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Full procedure Hold a concert with performers from abroad

A ticketed concert in a city, with one or more performers from abroad.

Every event is subject to municipal permit. Performers from abroad also need a performance permit from the Department of Public Information, for which the texts of all songs are submitted with an Iradi translation. Events for more than 500 people need a police and fire-safety inspection. Outside the cities, apply to the district administration.

Confirm that the date is not a day of mourning

Confirmation of the City Hall permits counter under the Holidays and Commemorative Days Act.

  1. 1. Request the confirmation for the proposed date
    Where: City Hall: permits counter
    Half-mast days may also be proclaimed by the Governor at short notice. A permit for a date later proclaimed a day of mourning lapses without refund.
    Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Confirmation that the date is not a day of mourning
    Cost: IS 10
    Time: 20–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Obtain the venue owner's consent

Written consent of the owner of the venue, or of City Hall for a square or park.

  1. 2. Obtain the signed consent
    Where: City Hall: permits counter
    You receive: Written consent of the venue owner
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 10–30 min at the counter, 1–7 days until the next step

Obtain a Department of Public Information performance permit for performers from abroad

Permit of the Department of Public Information; apply at least six weeks before the concert.

  1. 3. Submit the programme with the song texts
    Where: Department of Public Information: performance and screening permits
    Every song is reviewed in its original language and in the Iradi translation. A song added after the permit is issued needs a new permit; the encore is part of the programme.
    Bring: Programme with the texts of all songs and an Iradi translation, Written consent of the venue owner, ID card or passport of the applicant
    Cost: IS 300
    Cost: review of song texts, IS 25 per song
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 21–35 days until the next step
  2. 4. Collect the performance permit for performers from abroad
    Where: Department of Public Information: performance and screening permits
    You receive: Performance permit for performers from abroad
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step

Register the performers from abroad

Registration with the Passport and Residence Service within three days of arrival.

  1. 5. Register each performer at the passport office
    Where: Passport and Residence Service
    Registration needs the performer in person. Performers who arrive on the morning of the concert are registered the next working day.
    Bring: Performance permit for performers from abroad, ID card or passport of the applicant, Two photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm
    You receive: Registration of foreign visitors
    Cost: IS 40 per performer
    Time: 60–300 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Have the venue inspected by police and fire safety

Inspection arranged by the city for events of more than 500 people.

  1. 6. Receive the joint inspection at the venue
    Where: State Fire Inspectorate
    Bring: Written consent of the venue owner
    You receive: Police and fire-safety inspection report on the venue
    Cost: IS 0.20 per person
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step

Contract a licensed security company

One licensed guard for every fifty spectators.

  1. 7. Sign the contract and register it with the city police
    Where: City police: licensing and registration section
    Bring: Police and fire-safety inspection report on the venue
    You receive: Contract with a licensed security company
    Cost: guards (one per fifty spectators), IS 1.60 per person
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 2–5 days until the next step

Obtain a temporary connection for stage power

Certificate of Iradenergo (Talas or Nurzhan Electric Networks) for a stage load above 15 kW.

  1. 8. Apply for the temporary connection
    Where: Talas Electric Networks: connections department
    A diesel generator may be used instead, with a fire-safety certificate for the generator.
    Bring: Written consent of the venue owner, Police and fire-safety inspection report on the venue
    You receive: Temporary connection certificate for stage power
    Cost: IS 180
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 7–14 days until the next step

Obtain the municipal event permit

Permit of the city council, issued through the City Hall permits counter. Every event is subject to municipal permit.

  1. 9. Pay the fee at Talasbank
    Where: Talasbank (any branch)
    Cost: state fee for a ticketed event, IS 250
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 10. Submit the application at the permits counter
    Where: City Hall: permits counter
    Road closures are considered by the transport committee on Wednesdays. Tickets may be sold, and advertised as on sale, only after the permit has been issued.
    Bring: Confirmation that the date is not a day of mourning, Written consent of the venue owner, Performance permit for performers from abroad, Police and fire-safety inspection report on the venue, Contract with a licensed security company, Temporary connection certificate for stage power, ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Municipal event permit
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 14–30 days until the next step

Register the printed tickets

Tickets are printed matter and are registered with the Department of Public Information.

  1. 11. Submit a specimen ticket at window 2
    Where: Department of Public Information: registration of printed matter
    Tickets sold abroad through an agency are not printed in the ISEZ and need no registration. Tickets sold at the door are printed matter.
    Bring: Municipal event permit
    You receive: Registration of the printed tickets
    Cost: IS 150
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step

Obtain a permit for a prize draw

Permit of the National Equestrian Sports Directorate, which supervises lotteries, if prizes are drawn on ticket numbers.

  1. 12. Apply for the permit ★ optional
    Where: National Equestrian Sports Directorate
    Bring: Municipal event permit, Registration of the printed tickets
    You receive: Permit for a prize draw
    Cost: IS 500
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step

Laws and documents

  • № 93-11 Holidays and Commemorative Days Act 1993 (revised 2008) (articles 4, 9; article 9)
  • № 08-09 Extremist Activity Act 2008 (articles 3, 11)
  • Department of Public Information Regulation No. 12 Regulation on the registration of printed matter, including labels and packaging, 2009 (article 2; articles 2, 5)
  • Regulation 2010/3 Residence Regulation 2010 (articles 6, 8)
  • Fire Safety Rules FSR-01 Fire Safety Rules for premises and storage, 2003 (sections 12, 14)
  • № 12-02 Private Security Services Act (articles 7, 15)
  • № 11-06 Gaming and Lotteries Act 2011 (articles 2, 14)

Institutions

  • City Hall: permits counter, Talas City Hall, room 104; Nurzhan: House of Soviets, permits office; Iyık Janyl: City Hall, Lower Town. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Department of Public Information: performance and screening permits, Talas, Communications Square 5, second floor, room 21. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • Passport and Residence Service, City passport offices (Talas, Nurzhan, Iyık Janyl) and the district offices. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • State Fire Inspectorate, Fire station of your district; in Talas, Fire Station No. 1, Trans-Talas Highway 33. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • City police: licensing and registration section, Talas City Police headquarters, Liberty Boulevard 30, window 6. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • Talas Electric Networks: connections department, Talas, Energetikter Street 8, window 5; Nurzhan Electric Networks for Nurzhan and Chu District. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Talasbank (any branch), Any of the 28 branches; foreign currency operations at the head office, Central Square, Talas. Monday to Friday, 9:00–16:00; Saturday 9:00–12:00
  • Department of Public Information: registration of printed matter, Talas, Communications Square 5, ground floor, window 2. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30
  • National Equestrian Sports Directorate, Talas, State Hippodrome, administration building. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30

Updated 2026-10-23. Developed with the support of the UNMI trade facilitation programme.