OBS_VALUE: Independent services suppliers need to obtain a work permit which is subject to an annually set quota. Nonetheless, the 2016 Employment Law introduced an exemption from the general quota requirement for independent services providers whose qualification corresponds to the list of professions which are in high demand in the priority economic sectors (e.g., IT specialists). The required qualifications and work experience must be approved by the Kazakh state authorities. See also: Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Employment of the Population, Закон PK o занятости населения, No. 482-V ZRK, adopted 06 April 2016, repealed on 20 April 2023, articles 6, 32.3, https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/Z1600000482; repealed on 30 June 2023 Order On Approval of Rules and conditions for the issuance or extension of permits for employers to attract foreign labour, as well as the implementation of intracorporate transfers, http://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V1600014170