Legal services in Astana International Financial Center (AIFC)

Full range of legal services for companies in Astana International Financial Center:

  • Consulting on AIFC framework
  • Visa & Migration support
  • Authorization & Incorporation
  • Obtaining regulated & non-regulated licenses
  • Other legal support

Contact us to get a consultation about an optimal way to start and run your business in AIFC.

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Our services

Consulting on AIFC framework

  • General information about AIFC and incentives which it provides to businesses
  • Available forms of legal entities and their features
  • AIFC’s regulated & non-regulated activities and requirements for licenses
  • Other issues under AIFC legislation

Visa & Migration support

  • Assistance with obtaining PIN for foreign nationals
  • Assistance with obtaining visa and other required permits;
  • Communication with AIFC’s Expat Centre to ensure compliance with AIFC requirements and legislation of Kazakhstan

Authorization & Incorporation

  • Full support and assistance during initial authorization process for company’s registration on AIFC (including preliminary calls/meeting with AIFC; assistance with document preparation and submission of application through AIFC portal)
  • Preparation and collection of required corporate documents for company registration
  • Submitting documents for registration via AIFC electronic portal
  • Communication with AIFC on the entire registration process
  • Bank account opening for registered company and other post-registration services

Obtaining regulated & non-regulated licenses

  • Providing information on requirements for obtaining licenses
  • Assistance with document preparation for obtaining licenses
  • Process coordination and communication with AIFC during the entire process

Other legal services

  • Assistance with development of the internal HR regulations as per AIFC guidelines
  • Assistance with employment contracts preparation as per AIFC legislation
  • Other customized legal services for companies in AIFC upon request
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About AIFC

AIFC is a territory within Astana city with precisely defined boundaries determined by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in which a special legal regime in the financial sector operates. AIFC is widely recognized as the financial institution and a hub for finance in the region encompassing Central Asia and Eastern Europe. 

One of the main advantages of AIFC center is that legal framework is based on the principles, norms and precedents of the law of England and Wales and (or) standards of the world’s leading financial centers but in relation to issues not regulated by the Constitutional Law and acts of the Center, the current law of the Republic of Kazakhstan applies. AIFC has become a popular jurisdiction hosting various types of companies from financial services companies to holding companies, IT, oil & gas, crypto, and many others. 

Additionally, in order to support companies and investors, the AIFC provides tax incentives, for example, exemption from corporate income tax (depending on the type of activity), from individual income tax (certain categories of persons), property tax and land tax, value added tax (according to the Centre conditions).

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Our advantages

Experience

We have been providing business services for international companies in Kazakhstan, Russia and the CIS for more than 25 years

Full range of services

We offer all-inclusive services that foreign companies need in Kazakhstan:
accounting, tax and legal support as well as IT support

International presence

We have offices in Kazakhstan, Russia and Finland and a reliable network of partners across the CIS

Leading positions

Konsu is one of the leading consulting companies in Russia. We have been included in the following ratings of the rating agency Expert RA:

  • Top-10 in accounting outsourcing
  • Top-10 in payroll outsourcing
  • Top-15 in financial consulting
  • Top-15 in legal consulting
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