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Return to Homeland
Return to Homeland
By September 27, 117 ethnic Kazakhs of Russia applied for the citizenship of Kazakhstan, according to the acting chief of the committee of the migration service of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Kazakhstan Aslan Atalykov.
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Ethnic Kazakh Dzhanbolat has lived in Russia for nearly 30 years. Despite the fact that he is 50, on September 25 he received the summons from the military enlistment office. Afterwards, he moved to his relatives in Uralsk.
"The summons was delivered to my work. I wanted to move long ago, but I could not. I do not meet the mobilisation requirements, but they decided to summon me anyway. I packed my stuff and immediately left for Kazakhstan via Chelyabinsk on my car. I think this is the best decision in my life. I am planning to set up business in Kazakhstan," he said.
"The summons was delivered to my work. I wanted to move long ago, but I could not. I do not meet the mobilisation requirements, but they decided to summon me anyway. I packed my stuff and immediately left for Kazakhstan via Chelyabinsk on my car. I think this is the best decision in my life. I am planning to set up business in Kazakhstan," he said.
63-year-old Zhumagul Arzykulova lives in Volodarsky district of Astrakhan region. She is the native of Kazakhstan, but has lived in Russia for a long time. The mobilisation did not affect her directly as she has daughters only, but affected her friends' and relatives' families.
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My nephew, neighbour have been taken to war. Before that, my colleague's son had done military service. He was a normal guy, and when he came back he began to stutter. It is very difficult. No one has left in the village – some have moved abroad, some are on service. Many Kazakhs do military service because 150 thousand Kazakhs live in our region.
On October 3, representative of the ministry of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan Aibek Smadiyarov said that the country was always open for ethnic Kazakhs who want to come back to their historical homeland.
"From the first days of independence, Kazakhstan has invited all kandas (ethnic Kazakhs – editor's note) who live abroad to move to Kazakhstan, creating better conditions for them every year. The borders and doors of the Republic of Kazakhstan are always open," Smadiyarov said.
Some businessmen in Kazakhstan have consolidated to help the newcomers with accommodation. According to entrepreneur Aidyn Rakhimbaev, they have managed to place over 200 persons and can accommodate 500 more.
"In Orenburg, Omsk and Astrakhan regions, hundreds of other brothers and sisters go to the front. It's obvious that many of them have lost their lives. Therefore, we have decided to help and provide lodging and food in the dormitories of Astana, Atyrau. In addition to Kazakhs, we have already started to host Tatars, Bashkir, Kalmyks, Dagestanis, Chechens, and other ethnic minorities, who face the biggest threat," Rakhimbaev said.
However, according to economists, the massive inflow of the Russians and migrants creates risks for the economy of Kazakhstan. Sardar Nurymkulov, candidate of economic sciences, member of the Financier Association of Kazakhstan, said that the inflow of people in the country has caused increase in the market of rented property.
"Migration also affects the banking sector. After the western countries began imposing sanctions against Russia, financial organisations of Kazakhstan have the increase in the available rouble stock. This time most of those who crossed the border will exchange their currency to tenge. And this will be unprofitable to our banks," Nurymkulov said.
According to him, the government of Kazakhstan needs to impose restrictions to protect the domestic economy and citizens of the country.
"We need to toughen rules for foreigners to apply for individual identification number and residence permit. Those employers and property owners who employ and rent out premises to Russian citizens should pay taxes. If Russians buy property, 20 per cent of value should go to the national budget. Russia applies the same rules," the economist said.
He added that these rules should not apply to ethnic Kazakhs who return to their historical homeland. According to his estimates, there are few of them in Russia and nearly 100 thousand people will come back, which will not have any impact on the economy.
The government has not voiced any plans about Russian citizens and ethnic Kazakhs so far.
"From the first days of independence, Kazakhstan has invited all kandas (ethnic Kazakhs – editor's note) who live abroad to move to Kazakhstan, creating better conditions for them every year. The borders and doors of the Republic of Kazakhstan are always open," Smadiyarov said.
Some businessmen in Kazakhstan have consolidated to help the newcomers with accommodation. According to entrepreneur Aidyn Rakhimbaev, they have managed to place over 200 persons and can accommodate 500 more.
"In Orenburg, Omsk and Astrakhan regions, hundreds of other brothers and sisters go to the front. It's obvious that many of them have lost their lives. Therefore, we have decided to help and provide lodging and food in the dormitories of Astana, Atyrau. In addition to Kazakhs, we have already started to host Tatars, Bashkir, Kalmyks, Dagestanis, Chechens, and other ethnic minorities, who face the biggest threat," Rakhimbaev said.
However, according to economists, the massive inflow of the Russians and migrants creates risks for the economy of Kazakhstan. Sardar Nurymkulov, candidate of economic sciences, member of the Financier Association of Kazakhstan, said that the inflow of people in the country has caused increase in the market of rented property.
"Migration also affects the banking sector. After the western countries began imposing sanctions against Russia, financial organisations of Kazakhstan have the increase in the available rouble stock. This time most of those who crossed the border will exchange their currency to tenge. And this will be unprofitable to our banks," Nurymkulov said.
According to him, the government of Kazakhstan needs to impose restrictions to protect the domestic economy and citizens of the country.
"We need to toughen rules for foreigners to apply for individual identification number and residence permit. Those employers and property owners who employ and rent out premises to Russian citizens should pay taxes. If Russians buy property, 20 per cent of value should go to the national budget. Russia applies the same rules," the economist said.
He added that these rules should not apply to ethnic Kazakhs who return to their historical homeland. According to his estimates, there are few of them in Russia and nearly 100 thousand people will come back, which will not have any impact on the economy.
The government has not voiced any plans about Russian citizens and ethnic Kazakhs so far.
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2022
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