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About Kaharagia
What is the Principality of Kaharagia?
Kaharagia is a self-declared sovereign entity with its own laws, institutions, and digital infrastructure. "Self-declared" refers to the source of the Principality's constitutional authority; whether any particular foreign state recognises Kaharagia for any particular purpose is a separate matter, governed by the law and practice of that state.
Is Kaharagia recognised by other countries?
Recognition varies and is a matter for each foreign state to determine. The Global Factbook sets out the Principality's own diplomatic-recognition position with respect to other states. The Principality does not warrant any particular recognition outcome of its documents, status, or programmes in any foreign jurisdiction.
Where is Kaharagia located?
Kaharagia exists primarily as a legal and institutional entity rather than as a physically administered territory. The Principality's digital infrastructure is hosted in the Federal Republic of Germany; the Káhareži Fondazár (the cultural foundation, a separate US 501(c)(3) entity) is based in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Who runs Kaharagia?
The Principality's institutions sit under the Crown. Day-to-day administration is conducted by the Secretariat of State, which contains the Office of Digital Government & Cybersecurity, the Office of Laws & Justice, and (for foreign engagement) the Office of Legal Affairs. The Royal Chancellery has custody of the symbols of the Crown.
Is this real?
Yes, as a real institutional and legal entity that operates services, issues documents, and maintains records. Whether any particular jurisdiction treats Kaharagia as a sovereign state with which it has formal diplomatic relations is a separate question; see "Is Kaharagia recognised."
Becoming a national, registering, and identity
How do I become a Kaharagian national?
Nationality is a substantive matter governed by Kaharagian civil-status law. The starting point for any application is to create a K-Connect account, verify your identity, and submit the relevant application through the ePortal. Whether the application succeeds, and on what basis, is determined under Kaharagian law by the relevant institution.
Do I have to give up my existing nationality?
No. Holding Kaharagian nationality (where granted) does not require renunciation of any other nationality and does not, by itself, affect your status under the law of any other country.
Is identity verification mandatory?
Not for browsing public sites or for using anonymous tools like the Verification service. It is required for substantive transactions, applications, registrations, the issuance of documents. See Verify your identity for what's involved.
How long does verification take?
It depends on the volume of applications and the completeness of your submission. There is no fixed timeline. You will be informed through the ePortal of the outcome.
What happens if my verification is declined?
The State is not obliged to provide reasons. You may submit again in the future if circumstances change or if additional evidence becomes available.
Accounts and login
What is K-Connect?
The single sign-on used across Kaharagian services. One K-Connect account gives you access to the ePortal and any other authenticated Kaharagian service.
I never received my registration email. What now?
Check your spam folder, then request a new email from the registration screen. If your email provider blocks K-Connect, contact us through the official support channel.
I forgot my password.
See Reset your K-Connect password for the standard reset procedure, including what to do if you've also lost your second factor or your registered email address.
Can I have more than one K-Connect account?
Each natural person should normally have one account. Creating multiple accounts to evade restrictions or to misrepresent identity is prohibited and may constitute an offence. Officials may have separate accounts for personal and official use under specific authorisation.
Can I delete my account?
You may close your account through K-Connect. Some records associated with the account, particularly civil-records and Gazette publications, are part of the permanent record of the Principality and cannot be deleted on closure. See the ePortal Privacy Notice for full detail.
Documents and verification
How do I verify a Kaharagian document?
Use the Verification service. See Verify a Kaharagian document for the step-by-step.
A verification result says the document is "valid". Can I rely on it for [legal purpose]?
A positive verification confirms that the record is authentic and currently valid. Whether that is sufficient for a particular legal purpose under a particular foreign jurisdiction's law is a question for that jurisdiction. The State does not warrant any particular use case.
The verification result didn't show the holder's contact details.
This is by design. The Verification service is built to verify the record without identifying the holder. If you need to contact the holder (e.g. you have found a lost item bearing a Kaharagian credential), use the tokenised contact channel from the verification result page.
Are Kaharagian documents accepted in [country]?
