship. It is conducted by territorial justice bodies as a free automated state service under rules restated by Order of the Minister of Justice No. 191 of 25 February 2026, and tests the Civil Code, the Land Code, the Code on Marriage (Matrimony) and Family, the Law 'On Housing Relations', the Law 'On Notary', the Law 'On State Registration of Rights to Immovable Property', the Administrative Procedure and Process-Related Code, the Law 'On Countering Corruption' and the AML/CFT Law. The official testing is conducted in the state language or in Russian at the candidate's choice; this OpenExamPrep question bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ministry of Justice.

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Assessment

Attestation is conducted by commissions of the territorial justice bodies in computerised testing centres. Stage 1 draws 100 questions across nine subjects in the proportions set by the rules: Civil Code 15, Land Code 15, Code on Marriage (Matrimony) and Family 15, Law 'On Housing Relations' 15, Law 'On Notary' 15, Law 'On State Registration of Rights to Immovable Property' 10, Administrative Procedure and Process-Related Code 5, Law 'On Countering Corruption' 5, and the AML/CFT Law 5. Candidates scoring 70% or more proceed to Stage 2, which sets 3 situational tasks of 12 questions each in 30 minutes and requires 65% or more. A candidate who does not pass may reapply after 3 months, and a positive attestation decision remains valid for three years.

Time Limit

90 minutes for Stage 1; 30 minutes for Stage 2

Passing Score

70% or more on Stage 1 (at least 70 of 100 questions); 65% or more on Stage 2 situational tasks

Exam / Certification Fees

Free of charge (0 KZT) — the attestation state service is free; a 6 MCI state licence fee is paid when the licence is issued

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Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Capacity of minors and emancipation, form of transactions, powers of attorney and substitution, donation and rent contracts, loan agreements, wills and the compulsory share.

15%

Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Ownership and land use rights, transactions in land plots, common ownership, servitudes, pledge, renunciation, and compulsory alienation for state needs.

15%

Code on Marriage (Matrimony) and Family

Common joint property, notarially certified spousal consent and its three-year challenge period, separate property, marriage contracts, creditor claims, and alimony agreements.

15%

Law 'On Housing Relations'

The state housing fund, family members of an owner, condominium common property and contributions, pre-emptive rights, and management of a condominium object.

15%

Law 'On Notary'

Admission requirements and disqualifications, notarial secrecy, rights and restrictions, the unified notarial information system, payment for notarial acts, and executive endorsements.

10%

Law 'On State Registration of Rights to Immovable Property'

Rights and encumbrances subject to registration, the moment rights arise, priority, filing deadlines, and grounds for refusal or suspension.

5%

Administrative Procedure and Process-Related Code

Protection of the right to trust, proportionality, priority of rights, annulment of unlawful acts, and the pre-court complaint procedure.

5%

Law 'On Countering Corruption'

Anti-corruption standards, financial control declarations, recovery of illegally obtained property, and invalidity of corrupt transactions and acts.

5%

AML/CFT Law

Notaries as subjects of financial monitoring, beneficial owners, enhanced due diligence for public officials, refusal of operations, and reporting deadlines.

Preparing for the Notary Qualification Attestation (Kazakhstan) Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 70% or more on Stage 1 (at least 70 of 100 questions); 65% or more on Stage 2 situational tasks
  • Assessment: Attestation is conducted by commissions of the territorial justice bodies in computerised testing centres. Stage 1 draws 100 questions across nine subjects in the proportions set by the rules: Civil Code 15, Land Code 15, Code on Marriage (Matrimony) and Family 15, Law 'On Housing Relations' 15, Law 'On Notary' 15, Law 'On State Registration of Rights to Immovable Property' 10, Administrative Procedure and Process-Related Code 5, Law 'On Countering Corruption' 5, and the AML/CFT Law 5. Candidates scoring 70% or more proceed to Stage 2, which sets 3 situational tasks of 12 questions each in 30 minutes and requires 65% or more. A candidate who does not pass may reapply after 3 months, and a positive attestation decision remains valid for three years.
  • Time limit: 90 minutes for Stage 1; 30 minutes for Stage 2
  • Exam / certification fees: Free of charge (0 KZT) — the attestation state service is free; a 6 MCI state licence fee is paid when the licence is issued Official sources

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Notary Qualification Attestation (Kazakhstan): Suggested Study Strategy

1Executive endorsements repay close study: Article 92-1(2) of the Law 'On Notary' lists the indisputable demands, Article 92-2 sets the conditions and ties venue to the debtor, Article 92-6 gives the debtor ten working days to object, and Article 92-8 requires cancellation within three working days of an objection.
2Learn the Land Code alongside the registration statute: a land transaction usually turns on both the Land Code rule on the right being transferred and the moment the right arises under Article 7 of the Law 'On State Registration of Rights to Immovable Property'.
3Article 34(3) of the Code on Marriage (Matrimony) and Family requires notarially certified spousal consent for disposal of immovable property and for any transaction requiring certification or registration, and gives the spouse three years from learning of the transaction to challenge it.
4For wills, separate Article 1050 on general form, Article 1051(4) on the secret will and Article 1051(4-1) on opening it within ten days, and Article 1069 on the compulsory share of at least half the statutory share.
5The three small subjects — the Administrative Procedure and Process-Related Code, the Law 'On Countering Corruption' and the AML/CFT Law — carry 15 questions between them, so a candidate who ignores them gives away a sixth of Stage 1.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Kazakhstan Notary Qualification Attestation?

It is the statutory attestation conducted by territorial justice bodies of the Ministry of Justice for legal professionals seeking a notary licence (лицензия на право занятия нотариальной деятельностью) under Law No. 155-I 'On Notary'.

How many questions are on the official notary legislation test?

Stage 1 consists of 100 multiple-choice questions on legislation in 90 minutes. Candidates scoring 70% or more advance to Stage 2, which consists of 3 situational tasks of 12 questions each in 30 minutes.

What is the passing score?

70% or more on Stage 1 (at least 70 correct answers out of 100), and 65% or more on the Stage 2 situational tasks.

What happens if I do not pass, and how long is a pass valid?

A candidate who does not pass may apply to sit the attestation again after 3 months. A positive attestation decision is valid for three years.

How much does the notary attestation cost?

The attestation itself is a free state service (0 KZT). A state licence fee of 6 MCI is paid when the licence is issued.

What are the eligibility requirements to sit the notary attestation?

Under Article 6(1) of the Law 'On Notary', a candidate must be a citizen of Kazakhstan, at least 25 years old, hold a higher legal education, have at least 2 years of work in a legal specialism, and have completed an internship with a notary of at least one year, without falling under the disqualifications listed in the same article.

In what languages is the official attestation conducted?

The official testing is conducted in the state language (Kazakh) or in Russian at the candidate's choice. This OpenExamPrep bank is an independent English-language MCQ study adaptation.