Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Poland on the exemption from visas for the holders of diplomatic passports (Astana city, 29 day of March in the year 2007)

Agreement
between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and
the Government of the Republic of Poland on the exemption from visas
for the holders of diplomatic passports
(Astana city, 29 day of March in the year 2007)

The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Poland, hereinafter referred to as the «Parties»,

considering the interest of both Countries to strengthen their friendly relations, and

desiring to facilitate the entry of the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and citizens of the Republic of Poland who are holders of diplomatic passports issued by the Parties, into their respective Countries,

have agreed as follows:

Article 1

A citizen of either Parties' State, who is in possession of a valid diplomatic passport issued by that Party shall be permitted to enter, exit and transit the territory of the other Parties' State through every of its legally-permitted boarder crossing points without visa.

A citizen of either Parties' State, holding the said passport, shall be allowed to stay without visa in the territory of the other Parties' State for the maximum period of ninety (90) days, during a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of the first entry.

Article 2

A citizen of either Parties' State, who is assigned to work at the diplomatic mission, consulate or international organization in the territory of the other Parties' State and is in possession of a valid diplomatic passport issued by one Party may travel to the territory of the other Parties' State and shall be granted upon request a residence visa for period of his/her official stay within 90 days from the date of arrival.

Article 3

The facilities envisaged in this Agreement shall apply to family members of the persons referred to in the preceding article, provided that they hold diplomatic passports and form part of his/her household.

Article 4

Each Party reserves the right to refuse the entry or to shorten the stay in its territory, of any citizen of the other Parties' State whom it may consider undesirable.

Article 5