Whether a Kaharagian-issued document is accepted in any particular country for any particular purpose is determined by that country's law and the policies of the institution involved. The Principality does not represent that any specific Kaharagian document will be accepted by any specific foreign authority.
I lost a physical Kaharagian document. What do I do?
Submit a notice through the ePortal. The State may issue a replacement and, where appropriate, mark the lost document as superseded in the verification record.
Honours
How do I nominate someone for an honour?
See Submit a nomination for an honour. Nomination is open to anyone; no account is required.
Will I be told whether my nomination was accepted?
The State is not obliged to acknowledge receipt of a nomination, to provide reasons for any decision, or to inform the Nominator of the outcome. If a conferral takes place, it appears in the Gazette and the public registry.
Why isn't [person] on the public registry?
Possible reasons: they have not been conferred an honour; the conferral has not yet been published; or they have been conferred a private (non-public-registry) honour. The public registry shows what has been conferred and published, not what has been considered.
My nominee has been contacted with a token. Is it real?
Tokens are sent only to addressees of legitimate Kaharagian correspondence. If a Nominee or Recipient is uncertain about the authenticity of a tokenised communication, they may verify by contacting the Honours service through the published channel before responding.
Donations
Are donations to Kaharagia tax-deductible?
The Principality of Kaharagia is not a US 501(c)(3) and donations to the State are not US tax-deductible. Donations to Káhareži Fondazár (a separate Michigan 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 88-2274879) are tax-deductible under US federal law to the extent allowed. See Make a donation to Káhareži Fondazár.
What's the difference between donating to the Foundation and paying for State services?
Káhareži Fondazár is a US-incorporated charity that supports Kaharagian culture and education. Paying for a State service through the ePortal (where applicable) is a State transaction governed by Kaharagian law and is not a US-deductible donation.
Can I get a refund of a donation?
Donations to the Foundation are generally not refundable, except in cases of clear processing error. Contact the Foundation promptly if you believe a donation was made in error.
Privacy and data
Where is my data held?
The Principality's digital infrastructure is currently hosted on servers located in the Federal Republic of Germany. This does not subject Kaharagian data processing to German or EU jurisdiction; the governing law remains Kaharagian.
Do you use Google Analytics or similar?
No. The State's sites do not use third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking. The cookies policy of each site describes any cookies set; for the help site itself, no cookies are set.
Can I get a copy of all data the State holds about me?
Yes, subject to applicable Kaharagian law and the limits described in the relevant Privacy Notice (some material, such as records of an honours deliberation, is confidential). Submit a data-subject access request through the contact channel of the relevant service or to the Office of Laws & Justice (justice@state.kaharagia.org).
Can I have my data deleted?
For most personal data held by the State, yes, subject to retention required by Kaharagian law and to limits where the data forms part of a permanent register or a Gazette publication. Civil-records entries and conferred honours are part of the permanent record and are not subject to ordinary erasure.
Is my data shared with [other country / Interpol / etc.]?
The State does not routinely share personal data with foreign authorities. Disclosure may occur where required by Kaharagian law or by formal legal process. The relevant Privacy Notices set out the categories of recipients.
Help and support
Who do I contact about a technical problem with a site?
The Office of Digital Government & Cybersecurity at digital@state.kaharagia.org handles technical and operational matters across Kaharagian digital services.
Who do I contact about a legal matter?
For matters of internal Kaharagian law: Office of Laws & Justice (justice@state.kaharagia.org). For external and cross-border legal matters: Office of Legal Affairs (legal@state.kaharagia.org). For permission to use royal symbols: Royal Chancellery (chancellery@kaharagia.org).
How do I report a bug or accessibility issue with a site?
For accessibility specifically, see the Accessibility Statement for the reporting channel. For other bugs, contact the Office of Digital Government & Cybersecurity at the address above.
I think someone is impersonating a Kaharagian official.
Report this to the Office of Laws & Justice (justice@state.kaharagia.org). Misrepresenting identity, title, or authority of the State or its institutions is prohibited under Kaharagian law and may be referred for action.