A scandal erupted on the social network Threads over an advertisement seeking a foreigner willing to buy Kazakh citizenship through a sham marriage in exchange for a two-bedroom apartment in Almaty. The post was published by a user under the nickname saiora.dream, reports infohub.kz.
"Hello! My name is Sayora. I am looking for a Chinese man who wants to register a marriage and obtain Kazakh citizenship. About me: 37 years old, 158 cm tall, 55 kg, very beautiful. I ask for a 2-room apartment in Almaty. If interested, write," she wrote.
It is worth noting that the girl's page has only two posts, and there is no information about who she is or where she lives.
Despite this, the advertisement about finding a fake husband has garnered many comments. Kazakhs are mass-tagging the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police department, and even the Committee of the Criminal Executive System, demanding a legal assessment of the author's actions.
"I request to check the publication containing an offer to conclude a marriage with a foreign citizen for the purpose of obtaining citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. I ask to establish the legality of the alleged grounds for obtaining citizenship and the presence of signs of a fictitious marriage or other violations of migration legislation," wrote Kamila Akimzhanova.
So far, there has been no reaction from law enforcement agencies under the post. "Kursiv" has requested information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but no response was received at the time of publication.
It should be noted that the very fact of marriage registration does not automatically grant the right to citizenship. A foreigner can apply for a Kazakh passport if they have been in an official marriage with a citizen of Kazakhstan for at least 3 years. In this case, it is necessary that the couple actually lives together on the territory of the republic. That is, after the marriage, one must obtain a residence permit and live in the country, complying with all migration rules.