Ethnic Kazakhs planning to move to Kazakhstan must complete nine steps to obtain qandas status. The first is to choose a destination region and check living and employment conditions in advance. Seven regions have been designated for resettlement.
Applicants then take the QAZTEST on testcenter.kz. The test has 60 questions, and applicants must score at least 70 percent in each of its two sections: listening and reading.
Next, applicants fill out a questionnaire with information about their education, work experience, professional skills, language proficiency, health and family composition. This information is used for a points-based assessment known as scoring.
